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sleek:
Seems I have a flea problem and the liquid you put on the dogs skin and flea collars aren't doing the trick. I need drastic measures.  I'm going to flea bomb, lay borax on the carpets, I need a way to treat hard wood, and bathe my dogs, but is there anything else yall know of thats quick?

Pat B:
The least toxic way to control fleas is to place a shallow pan on the floor with water in it and a few drops of dish soap. Place a light directly over the pan, about 6" or so. At night when it's dark the fleas will jump for the light, fall in the water and the soap will break thew surface tension and the fleas will sink. Keep this up for a week or so so you will get the newly hatched fleas later too.

Hawkdancer:
Interesting solution, Pat!
Hawkdancer

Pat B:
It works like a champ. We've used this method for many years. It works best if the light is pointed directly at the water. I noticed on a TV commercial recently that one of the pesticide Cos offers a device that does the same.

BowEd:
The thing to remember with fleas is that they only live on the dog 20% of their life.Otherwise they live in the bedding.Front line plus spray is good stuff on the dog too.It's waterproof.Once a month.Clean out their living quarters good to prevent reinfection.
I used to keep my hounds flea and tick free with 10% cattle ivomec.1 half cc per 70 pounds[ivomec to glycol] down the throat once a month.Keeps heartworms away too.It'll kill if any ear mites in their ears too.
It'll keep tapeworns away from your dog too but will not kill tapeworms directly.The flea is a host to tapeworms.

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