hello, I've got some questions about dog fleas...

Are they the same as cat fleas so can a dog catch fleas off a cat? If a dog has fleas but shows no signs of a problem eg. skin is ok, no scratching, dog seems happy and healthy etc. does it actually do the dog any harm to have them? If a dog or cat has fleas for a long time untreated, is it fair to assume they are also living in the house, and that it would take more than just hoovering the carpet to get rid of them?

Sorry for so many questions, any help appreciated. x

I assume you have a bit of a flea problem? As with anything prevention is better than cure.

I treat all my animals with drops - you put them on the back of their neck.

You need to firstly eradicate all the fleas - this means treating all your animals - seek vet advise/ products if necessary. You then need to fumigate your house with a good flea product - I am talking carpets, soft furnishings etc.

Then give your house a thorough vac (this is good for getting up all the flea eggs too).

Then once all above you need to follow a flea maintenance prevention programme.

As for making your animal ill - fleas can. They can cause a lot of irritation, anaemia and skin conditions.

HTH

and worms!

Ok thanks, its not my dog, but I keep telling the owners its got fleas and they're always surprised. They said the dog never got fleas before, so thought he was catching it from the cat. Their house is scummy in places not even clean so the fleas probably live in the house. Makes me sad, they've got grown up children who visit, you'd think they'd help. I just wanted to know if the place was likely to be alive with fleas coz I don't want to bring fleas into my house. They treat the dog now (they was using bob martins from tesco but now they got frontline coz I said they should go to the vet) but I don't think they do the cat and they def don't do the house! x

What the hell are you on about????

Some sort of spam I think.......

Anyway back to the original question. Fleas can cause illness and are the main source of tapeworms, so make sure you get it treated as soon as possible.

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