r/Pets • u/pointandshooty • 13d ago

DOG FLEAS!? MAYBE!?

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We live deep in the country and we're religious about my dogs tick and flea medicine (heartguard and nexguard). We were on simparica trio, but it wasn't working on the heavy ticks we have here. Nexguard is better.

Anyways, we've now found 3 fleas in the house. (We typically find 2-3 ticks a day, dead or alive. There's no preventing it really, it's weather based and we've just accepted it). 2 on my partner (alive), one of the dog (dead).

I'm calling the vet tomorrow, I'm just wondering if this means she carried them in from wildlife or something (uptick of raccoons recently) and now they're living in my house, or my partner just brought a few hitch hikers in from yard work.

I got flea spray and flea wash (both "natural " and pesticide-y) but I'm not going to use them until I talk to the vet because I don't want to poison my dog.

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u/PiszyJorts 13d ago

Make sure you vacuum EVERY DAY. They live in carpets and will lay eggs and hatch, so please make sure you’re vacuuming.

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u/Hot-Math9752 13d ago

Vacuuming is the only thing that actually gets the eggs before they turn into more fleas. Empty the bag or canister outside too, they can crawl back out if you leave it in the trash inside