My Golden Retriever has fleas. Tried collars & shampoo, what works?

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Lucy probably has lots of fleas in her body, she’s a golden retriever. I’ve tried tick and flea collar, shampoo, special combs, how can I plick em out because she’s a furry dog. Pet's info: Dog | Golden Retriever | Female | unspayed | 8 months and 22 days old | 4.4 lbs

Laura Johnson VMD · Accepted Answer

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Lucy! Shampoos and manually picking them off only help with the fleas ON Lucy. New ones that are hatching from carpets, etc just jump right back on her. The only flea collar that I think works is the Seresto collar. Be sure it is tight enough on her neck and do not remove it. I think that the oral flea and tick preventative also work great. Nexgard and Simparica are oral and last 1 month and Bravecto is an oral pill that lasts 3 months. They all kill the fleas on the dog with in 6 hours and kill others that jump on after. The flea life cycle is 21 days. It takes 3-6 weeks to get rid of an infestation. I wish you and Lucy the best!

My Golden Retriever has fleas. Tried collars & shampoo, what works?

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