no dogs around my house. i do spray the yard every month because i had an older black lab that we had to put to sleep a few weeks ago and he was allergic to every flea medicine we ever gave him. so the vet told me the best i can do is spray the yard and keep him bathed real good. he never had fleas but i just wanna star tthe new puppy off on the right foot so i was just wondering. my lab was 10 when he died so i never had to deal with flea issues cause of his allergic reaction to the meds so this is new to me too. thanks for alkl the help i truly appreciate it. i have been reading up for the heartworms and i think i am gonna go with the ivectimin when he get to 16 weeks of age. but just wasn't sure about the fleas

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Posted by DucksflyinPAC

Portland, Oregon

Member since Mar 2011

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Posted on 3/25/12 at 12:14 am to gmoney55

gmoneny, sorry about the loss of your lab. If I had to pick one breed that was probably my favorite, it would be labs. When my lab died it killed me, and that was years ago and I still think of her often.

But if you could please answer me on the flea medication as you call it: Is it shots or some pills you give them or what? I know of flee collars, and flea bubble baths, been there, done that. However the collars just keep the dog from itching mainly, imo. It does nothing to kill them or ward them away from a house/yard. The flea baths kill them, but they can get fleas 2 mins after giving a bath from going back outside. So what form is the "flea Medicine" you are talking about and how does it work? Such as, does it just kill any attached to them at the time? Or is it a preventive kind of thing maybe?

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