Treating the fleas is to stop the flea life cycle. Only 5% of fleas host on your pet and other 95% of the flea population is in the pet’s environment. To treat the flea infestation, it is important to take a proper care of pet as well as the environment. It is essential and also recommended to use the flea treatment and prevention to keep fleas under control. Here are some of the potent and cost-effective ways for flea treatment in dogs and cats.
Effective Flea Spot-on Treatment for Dogs and Cats
Spot On Treatment: These are topical product that needs to be applied on the back of the dog or cat’s neck on monthly basis. This helps to eliminate all the adult fleas and also stop the life cycle completely. The topical products also kill the fleas which host on your pet from the environment. Some of the excellent Spot-on treatments for both dogs and cats are Advantage or Frontline Plus. There is one more product named Advantix, which is only used as flea treatment for dogs and not for cats, as it can be toxic to them.
Flea Chew Tabs for Dogs and Cats
Chew Tablets: These comes in a chewable form. It helps to kill adult fleas, stop the fleas life cycle completely. Tablets come in two forms which works for a long term and some for short period, such as Nexgard. This chewable is given to only dogs on monthly basis and it helps to kill both fleas and ticks. The other for short period is Capstar, that has to be give every two to three times per week to eliminate adult fleas in dogs and cats.
Effective Flea Treatment for Pets
Environmental Treatment: Along with the flea preventatives, this is also an important step to follow. As you know that the 95% of fleas are in the environment. For this you need to clean the things inside your home such washing the bedding’s (even your dog’s bedding), blankets, drapes in a hot and soapy water and left to dry in the sun. Regular vacuuming of the carpet to remove the eggs and stimulate the dormant fleas. Steam cleaning of the carpet can be done to kill flea larvae also. Once you finish with the indoor cleaning, make sure you clean the outdoor environment too. You can use any spray to kill the fleas in garden and dog kennels.
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