How to deal with dog fleas

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Sarah Johnson

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How to deal with dog fleas
How to deal with dog fleas? You can use a comb with fine teeth to comb the dog's fur. The fleas will get stuck in the teeth of the comb, and then stick them with tape or put them in water dissolved in detergent to kill them. Next, the home should be thoroughly cleaned. If necessary, you can hang an insecticide board. In addition, you can also use shampoo and care solution specially designed to kill fleas, or flea powder to clean the dog's body. You can also use 250g of citrus peel juice and 500g of boiling water to dilute it and mix it evenly and spray it on your dog, which can also effectively kill dog fleas.

Trick one:

When combing your dog’s fur with a comb with dense teeth, fleas may get stuck in the comb teeth. At this time, do not crush it to death, but stick it to the tape or put it in water dissolved in detergent to kill it. If the flea is crushed to death, the eggs inside the flea will fly out and may be licked into the body by the dog.

Trick two:

Clean your home thoroughly and use a vacuum cleaner to remove any fleas that have slipped through the net or fallen onto the bed. Especially the corners of the room, the edges of the wooden floors, and the lint of carpets and blankets should be cleaned carefully. If it still doesn't clear up enough, hang insecticide boards in the house or put insecticides under carpets and rugs. However, insecticidal boards are not only the nemesis of fleas, but also harmful to humans and cats, so they must be used temporarily as a last resort when fleas are prevalent in the home. Families with children, cats and dogs are better off not using it.

Trick three:

The countermeasure to eliminate fleas is to keep the dog's body clean. Shampoos and care solutions specially designed to kill fleas are used to deal with fleas that cannot be cleaned with a comb. When washing, wet it little by little from the beginning so that fleas have no way to escape.

Trick four:

For dogs who don’t like bathing, use flea powder for them. Separate the hair behind the ears and on the legs on the abdomen where fleas may be present, insert your hands and sprinkle with flea powder, and then comb them out with a brush. Spread once every 2-3 days, not every day.

Tip Five:

Take 250 grams of fresh citrus peel, cut it into fine pieces with a knife, wrap it in gauze and squeeze out the sour and bitter juice. Dilute the juice with 500 grams of boiling water and stir well. After it cools down, spray it on the dog, or soak the towel in the citrus diluent and wrap it on the dog. After one hour, all the fleas on the dog will be dead. Drop!