Fleas are surface parasites on the skin of animals (usually dogs) and feeds on their host’s blood, causing itching that would later develop to big patches of wound as your dog can’t stop itself from scratching its skin.

Fleas are big pests to you and your dog’s health, to control these parasites you have to destroy the adult fleas and make their breeding ground unsuitable for larval life.

There are literally hundreds of flea control soaps and solutions available in the market today, each of them promise positive effect in controlling the parasites, but only few of them really have met its promises to the consumers.

There are so many insecticides available even in your local pet stores right now. Pyrethrins and pyrethroids are one of the most effective and safe to use substances for flea control. These substances can come into various formulations such as shampoo, aerosol, powder, dip, mist or spray, roll-on, etc. A drug like Organophosphate is used orally to kill the parasites, but this usually needs a prescription from the veterinarians.

In treating your dog with flea control materials, you should not forget that you have to treat both your pet and your environment. Adult fleas are usually killed using strong bath soaps and applying petroleum or other pesticides directly to the affected pet. But because these anti-flea agents are so strong, they should be used properly to avoid any irritation or injury to the affected pet.

The market also offers flea combs to get those adult fleas off the dog’s fur, but flea combs can’t assure you that there will be no fleas left in your dog’s body. Rather than using the comb to remove fleas, it is advised that it should only be used to detect fleas and as a tool to determine what type of flea control method you should use.

When you buy any drug for flea control, remember to check the pesticide’s label and follow every instructions and precautions and do not disobey the dose directions. You don’t want to make your dog flea-free but sick because of the substance.

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