Commercial chemical flea treatment is a toxic business. The use of these chemicals can do untold damage to our dogs and cats as well as us humans. This toxicity is multiplied as far as puppies are concerned. The impact it can have on young dogs is so severe that even manufacturers of these toxic chemicals suggest that you don't use them on puppies.
So just what is safe puppy flea treatment?
Safe puppy flea treatment must involve herbal products and solutions, not toxic chemicals. It must also involve proactive action to prevent a flea infestation in your home. You need to attack the problem on a number of fronts in order to be successful. Here are a few ideas:
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Flea spray
Get a natural spray that repels fleas away from your puppy. Make sure that you put it on your pet consistently. Avoid products containing pennyroyal as this can be toxic to pets, even in low levels.
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Vacuum house and wash bedding
Fleas and flea eggs will reside in your carpets and all over your pet's bedding. Fleas spend an amazingly small amount of time on any one animal. They will move round your house freely unless you stop them. Once you've cleared all the fleas and eggs off the little pup's fur he can easily get infested with them again from the ones all round the house. Vacuum the carpets and the couch often. Wash his bedding periodically too.
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Flea comb
Old fashioned but effective! There is no better way to get fleas our of your pup's fur than to go through it carefully with a fine toothed comb. Literally. The fleas and eggs will come out of his fur onto the comb so wash them off and comb out some more. This is also great for combing out dead fleas too!
There are a whole host of other types of puppy flea treatment that you can use. Look on our page for treating pet fleas and you'll find that all these products are puppy friendly.
Once you've started off his life with natural flea protection, you won't ever want to start putting toxic chemicals on him.
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