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Dog has fleas, she has made herself bleed? what can i do to heal wound?
I have a puppy who has fleas i have put flea powder on her, she wears flea collar and i put frontline on her every so often as recommended but under her arms she has been scratching so much she has made herself bleed. should i put savalon or an anti-septic on it? i am not sure what to do. if there any more treatments i could use??
really upsetting seeing her scratching all the time and seeing that she has hurt herself.
Please help =)
6 Answers
- JA12Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Only use ONE flea treatment at a time. The treatments available are mostly not compatible and can cause major skin problems and can often overdose your dog/pup with the toxic chemicals used in the treatments.
To help your pup with the bleeding areas, bathe her in a very mild puppy shampoo to wash off all the chemicals, an oatmeal based shampoo or one designed to treat itchy skin would be best. After that, treat the area with a mild antiseptic ointment or powder. If the condition doesn't dry/clear up very quickly, put a T-shirt on the dog and tie it at her back to protect the skin and take her to a vet. The area may have become infected and she will need antibiotics to clear up the infection.
A puppy of under three months should not have any flea treatment applied unless it is specificially designed for puppies. It is better to use a mild puppy flea treatment shampoo on your pup, and treat her bed area and machine wash her bedding with a non-bio detergent, and your house and garden to kill any existing fleas and eggs both will have to be treated more than once to get the hatching eggs. Follow the instructions.
- *****Lv 71 decade ago
You're mixing a flea collar, flea powder, AND Frontline? It could well be that all those chemicals are contributing greatly to the itching. I'd take the flea collar off, give her a good bath in an oatmeal shampoo to help with the skin irritation and remove the flea powder, and then phone your vet for advice. It could be related to the fleas or flea treatment, but the scratching could also be due to an allergy or something else. So always best to ask the vet- the phone call is free.
As far as the flea issue, you need to have your whole house and yard treated, or you'll never get rid of them. Have a professional spray your home and yard for fleas, have your carpets steam-cleaned, and wash in very hot water all bedding, towels, etc (fleas lay their eggs on these sorts of things). Until you get the fleas and their eggs out of your yard and home, your poor puppy will just continue to be reinfected repeatedly.
- AnnieLv 71 decade ago
Wow, that is a lot of insecticide. I wouldn't do that to a puppy.
Take off that flea collar, ditch the flea powder. Wash her well with mild soap.
Now start -- when was the last time she was frontlined? Do it monthly.
Feed her brewer's yeast in her food -- a natural repellent
Get "Capstar" available without a prescription. If you see a flea (use a flea comb about $1 - comb through hair and look for fleas/flea dirt) give a capstar. This kills the fleas on them that moment.
Your dog may be having an allergic reaction to all the junk on her.
Now, get either "Gold Bond Powder" or "Super Ivy Dry" either is over the counter at your local pharmacy. I'd start with the gold bond. sprinkle this well on the itchy spots at least 3 times a day. If the gold bond doesn't work, move to the super ivy dry spray. SID is to be used only TWICE a day.
Change your dog's food to a grain free one -- you may have the complication of a grain allergy and it can't hurt to use a grain free food.
If she continues to itch in about a week (the hot spot will take awhile to heal, but will not be wet and smelly in a week and will show signs of improvement), get her to the vet, she may needsteroidss for awhile. Hopefully not, these would be a pretty big step for a growing pup, I'd prefer to take care of this through more gentle means.
- GEORGE LLv 41 decade ago
Are you trying to get rid of the fleas or the pup?
Seriously, you need to stop this.
You also need to deflea your house and your puppy's sleeping quarters.
Get some advice from your vet, and once you have got rid of the fleas keep your home and puppy's sleeping arrangements clean and well vacuumed and your pup well brushed and you shouldn't have a problem. I really do not like the routine use of so many nasty chemicals on pets.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
The answers above are correct, only one treatment, from now on ditch the collar and powder and use frontline monthly:) You must take her to the vets asap, it could be anything and she will more than likely need a medication in the form of cream and antibiotics
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Get her to your vet for a check - maybe a skin scrape to see what is causing the irritation. Could be mites. Also, if she's bleeding, she may need a course of antibiotics to help healing, and prevent infection.