This could be considered off topic, and I do apologize, but I am desperate and want to gather as much information as I can. Scouring the 'net, I've come up with a few treatments for our flea infestation of 2-3 years. My husband did not leave down the diatomaceous earth long enough for it to be effective and he'll yell if I use it again. It got ALL OVER EVERYTHING and made breathing difficult. The pet armor plus does not seem to work at all...neither did the frontline for that matter. k-9 advantix didn't work. Flea sprays don't seem to work. I'm looking at the all natural route, I want to get the dog off of pet armor and back on frontline.
The thing is, my dog LOVES to go geocaching! She LOVES to be out in the woods, with the sights, sounds, and oh those wonderful smells! Its like she's walking on air! She did actually find a cache, I had been looking for it, and my back was to it the whole time. It was a blue container on the ground right next to a fallen branch...it caught her attention when I turned around, I saw it a second or two after she did! I praised her profusely, but she hasn't found another since then! So when she's having a blast in the woods...how do you keep the fleas from getting on your pet? I'm thinking in my caching bag, I'm going to have to add a flea comb? I have pulled up to about 15 ticks off of her after just one outing. They hadn't attached yet, and I was not going to let them have that chance.
I don't want to take my dogs fun away, but she's a cavalier king charles spaniel, who are extremely sensitive to flea bites, and the itching and scratching are driving her and us,mad. I'm trying to treat our infestation, and I'm wondering how you keep it from getting out of control, while still allowing your friend to have fun with you. Once we finally get a handle on this, I do not want this becoming a problem for her again. Again, this is slightly off topic, but I'm desperate and I need some ideas on prevention while out caching.
