Winter Flea Control

Many people are under the mistaken impression that your pet won't get fleas if you live in an area where it gets cold and snows in the winter thinking the freezing temperatures will kill any fleas.

It sounds great but in most cases that isn't how it works. Fleas are clever creatures that figured out they could hitch a ride on an unsuspecting dog or cat and jump off indoors and then multiply in the safety and comfort of a home. Since it is warm in your home, the fleas have a room over their heads and they have an almost unlimited food supply in the forms of the family pets as well as their human counterparts with ankles being a particularly desirable place for fleas to latch onto.

First of all use a high quality flea killer. Repellents simply repel the fleas into your house and some will have enough of a life cycle left to live long enough to jump back onto your dog or cat and begin breeding again once the repellant has worn off. Opt for a flea killer that not only kills the adult fleas but the flea eggs and larvae as well. This stops the life cycle and will get the fleas off your pets.

Next, clean your pet's bedding and if it is infested with fleas or flea eggs, you will need to toss it and buy new to avoid reinfestation. Vacuum your carpets thoroughly and if you have a steam cleaner, give your carpets the once over. Throw out the bag from the vacuum cleaner or flea eggs can hatch and reclaim their territory in your home as fleas very quickly.

If you need to wipe your pet off after applying flea killer, you can use a green tea wipe that won't affect the effectiveness of the application and will allow your pet to be cleaned without the danger of being infested again by fleas.
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