| Flea bites are a major problem in many areas of | | | | they have open wounds from scratching |
| the world. Your dog can be infested with fleas | | | | themselves. Allow your dog to dry thoroughly and |
| and they can infest your home and even bite you | | | | vacuum your home very well, if you have no |
| if the problem is left untreated. Some dogs are | | | | carpet, sweep your hardwoods very well, |
| actually allergic to the flea bite, so this can cause | | | | because once you treat the home and the dog, |
| them extreme misery such as scratching till they | | | | your going to have a lot of dead fleas, depending |
| bleed, skin inflammation, and hair loss, which is | | | | on how bad the infestations was. |
| often referred to as hot spots. | | | | If There is Inflammation and Redness |
| First Step - Get the Flea Problem Under Control | | | | If your dog's skin is red and inflamed and you can |
| Before you can treat a flea bite, you must get | | | | see where they scratched themselves raw. Go to |
| the flea problem under control, otherwise you will | | | | your local pharmacy and get an over the counter |
| have hundreds of flea bites to treat. You will want | | | | hydrocortisone cream that normally sells with 1 |
| to treat your house and your dog with safe flea | | | | percent. You will want to apply this to the |
| killing products. If you are unsure which ones to | | | | affected areas several times each day. This will |
| use, ask your veterinarian and they can | | | | not burn at all and will actually be very soothing. |
| recommend the right kind or sell you a flea | | | | Seeking Medical Intervention |
| treatment you place on the dog's shoulder blades | | | | If your dog was severely attacked by fleas from |
| one each week. | | | | head to toe, you will want to seek veterinarian |
| Bathe the Dog in Soothing Shampoo | | | | assistance because several flea bites can lead to |
| Once you have treated the flea problem and you | | | | anemia in some dogs. Most of the times the |
| visibly are seeing the fleas falling off the dog or | | | | veterinarian will give the dog a single shot of |
| no longer crawling, you need to shampoo your | | | | steroids and have you continue with the |
| dog with an oatmeal based product. Do not use a | | | | hydrocortisone cream. |
| flea shampoo as this can really sting if the flea | | | | Final Thoughts |
| bites have caused sores on your dogs body. | | | | A flea problem can make you miserable but it can |
| If your dog is really infested with fleas, as your | | | | be especially difficult for your dog, make sure you |
| shampoo him or her, you may notice the | | | | check him or her regularly for any signs of fleas. |
| shampoo turning red, this is the left over blood | | | | Check the tummy area as fleas love to run |
| that dried when the fleas bit your dog. You may | | | | across the tummy, and check at the base of the |
| need to shampoo a couple of times, depending on | | | | tail for any signs of flea dirt, which will look like |
| the severity. | | | | black specs. If your dog is prone to flea bites, it is |
| Use an oatmeal based conditioner as well, this is | | | | best to prevent it at the beginning of summer |
| very soothing to the dog's skin, especially when | | | | each year. |