Keeping Your Pets Flea Free
The warmth that prevails during the summer season makes it possible for fleas to breed on your pet’s skin and fur. As a result, it is important to ensure that the pets get maximum protection from these fleas and pests. If you cannot tell the effects on the pet, it is advisable that you call in a veterinarian expert to help you in the management, treatment as well as prevention of these pests. If the fleas and pets multiply and form a habitat on your pet, your pet’s skin gets irritated making it feel uncomfortable. When carrying out these prevention measures on your pets, you need to start off at the kennel or the place or residence of the pets. Ensure that their sleeping place is clean well aerated and clear so as to keep off the pests.
On the pet, you can use sprays or aerosols to spray and eliminate the fleas on the pet’s body. When looking for sprays, it is important to know that each and every spray has a distinct quantity and different monetary value attached to it. The pet owner is supposed to spray the entire body of the pet with caution not to get the animal soaked. It is vital that you talk to your veterinary to determine the best spray for your pet depending on age, health status as well as pest infestation.
If you choose the dip and rinse method, you will be required to put your pet into a treatment solution prepared for your pet. You may find that this method is not commonly used due to the complexity of the precautions involved. As a pet owner who is practicing this for the first time, it is important to notify the veterinarian so that he or she can help you in the whole process as well as be there in case of any complications. It is important that you protect the animal’s health by ensuring that no solution or treatment products gets into the pet’s body through the eyes, ears or the nose. This method is not recommended in the case of a cat.
In conclusion, you find that your veterinary may also recommend on the use of flea treatment and cleansing shampoos. The treatment shampoos are useful in ensuring that the pet is clean and free of all these pests. As a pet owner, you need to talk to the veterinarian to help you assess the best shampoo for your dog; one with no negative effects on the life of the pet. In all these procedures, always ensure that you protect the eyes and ears of the pet.