A mainstay in flea control is careful and consistent good grooming of your pet and cleaning of their sleeping areas. Brushing and combing is essential in maintaining a healthy coat and skin. It is also an important way to create bonding and friendship with your pets. While grooming your pet, fleas will be most easily spotted on the stomach and groin area. A flea comb is very helpful because fleas will get caught in the fine teeth. Also, grooming on a white sheet or plain white paper can be helpful. Fleas that "jump ship" will be more easily spotted against this background.
Thorough grooming you can also discover any flea problems before they become out-of-control.
Experts estimate that for every 1 (one) flea on your pet, there may be over 100 (one hundred) in various life stages in the nearby environment. To most effectively eliminate a flea-problem, all life stages of the flea must be dealt with and all steps need to be done on the same day.
The first step is with the pet itself. A quality flea shampoo will kill all fleas on your pet. However
this does not keep other fleas in the area from jumping on your now clean pet. A easy way to
treat this is make an appointment with the groomer who can groom & de-flea your dog while you
treat the house and yard, thus keeping your pet safely away from chemicals. If your pet is allergic to fleas or just seems to attract them you may want to talk to your vet about flea control products such as Frontline.
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