The fleas you see may have hatched from flea eggs that were laid before you began using FRONTLINE for cats. Regular application of FRONTLINE flea and tick protection to your cat will break the flea's life cycle.

The fleas you see may have hatched from flea eggs that were laid before you began using FRONTLINE for dogs. Regular application of FRONTLINE flea and tick protection to your dog will break the flea's life cycle.

It's not unusual to see fleas for about 2-3 weeks after you've begun treating. This is because some fleas that were already developing in the pupal stage when you started to treat will emerge from their protective cocoons. These pupal or "cocoon" fleas, which can survive treatment with any product, take about 1 to 2 weeks to develop before emerging as adults.

For best results, we recommend that you vacuum right before any home treatment, and frequently between treatments. The heat and vibration from the vacuum will stimulate adult fleas to emerge from pupal cocoons so they can be quickly killed when exposed to the treated carpeting. If you are still seeing fleas after your first home treatment, we recommend vacuuming every day if possible, or every other day, for about 2 weeks.

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.

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.

Spray the yard, spray and flea-bomb the house, flea bathe the cat or dog and then use either powders/sprays or one of the new spot-on products (Advantage or Frontline). The powders/sprays need daily application, while the spot-on products are applied monthly. It may take a few months to see good results.

Many dogs and cats which scratch do NOT have fleas; there are many other causes. It is essential therefore, that animals which scratch excessively are booked in for an appointment. However many animals have fleas and they may not scratch at all. a practice we recommend the regular treatment of dogs and cats for fleas on a routine basis. Fleas are seen all year around. Prevention is always better than cure.

The important factor in treating for fleas is that you need to treat the animal and the environment at the same time. Also you need to kill every stage of the flea, or you will need to treat again. We recommend using Frontline® as it will kill all stages of the flea. You will need to use it for at least several months for best results. Although fleas can be a problem for your pets all year, flea populations typically explode about 5–6 weeks after the weather starts to warm up.

All dogs who come to Doggie Day Care are required to either be on a flea preventative medication or will be check for fleas every time they come. If fleas are found on your pet, they will be sent home. Our facility is specifically set up to not inhabit fleas as our outdoor yard and rubber floor are cleaned and sanitized daily.

If your dog's fleas laid eggs on the floor, or another pet in contact with yours has fleas, this can constantly re-infect your dog. Use a long lasting product on your dog, treat in-contact animals and treat your floors to solve the problem. See our Flea Factsheet for more info.

There are two medications that are most often prescribed to treat epilepsy, Phenobarbital and potassium bromide. These two drugs used either alone or in combination with each other control seizures in 80 to 95% of all dogs. For dogs who are not controlled with these two drugs, there are other medications that aren't as consistently helpful but may be the perfect medication for an individual dog.