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SAM -BOB:
Sam is 12 years old and this is the first time he has had fleas!  Came in from work today Sam greeted me but wasn't himself, rolled over for a belly tickle and I saw all these red things crawling all over him, which I realised were fleas. I've pit advantage flea treatment on him, how long before all these nasty things are gone, and how do I know.  Do I have to then bath him.  I have also got rid of his bedding can't bear the thought that being infested too.  Any suggestions greatly accepted as how to deal with this.

Pearly:
If they were tiny red critters it's more likely they are mites  :huh: fleas are quite big (scarily so!) and black, they also jump rather than crawl.....depending on which treatment you've used you may be ok (some will treat for mites also).  Failing that you may prefer to pop to the vets for an alternative treatment.  It is early in the season for mites - happy to be corrected if I'm wrong as it's been a while since I saw a flea  ;)

Hope Sam is ok,

Jayne
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PennyB:
One of my cats came in one night covered in them but turned out they were chicken mites (red mites)

PennyB:
If they are fleas then I suggest trying Capstar tablets as they will kill them all really quickly if on the dog

http://www.animeddirect.co.uk/capstar-tablets-for-medium-and-large-dogs-6-tablets.html

they also do them for smaller dogs

elaine.e:
If they're fleas you're best to treat the whole house as well as Sam. Indorex spray is very good. Follow the instructions carefully, making sure you spray gaps under skirting boards etc. as well as the more obvious places.

I haven't used any flea preventatives for years, but a couple of years ago I found just one flea on Louis and took action immediately by treating both dogs with Practic and the house with Indorex. Haven't seen a flea since!

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