My Dog Lacey

I’m still working on this flea problem. My friend Leslie recommended flea busters. My brother’s girlfriend Julia recommended Revolution. I’ve done some research.

I’m still at the “I want what I’m doing to work” stage. So we’re doing the Advantage and now I comb her with a flea comb every day. I still get probably 30 fleas every day. Granted, they are smaller and move very slow, but they’re still fleas, they still bite her, and she still scratches.

Ug.

Apparently there are still fleas in the upstairs bedrooms.

I’m treating the carpets upstairs with Borax, which creates a very dry environment and the fleas can’t live in it. If that doesn’t work, I’m using the diatomaceous earth, which I know works on critters with outer shells (fleas, roaches, etc).

I’ve also got this herbal spray to spray on her. Of course, she hates the sprayer, so I ended up pouring it on my hand and rubbing it into her coat. Fleas must hate it because I treated her back and head and 30 minutes later she had tons of fleas on her belly (which I then flea-combed off of her).

I’m getting more determined. Maybe flea busters and Revolution are the answers. And maybe Frontline. But I don’t want to use Frontline unless I just have to.

I’m on a mission to be flea-free, without a bunch of hassle or harsh chemicals. We’ll see how successful I am.

Anna

This entry was posted on Sunday, June 4th, 2006 at 8:29 pm and is filed under Hints and Tips. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

I’m still working on this flea problem. My friend Leslie recommended flea busters. My brother’s girlfriend Julia recommended Revolution. I’ve done some research.

I’m still at the “I want what I’m doing to work” stage. So we’re doing the Advantage and now I comb her with a flea comb every day. I still get probably 30 fleas every day. Granted, they are smaller and move very slow, but they’re still fleas, they still bite her, and she still scratches.

Ug.

Apparently there are still fleas in the upstairs bedrooms.

I’m treating the carpets upstairs with Borax, which creates a very dry environment and the fleas can’t live in it. If that doesn’t work, I’m using the diatomaceous earth, which I know works on critters with outer shells (fleas, roaches, etc).

I’ve also got this herbal spray to spray on her. Of course, she hates the sprayer, so I ended up pouring it on my hand and rubbing it into her coat. Fleas must hate it because I treated her back and head and 30 minutes later she had tons of fleas on her belly (which I then flea-combed off of her).

I’m getting more determined. Maybe flea busters and Revolution are the answers. And maybe Frontline. But I don’t want to use Frontline unless I just have to.

I’m on a mission to be flea-free, without a bunch of hassle or harsh chemicals. We’ll see how successful I am.

Anna

This entry was posted on Sunday, June 4th, 2006 at 8:29 pm and is filed under Hints and Tips. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.