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External Parasites and Dogs: Fleas

disorderExternal Parasites: FleasFleas: Though usually only an annoyance for most canines, these bloodsucking parasites can cause life-threatening blood loss in puppies and severely infested adults. Various shampoos, medicines, and topical applications can eliminate small-to-medium infestations (consult your veterinarian about the proper course of action). In some cases, fleas can cause an allergic reaction, transmit disease, and/or cause anemia.

cautionCAUTION: Never use a topical flea treatment formulated for dogs on cats. Such products are highly toxic to felines.

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Chapter 9: Emergency Care For Your Dog

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i have a 5month old maltipoo and she is just about house broken ihave sprayed my yard for fleas and i use the frontline from my vet however she still has flea,s i even got some capstar and was given another treatment of the frontline before the thirty days were up it hasnt even been three weeks and i have seen about three fleas on her again i even used flea and tick shampoo from the store and she it still scratching

barked by sheila ruff on Oct 18, 2008 AT 12:33 pm PDT
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We have fleqs and they just won;t go away, we have took are dog to the vet and are using the Vectra that they recommended, and using flea shampoo on are dog, .iys beeen a month now and we still have them. they are even biting me, I can't sleep at night because of the itching.. please help!!

barked by Lucy Flora on Jul 22, 2009 AT 6:35 am PDT
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