Hi Everyone,
We have a rambunctious mini poodle puppy that we brought home in July. He came from a well known, respected breeder in northern California and is now 9 months old. I would love help with a variety of topics, but right now, the most pressing thing is, he has fleas. I don't want to give him a pill to kill the fleas because my previous poodle died of GI lymphoma at age 10. We don't know if the heart worm preventative or if the flea medication, caused his cancer, but I don't want to take any chances with my new guy. I have tried "Advantage", but I saw a flea on him the other day, so I don't think it is working. I have tried a flea comb on him, but since he has black fur, it is very difficult to see if I got anything. Plus, he is a regular bucking bronco and it is hard to get him to sit still. Giving him a bath is out of the question. The groomer made it clear to me, that if she found fleas on him again, I was out. We live in the SF bay area, so there are fleas nearly year round. How can I get rid of these nasty fleas without feeding my dog insecticide?
Thanks so much.
We have a rambunctious mini poodle puppy that we brought home in July. He came from a well known, respected breeder in northern California and is now 9 months old. I would love help with a variety of topics, but right now, the most pressing thing is, he has fleas. I don't want to give him a pill to kill the fleas because my previous poodle died of GI lymphoma at age 10. We don't know if the heart worm preventative or if the flea medication, caused his cancer, but I don't want to take any chances with my new guy. I have tried "Advantage", but I saw a flea on him the other day, so I don't think it is working. I have tried a flea comb on him, but since he has black fur, it is very difficult to see if I got anything. Plus, he is a regular bucking bronco and it is hard to get him to sit still. Giving him a bath is out of the question. The groomer made it clear to me, that if she found fleas on him again, I was out. We live in the SF bay area, so there are fleas nearly year round. How can I get rid of these nasty fleas without feeding my dog insecticide?
Thanks so much.