The Simple Way to Keep Your Pet Flea Free by Mike Koehn
So your pet has fleas, should you panic? No! It’s moderately common for pets to get fleas, particularly in the hotter months of spring and summer.
The real problem is how to get shot of them and the way to keep them from re-infesting your pet. What type of treatment is required to get shot of them? Sadly that is not necessarily a straightforward answer. The flea life cycle is complex and there essentially is no single product which should look after all of the possibilities for re-infestation. The 1st step to eradication is to begin to grasp a touch more about your annoying small enemy.
Flea Life Cycle
Ctenocephalides felis, more well known as the pussy-cat flea ( first flea found on dogs as well as cats ), has 4 main stages in their life cycle : egg, larva, pupa and adult. The entire flea life cycle can go from 2 weeks to 1 or 2 months relying on environmental conditions.
ADULT – Adult fleas live on the host animal ( your pet ) where they eat the pet’s blood. Female fleas lay up to fifty white, roundish eggs a day.
EGGS – The eggs infrequently fall off the animal and onto your carpet, bedding, floorboards, and the like. Where they’ll hatch anywhere from two days to a couple of weeks later on. The larva then appear.
LARVA – The semi-transparent white larvae spend a lot of their time eating dried blood from the feces of adult fleas. They also are a fan of waste in your carpet and bedding. After 5 to eighteen days they spin a cocoon and pupate.
PUPA – The adult flea will appear from the cocoon in three to 5 days, or it can remain torpid for up to a year or longer till the time is right.
stuff like warm temperatures, humidity, deep carpet agitation or the passing of animals could cause an adult flea to appear.
Where to begin
If you find yourself scratching your head thinking how you’re going to take on a flea infestation, there are one or two options to think about. First, find a good flea collar. There are many good ones on the market. You might also think about employing a flea spray or maybe a spot-on treatment. Anyway, check with your vet and be certain to read labels to avoid over-medication. Other points to consider are flea shampoos or natural flea repellent chewable additions.
Fighting Dormancy
The toughest difficulty with fleas is the potential for long term dormancy in the pupa stage. It is not unusual for a pet to be treated and fully flea free only to get more fleas one or two weeks or months later on. That is because fleas can remain sleeping for a very long time and appear again for re-infestation on your pet. So it’s very important to treat your carpets, pet beds, kennels, auto seats and any other shaded, wet environments with a grounds spray. Stopping a flea infestation is not a easy task, so stay observant. And as usual, early and regular prevention is the safest defense.
About the Author
Mike is an avid pet lover, has 2 dogs and writes about pet care and pet supplies. http://www.kvsupply.com
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