Flea treatment
By Gabs
@gabs8513 (48686)
United Kingdom
May 12, 2007 9:56am CST
Ok everyone my little Dog Gissi is seriously mad at me and I can not blame him this time as I once again had to be cruel to be kind
Gissi has an allergie to Fleas, if he gets them he becomes very Ill so I have to make sure that I keep the Flea treatment up with him
Every 4 weeks I have to do the treatment
The thing is Gissi does not like anyone putting anything on him and I have to use the drops on him as no other products like Spray powder and that works on him only these Drops
He certainly hates to be touched at the back of his Neck he gets nasty , so every time I have to do the treatment I have to muzzle him which distresses him very much and I have to be careful he does not bite me as he snaps when I put the Muzzle on him, then what makes it worse is I have to put the drops on the back of his neck bit by bit as he tries to bite me so he starts twisting and that I talk to him soothingly all the way through but honest he will not have any of it and gets stressed out
Then I have to be careful when I take the Muzzle of to once it is of he calms down but growls at me so I just stroke him to calm him
This is hurting me to see him like this but I know if I don't do it he will get very sick if Fleas get on him
Now my Question is
Is there anyone at all that knows of a Flea Product that could last about 3 Months so that I only have to put him through this Stress once every 3 months instead of every 4 weeks
Vets are useless they charge and just want me to buy their Flea stuff which is very expensive and still have to be done every 4 weeks
The Product that I am using is very good and keeps them of him I do not have to have their Product what I want is a Treatment that only has to be done every 3 months or something
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13 responses
@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
12 May 07
I found that Advantage is better for Izzy. It lasts 6 weeks for us instead of the 4 with Frountline.
I use to have a dog that was so afraid of people no one could get close to him. I got him to come with in about a foot of me, and that was the best I could do after a year!
Anyway, one day he got lose and there was no way to get him back up. I called our vet and he gave me a pill to put him to sleep. I just slipped it in a hotdog and laid it in his dish and about 20 minutes later, he was asleep enough that I could get to him. I petted that mean ole thing the whole time he was asleep. I had NEVER gotten to pet him before. He was brought to me on a long chain and he stayed on it, on a run except for the time he was loose.
Maybe if you speak to the vet, he could give you a sleeping pill to put him asleep enough that you can put it on him.
I can tell that it bothers you that he gets so upset and considering his background, he really needs to NOT be upset like that. I hope you can find a way to get it on with out him getting so upset!
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
13 May 07
The stress should cause the vet to do that or something similar.
I have a friend who's dog is allergic to fleas. I know exactly how it affects them. It is not a pretty site on a short-hair dog, I can only imagine a long hair one!
give him lots of extra love the next couple of days.
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
12 May 07
I use "Frontline Plus" on my dogs when I see the first flea and it woks so well on them I never have to do it again until the next year. I also put a little garlic powder in their daily meal as it it supposed to repel fleas. So that combination protects them all year.
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
13 May 07
I was also told to put it on every 4 weeks and as it was so expensive I waited and watched ...no fleas so I waited another 4 weeks...no fleas. So being the old cynical me me I thought they just want me to keep buying it. So if it ain't broke dont fix it. (No fleas , no treatment!) I have doing this for at least 4 years.
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@keepermykitty (2573)
• Canada
12 May 07
I don`t know of any thing that lasts more than four weeks but have you also tried spraying your house that may help a bit .
GOOD LUCK finding what you need ...
@keepermykitty (2573)
• Canada
13 May 07
Sorry I can`t help with this , I know they should have something out that will last the whole season ...
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@melanie652 (2524)
• United States
17 May 07
Frontline Plus only has to be done every 3 months if you're only using it to control fleas. If you need it to control ticks, it must be done monthly. I think of the flea products available from the vet, Advantage works best on fleas.
We have a cat that is allergic to fleas, plus we have problems with ticks so I use Frontline Plus every month. If ticks weren't a problem, I'd use Advantage.
@d_hapke (165)
• United States
28 Aug 07
I responded earlier, but, just wanted to say again, try putting a dish in front of him or somewhere where he has to be in his hind legs and really stretch for it. If it's just out of reach and he's focused on that, maybe he wont notice you doing it. Maybe do it a few times w/ you just next to him, then touching. Maybe you might skip his regular meal so he's extra hungry and extra interested. Best of luck. If you're really really desperate, they make a special box for baby goats that you put them in and only their head sticks out. Maybe if you're handy you can adjust it to your dogs size.
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@rainbow (6761)
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12 May 07
Poor Gizzi, could you not trickle it on when he's sleeping?
It sounds like a bit of an ordeal for both of you.
I have frontline combo for both my girls but it is unfortunately monthly. It seems to leave an oily patch that then goes dusty on the back of Newtys neck which I don't like so I try to do little drops all down her back, but she's really good about it. I just wait til she's not looking and pop it on.
For a lot of years Noo had a garlic tablet every day, and this is supposed to keep the fleabees off and luckily she never got any even when Polly cat did. But now there are 2 litttle boys in the home I have to make sure, so it's chemicals, maybe theres somewhere on line that does an organic solution to this problem.
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
12 May 07
I think there is Gabs I would check it out at one of the places where you get animal toys combs and things like that. Or call them first before you go. I feel so bad for you and Gissi. Im sure someone on here can help you sweets. Hang in there.
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@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
13 May 07
Hi Sweetie, Well as you know about my little dog that I used to have and I found the best product to use was Advantage I do not know if you have it there in the U.k. but it did work extremely good for me as my dog was a lot like Gissi and did not like anyone putting anything on him either but he was great with this product. I did at first have to use this every month but then it would last longer and longer until I only had to use it every 3 months.
@teapotmommommerced (10359)
• United States
12 May 07
Gabs have you tried the pills that keep the fles off? I know some dogs do fine with them. My little dog does fine with out anything because he stays in his yard and my bug man sprays the yard once a year for fleas. I know you take Gissi to a dog park and I am sure he gots the fleas from the grass there. Good luck hun.
