My dog has flea allergy sores. How to treat without steroids?

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I have American Bully with bad allergies and she was put on a low dose steroid and recently got finished with them and in a week was breaking out in sores and yucky stuff in her ears!! She has had a skin biopsy and it said conclusive with a flea allergy and is on flea medication!! I don't want to put her back on steroids any advice you have would be greatly appreciated thank you!! Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Female | unspayed | 3 years and 2 months old | 65 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

As there are at least ten fleas in the environment for every flea you find on Bella, and fleas tend to hop on, gorge themselves with blood and then hop off again, There is a possibility that there are still fleas in your house, even if you do not see any. In order to effectively get rid of fleas you need to do the following: SInce Bella should not be bitten by fleas at all you should use a flea spray on your dog that kills fleas before they can bite. Frontline or any other spray containing fipronil should be effective there. Also 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 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.

My dog has flea allergy sores. How to treat without steroids?

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