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Best flea treatment for dogs in apartment when nothing works?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 10 lbs

My dogs have fleas and we've been trying to treat them for a while . But we live in a apartment building and treating our outdoor envoirment is impossibly considering other people have pets . We've done everything we've seen on the internet and still no success . We need help

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Answered By Jenny, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 13th, 2017

Since treating the environment isn't realistic in your case, the best thing you can do is put a flea pill. They have some you give monthly ( simparica or nexgard) or one every three months ( bravecto). I would recommend the bravecto in your case because it last for 3 months and it typically takes 3 months to get ahead of the life cycle of the fleas you are battling.

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    There is a variety of good flea treatment in the market. Here is a list of good quality flea (and ticks) treatment. Spot ons: Revolution, Advantage, Advantage Multi, Bravecto spot on (ticks as well), Comfortis. A good house spray would be Indoorex (probably the environment is infested as well). Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

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