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My 11 month old Spoo, Pechey, has been on Nexguard oral flea/tick since I got her at 6 months. She had some trouble with tapeworms early on that led me to believe she had some flea exposure though I hadn't seen any on her. Where I used to live, there were some issues with dead rats in the neighborhood that she would try to pick up on walks (ick!), so that could have been the tapeworm source.
Though she's current with her Nexguard, I've recently noticed some raised welts on her belly and armpits with little black flecks around them. They sort of look like pimples. I pulled off some of the black flecks and placed them on a wet paper towel, and they did not turn red; so, it's possible that they are not fleas and it is some other type of irritation. She doesn't scratch excessively but she definitely itches herself several times a day, particularly around the base of tail.
My understanding of the way that Nexguard functions is that when an adult flea bites an animal who has ingested Nexguard, the flea will die within a few hours. So this prevents an infestation from developing but doesn't entirely repel fleas from biting my poodle, right?
I'm concerned about reoccurring tapeworm issues (she had to be treated a few times and it was difficult and $$$ for my vet to diagnose because it didn't show up on the fecal tests) and skin irritation from flea bites.
Would it be overkill to spray my home and Pechey with some kind of plant-based repellant, like wondercide?
For those who have poodles with an active outdoorsy lifestyle, do you worry about a flea bite or three?
Though she's current with her Nexguard, I've recently noticed some raised welts on her belly and armpits with little black flecks around them. They sort of look like pimples. I pulled off some of the black flecks and placed them on a wet paper towel, and they did not turn red; so, it's possible that they are not fleas and it is some other type of irritation. She doesn't scratch excessively but she definitely itches herself several times a day, particularly around the base of tail.
My understanding of the way that Nexguard functions is that when an adult flea bites an animal who has ingested Nexguard, the flea will die within a few hours. So this prevents an infestation from developing but doesn't entirely repel fleas from biting my poodle, right?
I'm concerned about reoccurring tapeworm issues (she had to be treated a few times and it was difficult and $$$ for my vet to diagnose because it didn't show up on the fecal tests) and skin irritation from flea bites.
Would it be overkill to spray my home and Pechey with some kind of plant-based repellant, like wondercide?
For those who have poodles with an active outdoorsy lifestyle, do you worry about a flea bite or three?