Fleas & dogs
Jun. 14th, 2007 05:00 pmOne thing about shorthaired, white dogs who like tummy rubs, is it's obvious when they have fleas, because you see them or their droppings. I assume. It's possible that the dog has fleas and they aren't seen.
The dog doesn't scratch either.
If fleas are never seen and dog isn't scratching, then there's not likely to be fleas. I assume. Yet other people in the area have ongoing problems with fleas.
If dog has had to stay somewhere, like the vet's, overnight then she'll often scratch for days afterwards. I assuem fleas. I sprinkle the environmentally & cheap "flea powder" about (it's talc + eucalyptus oil, that's all) and scratching stops. I assume fleas have gone. Yet other people have to go complicated things like monthly applications of stuff or flea collars.
Is it possible for there to be fleas but no sign of them? And does it matter.
I should go and worry about mice instead of fleas (although they seemed to have declined in obviousness lately).
The dog doesn't scratch either.
If fleas are never seen and dog isn't scratching, then there's not likely to be fleas. I assume. Yet other people in the area have ongoing problems with fleas.
If dog has had to stay somewhere, like the vet's, overnight then she'll often scratch for days afterwards. I assuem fleas. I sprinkle the environmentally & cheap "flea powder" about (it's talc + eucalyptus oil, that's all) and scratching stops. I assume fleas have gone. Yet other people have to go complicated things like monthly applications of stuff or flea collars.
Is it possible for there to be fleas but no sign of them? And does it matter.
I should go and worry about mice instead of fleas (although they seemed to have declined in obviousness lately).
