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My pets have constant fleas. How do I finally get rid of them?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Male | neutered | 4 years old | 30 lbs

Hi my animals constantly has fleas i bathe them, put collars on them, as well as the tropical solution. I know it's my dog giving them to my other animals. He is the only one that goes outside and get bathed the most. I have deflea my house with fogs and spray. My landlord is a slum lord and refuses to treat the yard. I thought fleas die in the winter time this has been a constant problem all winter long. I am on a fixed income and i do not know what else to do or where to turn to can you please

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 9th, 2018

This is an effective way of getting rid of fleas: Unfortunately fleas only hop on the body of your dog 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: Advantage, Advantix Advantage Multi Frontline (ticks as well) Bravecto spot on (ticks as well) - for cats, in tablet form for dogs Revolution (stronghold in the UK) Tablets: comfortis (will only kill fleas once) Collar: Seresto (ticks as well) House spray: Indoorex

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    Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

    Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

    Published on August 12th, 2017

    Fleas can certainly be frustrating to get rid of! First, all pets in the household (or even outside pets that they come in contact with) need to be treated for fleas. Good preventatives include Seresto collars or prescription oral flea preventatives. Next, you need to treat the environment. Fleas do not live on the pet, they live somewhere else (in the grass, under the couch, in the spaces between the floorboards) and only jump on the pet when they are hungry. So the house and yard needs to be treated. Vibrations from a vacuum will attract fleas so you can dispose of them (just make sure to get rid of the vacuum bag so they don't escape!). This should be done daily. Despite every possible effort, it can take months of consistent preventatives and treatments to get an infestation under control. Here is some more information: http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=3682 https://www.petcoach.co/article/5-tips-to-get-rid-of-fleas

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