My dog has fleas! How do I get rid of them when nothing works?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 4 months old | 16 lbs
My dog has fleas & i dont know how to get rid of them. I've gotten flea collars & i use flea shampoo every month & they still keep coming. She scratches so much everyday that it hurts me to see her like that. I can't take her to the vet because im only 15 & my parents aren't cooperative, if i could i would. I need help asap. She's been having fleas for almost a year now & that hurts me more to see her like that. I want to be a better mother to her but i don't know how to.
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Published on April 24th, 2017
Thank you for trying to take such good care of Princess. Fleas can be hard to get rid of. 1) Make sure you're using a good product. I recommend Frontline or Advantix. There are cheaper options at most pet stores, but they don't always work. Make sure you use them at least 3 days AFTER or BEFORE a bath. Stop the shampoos since they won't help more than the topical treatment. 2) Vacuum your house as frequently as possible - carpets, couches, anything with fabric. Aim for 2-3 times per week. Empty out the canister or bag in a trash can outside after every vacuum. 3) Check with a local pet store for a product to kill fleas on the furniture. 4) It's ok to put a small amount neosporin on any wounds Princess has some scratching. It won't work as well as oral antibiotics from the vet, but may help a bit. 5) Make sure every pet in your house is treated for fleas (dogs and cats). 6) Sometimes a professional exterminator is needed for the fleas and sometimes a vet visit is needed to stop the itching. Since it doesn't sound like that's an option, just keep up with the fleas as best you can. Good luck with Princess.
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Published on October 21st, 2018
Shampoo will only kill the fleas on your dog's body. You will need a flea preventive that keeps killing all the fleas as they hop on the dog. Here is what you need to do: Unfortunately fleas only hop on the body of your pet when they want to feed, then they hop off again and stay in your pet's environment. So you need to treat all pets in the household as well as the environment (which contains the fleas, their eggs and larvae). Flea treatment: 1) Get some flea medication such as a Flea spray or a spot on from a pet shop or your veterinarian and apply monthly 2) get flea powder, put some in your vacuum cleaner bag and vacuum your house and furniture and also non-carpeted areas frequently to remove flea larvae and eggs which live off house dust., Dispose of the bag in the trash outside. Hot-wash all the pet's bedding, If you do this diligently for a few months you will get rid of the fleas. Flea products: Spot-ons and/or chews Advantage, Advantix Advantage Multi (Advocate in the UK) Frontline (ticks as well) Bravecto spot on (ticks as well) - for cats, in tablet form for dogs Simparica, Nexgard Revolution (stronghold in the UK) Tablets: comfortis (will only kill fleas once) Collar: Seresto (ticks as well)
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