Gloria, what is the pill? Is it Comfortis? I did try the DE and the natural sprays with Neems, and other oils. It did not work. The problem is not just our yard because we walk the dogs a lot all over. treating the environment will not work in this case. Sue
On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 2:19 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > I can not use any of the flea control medications that come in a tube and > you break and squeeze it between their shoulder blades, Emiliano would go > into anxiety, pacing round and round, and into rapid heart beats. The vet > changed him to a pill and he can take that (if I can get him to swallow it) > without a problem. > > Gloria > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Susanne Defoe <[email protected]> > To: Chihuahuas <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Jan 10, 2013 12:58 pm > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Flea Prevention > > > Hi All, > We are in FL with our gang where the fleas are voracious. The fleas are > immune to Frontline Plus here which I found out the hard way a few years > ago. I have tried Comfortis which worked, but the dogs were still itchy > because the fleas have to bite first before they die. I tried the natural > route with DE and found fleas. The vet gave me Vectra 3D but our Rico must > be sensitive to it because he is very restless after I put it on until I > give him a bath. He doesn't sleep at night, won't go under his blankets, > etc. The other two are fine with it. The vet gave me Advantage to try > with Rico but he still was restless, just not as bad. As soon as I gave > him a bath(I waited 2 days) he relaxed and was himself. I hate to use these > chemicals but will not have fleas in the house either! Have any of you > seen this sensitivity in your dogs? I may have to go back to the Comfortis. > > Ugh, > Sue > > >
