A fully grown flea can make a meal on your pet's blood and cause fleabite anemia. If this happens over time, your dog or cat can certainly form a flea allergy. The adult flea carries the blood parasite, Bartonella. This organism is a zoonosis that can be transmitted during flea feeding. If your pet ingests an fully grown flea, then your pet will develop tapeworms, another zoonosis. WOW, all these conditions are the aftereffect of the adult flea.
The flea life phases include the adult flea, the eggs, the larvae and the pupae. The adult flea can produce 50 eggs per day. These eggs are mostly in the surroundings, on the couch, in the carpet and on the bedding. The egg stage comprises 50% of the flea life cycle. The eggs develop into the larvae which makes up 35% of the flea phases. The larvae develop into the pupae phase that accounts for 20% of the flea life phases. The pupae develop into the adult flea that composes 5% of the life phases.
What can a pet owner do to eliminate the flea life cycle? First step, treat your dog or cat with the appropriate topical flea product. If you have existing fleas on your dog or cat then consider using the oral product, Capstar. This product will destroy fleas in 15 minutes. You can bathe your dog or cat to remove the flea debris. By using Allergroom shampoo, this may help soothe their skin, too. To care for your dog or cat for the whole month, you must use Vectra 3D. This will act on all the life phases of the flea as well as the other insects, such as ticks, mosquitoes, biting flies, sand fleas, mites and lice.
Next, you need to treat your pet's surroundings. Remember that 85% of the flea's life cycle consists of eggs and larvae and they are in the pet's surroundings. For the home, use Flea Maxx on your carpets, your couches and your bedding.
Finally, you must treat outside your home. Utilizing a yard spray, known as Knockout, will help eliminate the flea cycle.
In Wilmington, North Carolina, you will want to use these products on your pet all year.
As usual, you may want to consult North College Road Animal Hospital with all your dog or cats needs at 910-452-2273 or e-mail receptionistncrah@gmail.com.
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