Even if your dogs stays close to home, fleas are canny critters, and they have ways of making it into your home and onto your pets, even with preventions in place. All it takes is a few fleas to get established in your yard to set up a full scale infestation of your yard, your pet and your home.
I also have to say they can live dormant in your home for up to a year and the minute you put that heating back on they come alive and bit your dog and jump of and hide till their next feed. Get a good flea spray and when you do put that heating on get spraying every room of the house to get shot of them and remember a daily hoovering is good too even twice daily if you have time.
Not to worry fleas are easy to get rid of, but doesn't stop you feeling guilty over it and realising you missed it. Take full responsibility right away and move on, Owner and breeder
OTHER ANIMALS
Unfortunately, there is no way to keep every wild animal out of your garden/yard not even with a tall fence. No garden is an island unto itself and foxes and small rodents will find a way to get into your yard, carrying fleas along with them some with ticks too.
The more visitors you have to your yard, the greater the chances of an infestation arriving on the back of another animal. Feral cats roaming are also carriers of fleas and ticks. This is the reason not to encourage wild animals to come into your dogs domain by leaving out offerings of leftovers. Even a bowl of water, left out for when your dog is outside is an invitation for other animals to hang around.
HUMAN TRANSPORTATION
You and your human visitors can also be unwitting carriers of fleas and ticks. Anyone coming into your home can be a carrier of fleas. They can be brought in from the persons own home or pet without their knowledge.
If you like to spend time hiking, its easy for a few to hitch a ride back on your trouser leg, sock or even your shoes. These parasites are well adapted at finding ways to attach to a potential hosts in order to find their next blood meal.
OUTSIDE THE HOME
Anytime your pet goes out into the world even if only for a short walks around the street, play dates or even a visit to the vets she is being exposed to the opportunity to fleas or ticks and they will hop on.
You must. be very careful about checking your dog for ticks after a good hike in the woods or a trip to the river if they are swimmers. remember ticks (and fleas) are good at hiding and they will find the furriest spots in the deepest crevices on your pets skin. Look especially close in the neck fur, on the abdomen and the arm "pits"
BE PRO ACTIVE
Because fleas and ticks are so good at what they do, you need to be extra vigilant during the peak of fleas and tick season which is the warmer weather. Even if you notice one or two fleas treat him there and then and not later.
If your dog is very old or young one or an underlying medical condition visit your vet for advice on the best preventive and the safest way to use them. If you catch the problem quickly enough you may be able to avoid chemical solutions and try a natural remedy first.
If you do already have a flea and tick problem, you might want use the tried and sure chemical remedies for this season, so that you can comfortably enjoy the rest of the season, saving the reliance on flea repelling landscaping for next spring. It’s much easier to start early, keeping parasites from getting a foothold, than it is to try to eradicate them after they have had a chance to breed and established.
Dont think your immune all because you haven't seen them in years. Keep on top off them and you won't get that dreaded phone call again.
You can use Advocate spot on flea treatments these must be bought from your vets or someone with a licence.
Most of all treat, move on and enjoy your pet.
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