Can I drown my dogs fleas by sitting her in a tub of water up to her neck for maybe 10 minutes or so?
Edit: I am anything but a cheapskate. I was just asking because I have heard some of these chemical treatments for fleas are harmful to the animal. I was just thinking water would not harm Winnie.
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No. It just doesn't work.
Here are some natural solutions that seem to work
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/5-solutions-for-natural-flea-control.html
#1 seems to be the treat for the pet, #4 makes it easy on you. If Winnie will drink the sour water.
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The fleas will just run to the head, so unless you drown the dog, the fleas will persist.
We used to soap good around the neck first,as high as possible without getting soap in the dogs eyes, then put the dog in the tub, and even that didn't work too well, some, but not well.
Bst thing is to take to vet, and have the dog cleaned of fleas, then use the once a week or so flea drops, "Advantage or Frontline" brand control.
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To get rid of fleas you should wash the dog with a flea shampoo or dawn dish soap will kill them. You need to wash the dog for a good 20 minutes at least, and get EVERY part of the body. When you try to wash an animal with fleas, the fleas will usually run towards the dogs head or tail, but usually the head/neck area so make sure you wash that area very well. Cover the dog head to toe in shampoo/dawn and leave it on for several minutes. Once you rinse and feel like the dog is clean, do a once over to see if there are any more. After the bath it's usually best to blow dry the dog because it will blow off any dead fleas or ones that are still alive but are dying. It will also help you see the skin and see if there are a lot of living fleas. After you bathe the dog, you need to wash ALL bedding that the dog comes in contact with, and also you should vacuum rugs/couches that your dog comes in contact with. Fleas can leave eggs on bedding/carpets/couches or may even fall onto these things from your dog, so you need to wash them and get any fleas/eggs off. While you do this it is best to keep your dog locked in the bathroom or a crate so that they do not come in contact with fleas/flea eggs after the bath. Once everything is cleaned your dog can roam the house, you also apply flea preventative on your once he is dry. Good luck! Fleas can be pesky but most people forget to wash the items that the dog is in contact with.