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The dogs blood is the flea's diet. As like every living organism, the flea needs to eat to survive and its diet is dog blood. So it climbs on dogs and feeds on their blood through their skin. Fleas can have a negative influence on the dogs health because much of the nutrition we feed the dog would end up in the flea's system and your dog would never grow as well as it can.
Male fleas do not bite, only the females do. The blood being sucked in is the female's diet adn her children; she delivers part of it back to her babies
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∙ 9y agoFleas commonly infest the fur of dogs and cats. The fleas do this because they use the dead cells that shed from the animal's skin to live on.
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∙ 12y agoa flea can effect a dog by giving it a lot of rash and they are uncomfortable and some dogs die
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What is a dog when a flea is living on it?
The dog is a host. The flea is a parasite.
Do cat fleas like only cats?
No, a flea is a flea. There is no "cat flea" or "dog flea". Its just a flea and its just as likely to get a cat or dog.
When a flea is living on a dog which term identifies the dog?
The dog is the host animal to the parasitic flea.
What is the dog's role in the case where a flea on a dog relies on the dog's blood to live?
The dog is the "host" to the flea which is a "parasite".
What is the parasitism between a flea and a dog?
the flea sucks the dogs blood, therefore the flea benefits, while the dog detriments...
How is a dog affected by a flea?
A dog is effected by a flea about as much as a person in effected by a mosquito.
How do you stop your flea infested dog from chewing himself while the medicine takes effect?
Get one of those lampshade things
How do fleas kill a dog?
Why not try flea powder or give your dog a bath using flea shampoo to get rid of your dog's fleas?
Can you give a Flea bath to a pregnant dog?
No, it's not wise to bathe a pregnant dog in flea dip
A flea may live on the skin of a dog and feed on the dog's blood. This relationship between the flea and the dog is an example of .?
parasitism
Can a flea jump off a pet and get on a person?
Yes. Some flea species are more particular than others, but the cat flea will bite dogs and humans as well. In fact, in most locations a flea on a dog is more likely to be a cat flea than a dog flea. Dog fleas also bite humans.
how do i feed my dog flea tablets?
De- flea it every month
