How to treat two week old puppies for fleas?

6 Comments

1. crystal_rhines2000 says:

   November 8, 2011 at 5:27 am

   ask the vet
2. Sara says:

   November 8, 2011 at 5:35 am

   I would say use Front Line, but I don’t know if you should use it on htem so young. I would ask a local vet.
3. ? Bindi § Say no to HR669 says:

   November 8, 2011 at 5:45 am

   You need to talk to your vet. There are no medications you can buy over the counter that approved for use in dogs this young. But it is very important that the fleas are taken care of as they can very quickly suck a puppy dry.
4. Rosalie says:

   November 8, 2011 at 6:41 am

   You cannot use Frontline on puppies that small – the best thing to do would be to get a flea attractant light, that plugs in near the whelping box.
   http://www.planetnatural.com/cgi-bin/planetnatural/flea-trap

   Speak to your vet, but it may be safe to bathe the mother in Dawn dish detergent, but you MUST rinse her completely, so as not to have the puppies get any soap when they crawl over her or nurse, or it could kill them.

   You can catch the fleas with duct tape rolled backwards around yoru hand, so the sticky part is outward… just don’t use any chemicals or flea powder, or flea collars around the puppies!!!!
5. linemango says:

   November 8, 2011 at 7:20 am

   Ask your vet as it can be dangerous to use frontline on puppies so young.
6. leahchattam says:

   November 8, 2011 at 7:50 am

   Check out K-9HealthSolutions.com They offer the top brand flea and tick products at reasonable prices.

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   The top products for flea and tick control for your pups are K9 Advantix, Frontline Plus, and Advantage.

   I highly recommend checking out the below links; this has become my top source for my dogs needs.

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   Hope this helps!