My Morkie has fleas! What's the best way to get rid of them for good?

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I am trying to deal with fleas on my Morkie. Seems they invaded overnight. I read blogs and watched you tube videos. I decided to do a coconut oil massage. I ended up with a greasy matted dog. He seemed as miserable as he looked. The next day nothing seemed to have happened. I decide to get rid of the oil. I washed him with flea and tick shampoo. Okay for a while but we had an awful night. He ran all over my apt. Dive bombing the carpet and sofa and breathing loud and hard.I usually don't even. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | unneutered | 9 years and 6 months old | 10 lbs

Penelope Graben, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello there! Just to let you know, the message caps off at 500 characters, so it ends at "I usually don't even". I think I have enough information to answer your question appropriately, I just wanted to let you know in case you said something pertinent after that. I'm sorry to hear about your flea invasion! Those are very frustrating! Fleas have a complicated life cycle that requires multiples angles of treatment to totally get rid of in a household. Coconut oil will only give you a greasy dog, which it sounds like you have already found out. Flea and tick shampoo is a great place to start!. Your next step is putting Boogie on a flea preventive that lasts a month. You can get a brand called Advantage from Petco without a prescription. 90% of the flea eggs are going to be wherever Boogie usually sleeps. When Boogie has the medication in his system and is going about his usual routine in the house, any new fleas that hatch will not be able to feed on him and thus starve. During this month, you need to be very diligent about cleaning all the fabrics in the house to eliminate the flea egg population. If you have carpet, I would recommend vacuuming at least three times per week. I would recommend washing any bedding that Boogie sleeps on at least twice per week with hot water. This, combined with Boogie's flea prevention, should eliminate fleas over a period of weeks. I know this is a lot of information, but tackling fleas is a big issue that requires a lot of work! I hope you find this helpful! Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My Morkie has fleas! What's the best way to get rid of them for good?

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