Salem Dogs

Archive for June, 2011

You’ve just got yourself an adorable new puppy. All your friends are envious of you and can’t keep themselves from caressing him when he’s around. Your puppy quickly gets accustomed to your home and longs for your embrace and everything appears to be going great. However, a few weeks later you find your puppy fidgeting a lot and scratching himself often. You might even notice red sores in certain areas of your puppy. As much as this is apparently a reason to be alarmed, don’t panic! Your puppy is most likely suffering from a very common occurrence at this tender age; fleas.

There are numerous puppy flea treatments available. The method of puppy flea treatment used will vary in terms of duration of effectiveness and convenience. Another vital factor when looking for puppy flea treatment is the age of your puppy. Depending on his age, the puppy flea treatment may vary.

Domestic treatments
Domestic treatments are quite apparently the most convenient form of puppy flea treatment. They are relatively economical too. A simple way to contain the flea infestation on your puppy is to add the yeast used to make beer, also known as brewer’s yeast. Apart from this, you can ring pest control and have them sweep your home for fleas. To save cost, you can also spray your carpets and rugs with a special flea repellant to eradicate fleas from the place you reside. The consolidation of both the aforementioned puppy flea treatments will effectively help eradicate the infection from your puppy.

Medication
Medication is the most widely used puppy flea treatment. Due to the common occurrence of flea infestations in puppies, there are several safe over the counter topical and oral puppy flea treatments available. If you are overprotective of your puppy, you can visit your veterinarian for a puppy flea treatment.

Temporary fixes
If you want a quick non-permanent puppy flea treatment, bathing your puppy will meliorate some of the irritation and fidgeting of your puppy. Furthermore, you can use a special flea comb in combination with bathing your puppy to further get rid of the presence of fleas on your puppy. It should be emphasized that this is a temporary puppy flea treatment and recurrence is very possible.

Due to the widespread occurrence of puppy fleas, there are innumerable puppy flea treatments available on the market. Make sure you proceed with caution and perform thorough research before trying any new puppy flea treatment on your beloved pet.