Killing Dog Fleas

There are masses of dog flea products on the market even whole ranges of herbal products can be found. Herbal products are great if you wish to treat your pet without the use of chemicals or use insecticides in your home.

Users of herbal remedies have reported that they have been flea free all year without the use of anything stronger. This is ideal but it cannot be guaranteed. By all means try a herbal product first to see how you get on. If you find that you still have fleas on your pet or around your home then you are likely to need to obtain a commercial product.

Again, when looking at products which contain insecticides then there is a wide range of choice. You could choose from soaps and shampoos, sprays or treated collars. Remember to check that you do not subject your pet to too much if you are mixing products such as shampoos and collars. Generally the labelling or instructions for each product will give the dose strength of the chemical used and guidance on when it can or cannot be used with another product.

Finally you may have heard of the heat lamp flea catcher. This is a device which you plug in and a bulb is illuminated. The unit is placed in an area where you suspect there are fleas or an area where your pet may spend a large amount of time. Under the lamp is a sticky pad. The heat given off by the lamp attracts the fleas and they jump into the trap and land on the sticky pad leaving them unable to escape. This is an excellent way to catch household fleas that are just waiting to find a new host – usually this also applies to new adult fleas as the eggs are laid off the host.