We recommend treating your home as well as your pet for fleas. For your pet, we recommend a "spot-on" product that kills fleas and ticks. For your home, we recommend a combination of household flea "bombs" and an area treatment spray. Please contact our office and we can determine the right combination of products for your home and your pet.

More than likely, if your pet has an infestation, it is due to a flea problem in your pets immediate environment. Once a flea population has been established in your house hold there is no quick fix to the problem. First things first, get rid of the fleas ON your pet. The veterinarians here can prescribe a one time medication (Capstar) that will kill most of the fleas that are on your pet, but it only lasts 4-6 hours.

Fleas and ticks are not only a nuisance for your pet, but they can also be dangerous to their health. Ticks carry several types of diseases such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Ehrlichiosis, and Tularemia, all of which you can contract too. Fleas can also cause health problems in your pets such as skin allergies, internal parasites (tapeworms), anemia, and in cats they can spread 'cat scratch disease'.

Yes, but only when the fleas jump off of the pet into the carpet. However, some types of fleas will stay on the pet and seldom jump off. Only regular care of the pet will insure it will stay flea free. There are literally thousands of products on the market that claim to kill or control fleas on your pets. Our customers have had excellent results with Frontline Plus, Frontline and Advantage. These products are labeled for safely controlling fleas on dogs, cats, puppies and kittens.

Yes. Fleas can carry and transmit several potential illnesses to humans, including rickettsiosis (infection with Rickettsia) and bartonellosis (infection with Bartonella). Also, fleas serve as an intermediate host for tapeworms, which can infect both your pet and humans.

Shampoos, wipes, sponge-ons, and on-animal sprays work fast because they are applied directly to a pet's entire coat and quickly penetrate to the skin. It takes just a few minutes for the fleas to die when they come in contact with the active ingredients. These quick-relief products are Step 2 of Zodiac's 3-Step Program for complete control.

No, not if your pets and home have already been treated with products that contain Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs) for on-going flea egg control. Zodiac on-animal products that contain an IGR provide flea egg control for one or several months, depending on the product. Our premise control products will prevent flea eggs and flea larvae from developing from up to 7 months to one year.

While you can't prevent fleas in the environment from jumping on your pet, you can prevent them from infesting your home and your pets' favorite areas. Zodiac makes a variety of on-animal products with an Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) to kill flea eggs. Since fleas lay their eggs on the pet, on-animal flea egg control prevents infestation right at the source. Our premise control products also contain an IGR to kill flea eggs and flea larvae for 7 or 12 months, depending on the product.

The laundry list of possible causes of excessive scratching is quite long. Parasites are certainly at the top of the list (fleas, ticks, mange, etc.) However, there are many other causes which can be much more difficult to diagnose. Allergic, bacterial, fungal, metabolic, neoplastic, and even psychological disorders can cause pruritis, the sensation that provokes the desire to scratch, rub, chew, or lick.

No, we do not send pets home with fleas. Upon check-in, we inspect each pet thoroughly. If fleas, ticks or evidence of them are found, we must first treat the pet prior to entering the kennel or cattery. In addition we treat the entire facility with a broad spectrum germicidal disinfectant which also repels fleas and other types of insects.

Besides the suffering and irritation from all the itchiness, fleas can cause tapeworm infection, anemia, and a condition called Fleabite Allergic Dermatitis. Tapeworm is an intestinal parasite that can be transmitted to your pet when it swallows an infected flea. If your pet has tapeworms, you will see small, white, rice-like segments in your pet's stool. Anemia can occur in extreme cases, such as in severe levels of flea infestation among young or sick animals.

Fleas are very tiny, quick, blood-sucking insects, so you may not see them on your pet right away. If your pet has fleas, they will create great discomfort and you will see your pet scratching and chewing himself all over. You can inspect your pet for fleas by running your thumbs through the fur and looking closely at the skin underneath. If your pet has a lot of fleas you might see small, black specks of "flea dirt" which are the fecal matter of adult fleas on your pet's skin.

Yes, fleas prefer the rump and the head where your pet cannot reach to remove them. Fleas also find the belly a choice area to invade. On some cats, you'll find fleas high along the spine between the shoulder blades.

With the advancement of flea control like Advantage and Program, fleas are no longer the nuisance they once were for you and your pet. Advantage is a liquid applied down the pets back which kills all fleas within 24 hours and continues killing them for 1 full month. Program is a pill that is given by mouth every month with a meal. It available in an injection for cats which lasts 6 months. It makes female fleas lay sterile eggs - so called "birth control" for fleas.

With the advancement of flea control like Program, Sentinel and Frontline, fleas and ticks are no longer the nuisance they once were for you and your pet. Frontline is a liquid applied to the back of the neck which kills fleas and ticks within 24 hours and continues killing them for 1 full month. Sentinel is a tablet that is given by mouth every month with a meal. It prevents heartworm disease, the most serious parasite affecting dogs, and stops fleas from reproducing, and also lasts a month.

Some symptoms of flea bites include scratching, biting, broken skin and hair loss. If you should notice any of these signs, call our Vancouver veterinary clinic immediately.

CAH endorses and sells Frontline Plus for this purpose. It must be applied monthly, continuously year round, as ticks that carry Lyme Disease can be seen even in the winter. All pets should be tested annually. This is to prevent the presence of dangerous parasites within the pet as well as those that can be transmitted to humans from animals. This is especially true for small children & immuno compromised or older adults.