Do your Chi's have fleas, or have they had fleas? Vida has them right now, and it is so sad. She can't do anything without stopping to scratch. She is scratching constantly. This started about a week and a half ago. I found fleas on her and I immediatly Gathered all bedding and put it in the washer. Then vaccumed, and then gave her a bath. I used flea shampoo, and left it on for 5 minutes. I found only a few fleas in the water. All that didn't make much of a difference. The next day there were just as many fleas on her. A few days later I gave her another bath with the flea shampoo, and then put flea powder on her and a flea collar. That didn't do anything.
I found like 5 fleas on her belly the other morning and instead giving her a bath in the kitchen sink, I decided to give her a full bath, so she could soak in the water and hopefully the fleas would drowned. I did the flea shampoo also, and this actually worked for the rest of the day. She hated the bath, but later in the day was thanking me becuase she was happy she wasn't having to scratch so much. But, the next day they were back.
I have tried just the flea powder and of course that doesn't do anything. At this point I don't really know what to do. I know I need to get her some kind of treatment, but I also know that that won't work if the fleas are still in our house. Our vacuum broke two days ago, and we don't know when we will be able to fix it.
I feel so bad for Vida, and the fleas are even getting on me now and botthering me. I guess I know what I need to do, but I am wondering what kind of treatments you have used. We will probably buy some treatment for her. Then borrow my mom's vacuum, and then wash all the bedding. We might even do a fogger or something.
I am also wondering if your fleas have ever gone away on there own. It is starting to get colder, so that might make them stay as larvae. We would have to treat the house at some point still, but not right away.
She has had fleas before, but they have always just gone away with the baths and powder. What are your experiences with fleas?
I found like 5 fleas on her belly the other morning and instead giving her a bath in the kitchen sink, I decided to give her a full bath, so she could soak in the water and hopefully the fleas would drowned. I did the flea shampoo also, and this actually worked for the rest of the day. She hated the bath, but later in the day was thanking me becuase she was happy she wasn't having to scratch so much. But, the next day they were back.
I have tried just the flea powder and of course that doesn't do anything. At this point I don't really know what to do. I know I need to get her some kind of treatment, but I also know that that won't work if the fleas are still in our house. Our vacuum broke two days ago, and we don't know when we will be able to fix it.
I feel so bad for Vida, and the fleas are even getting on me now and botthering me. I guess I know what I need to do, but I am wondering what kind of treatments you have used. We will probably buy some treatment for her. Then borrow my mom's vacuum, and then wash all the bedding. We might even do a fogger or something.
I am also wondering if your fleas have ever gone away on there own. It is starting to get colder, so that might make them stay as larvae. We would have to treat the house at some point still, but not right away.
She has had fleas before, but they have always just gone away with the baths and powder. What are your experiences with fleas?