13 Fleas: Combing Your Pet
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This article is from the Fleas, Ticks, and Your Pet FAQ, by tittle@zmall.com (Cindy Tittle Moore) with numerous contributions by others.
13 Fleas: Combing Your Pet
Flea combs with fine teeth that snag fleas are commercially available.
It is helpful to have a small dish of ammonia-laced water on hand to
kill the fleas on the comb rather than trying to nail each one by
hand. Alternatively, mix a few drops of detergent into the dish of
water so that there is no surface tension and fleas dropped into the
treated water will drown. Use a metal comb; the plastic ones are too
flexible and allow the fleas to escape.
You will typically find the most fleas along your pet's back, groin
area, and at the base of the tail.
This by itself will never rid your pet from fleas since flea larvae
may also be in bedding, furniture and carpet. It is, however, a useful
way to keep an eye on the flea population, and if used as a preventive
measure can keep them in check. If you have a major infestation,
though, you will have to get rid of most of the fleas before you can
use just a comb on your pet.
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