Dogs And The Conditions Related To Flea And Tick Infestation

 

Many people don't understand the seriousness of untreated flea infestation and tick problems. Both of these tiny pests can cause your pet and your family big problems.

Flea infestations that go untreated can cause your pets to itch, chew, and scratch themselves raw. Fleas ingest roughly fifteen times their weight in blood and are capable of producing millions of offspring. They will procreate and get out of hand in a very short span of time.

Another problem resulting from flea and tick problems are disease. Fleas can spread Bartonella and tapeworm. Bartonella is a tick-borne illness. This disease can be passed from dog to human.
If burdened with fleas, your dog will eventually show physical signs of distress such as vomiting, diarrhea, a sluggish stamina, and they may salivate a lot.

A dog cannot rid themselves of these pests. You have to take action. If left untreated, your canine friend can become anemic and eventually die from flea and tick infestations.

Another problem related to the speed with which these fleas repopulate and grow, is the way they will infest your home. Fleas will bite humans and ticks will latch on to humans and suck their blood. Some people have a more severe reaction to these bites, making life miserable. Fleas thrive in carpeting, upholstered furniture, and bedding.

There's an easy answer to help you pet and at the same time protect your family and yourself from biting fleas and blood sucking ticks.

It's easy to purchase flea control items without a subscription. Most stores and online websites sell the two top products recommended for flea control - Frontline and Advantage. These products have always been fairly expensive and now there is an answer to helping curb this expense. PetArmor is a new generic flea treatment that is much cheaper but yet contains the same concentration of the active ingredient found in Frontline.

Other companies have recently come out with similar generic products. FiproGuard and FiproGuard Plus are generic flea control products being sold in the larger pet supply chains. Another generic flea product by the name of Pronyl OTC is available at many grocery stores, drug stores and large retail locations.

These products make flea protection an easy task that is well worth investing in. The amount of money you'd have to invest in getting rid of fleas on your dog as well as ridding your house of an infestation is guaranteed to cost much more. You will likely have to call in a professional exterminator or invest in foggers to kill the fleas.

The summer season is when fleas become a problem. In the spring make sure you have begun flea prevention treatment for your dog. It's easy and only requires an application once every 4-6 weeks. The application itself takes literally seconds to apply. Using a small disposable container, the product is applied to the dog's skin. Be sure that you follow the instructions explicitly as ingesting the flea treatment can be dangersome to your pet. You have to apply the product in an area that makes it impossible for your dog to reach with his mouth. You also have to make sure you administer the correct dosage for your dog's weight.

There is no excuse for letting your dog suffer with fleas. It is a miserable condition that is potentially dangerous. It is unhealthy for your dog as well as for everyone in your household.