Dr. Rhonda's Blog
Author - Dr. Rhonda Stallings
Posted - 12/09/2009 07:26am
1 Comments | Add Comment Fleas Don't Take the Winter Off!
Posted - 12/09/2009 07:26am
1 Comments | Add Comment Fleas Don't Take the Winter Off!
For some reason people feel they don't need to use flea prevention
products in the winter, but this is so untrue. We had 3 pets in
yesterday that were covered with fleas even in the face of this cold
spell. Check your pets out by looking at their skin especially near the
tail area and their back, and also on the bellies. If you have a
flea comb use it - especially on your indoor/outdoor cats. These
fleas
will set up shop in your house and be pests all year long. So if you
see one flea, there may already be 100 eggs that flea has laid in your
house! Yuck!
Comment posted by Tom Dock on 12/09/2009 08:13am
This is SOOO true! Just because the temperatures drop outside does not mean that there still can't be fleas on the inside. As Dr. Rhonda says, any fleas you see on the pet are just a small percentage of the total population. And, since fleas can carry tularemia, plague and other nasty diseases...it's best to keep them away from your pets and away from you!!
Great post!
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