Fleas

OK ...... Fleas don't like human hair because it isn't warm enough so the will only stay in your hair if they desprate if you have fleas then get a fine hairbrush (close toothed brush) and you must comb you hair thurely and the fine brush wil push them out and make sure you do it over a bason of warm or cold water for the fleas to fall in so the don't jump back

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Ericococ

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They can only land on animals because the fur might have something humans do not have.

Dish liquid, particularly Dawn Dish Liquid is useful in killing fleas on both dogs and cats. It is particularly recommended for animals too young for flea medication and shampoos. Dish liquid, however, can be irritable to the skin and should only be used if necessary. When using any dish liquid, the animal should be rinsed several times with water to make skin irritation less noticeable.

On a dog, no. It can cause irritation and will not kill the eggs. Try dog flea shampoo or even baby shampoo

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If you think your guinea pig has fleas you should either call a vet or go somewhere were you think you could get good advice, maybe going to a pet store and bringing your guinea pig to show them would help, they could maybe have a shampoo they could give you or tell you a way to remove them.

A flea requires a host that has hair in order to lay it's eggs on the host but a flea can feed off of a gecko yes. Be weary that flea's/mites/parasites are not present, as this can kill your gecko if the flea carrys any disease or bacteria.

Fleas suck bloody from animals, similar to mosquitoes. Upon injection they inject an anti coagulant into the blood, making it easier to suck. This anti coagulant is what causes the itching and the swelling involved with a flea 'bite'. This in itself is not really harmful, more irritating. However fleas can transmit very harmful blood borne diseases like bubonic plague or malaria.

Instead of the bite being harmful, it is what the bite can transmit that we need to worry about.

Sand fleas are small creatures which live on beaches and feed on tidal litter. They are unrelated to human fleas and would not survive for very long on the human body or in human clothes. They are only named sand "fleas" because they jump.

You can do it by simply opening a part of dog's coat and search for fleas. There are available shampoos to cure fleas on dogs. So instead of picking all fleas in your dog's body, just use a shampoo on your dog.

Use Frontline or the spot-on flea product of your choice religiously every month and you won't need to de-flea your cat, the product will do it for you.

They are eaten by a wide range of animals, and are an important link in food webs. Their major predators include hydra, flatworms, newts, young fish and other Crustacea.

Yes itchyness is only 1 symptom

Give your cat a bath using Dawn original blue dish soap. It will kill the fleas! I didn't believe it worked, but after trying several products from the vet and over-the-counter, I decided to try it. It worked better than anything else I tried!

Cockatiels don't get fleas, but they can get other kinds of parasites like mites and ticks. The best way to prevent parasites is to prevent contact with wild birds. DO NOT use chemical bird protectors or mothballs. They might be sold by unscrupulous pet stores, but they are not safe to use around your bird. If you suspect that your bird might have parasites, you should contact your avian veterinarian for treatment. Don't try to treat an infestation yourself. --------

No, they don't get fleas and can get mites as said above. However, I have used the bird protectors for 14 years now and can report my bird is very healthy and happy. (We also let him out almost every day, which probably accounts for his happy nature!)

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If your dog (or cat) is infested with fleas, it is possible that the adult fleas will bite any human that is in the vicinity. The fleas will not "infest" or stay on the person very long, as the dog or cat is the preferred host. If a pet owner is getting lots of flea bites, it usually means the pet and the environment are heavily infested. Eradicating a flea infestation can be very challenging and frustrating, consult your veterinarian.

Ferrets do tend to scratch and itch a lot. Bathing and/or using a product not made for ferrets will dry out their skin, making them itch, also check for fleas. Bathing a ferret is not necessary unless they get into something and needs a bath. Ferrets can also have allergies that will make them itchy. If you are feeding dry ferret food, give them a tiny bit of olive oil every few days for their coat, it has a lot of good nutrients. Most ferrets like olive oil, you can use it as a treat for them. Also your ferret's ears may need cleaning which also causes them to scratch themselves

Anything that has fleas, can give fleas to guinea pigs.

It depends on how old the kittens are. But, whatever you do, DO NOT BATHE YOUR PUSSYS! They can lose their body heat very easily and die. The only way to get rid of fleas on newborn kittens is to give the mother something that kills fleas, since it is highly probable that they got them fom Mama cat, and hope that the babies get enough through her milk.

at that time of the plague people had poor hygiene which attracted rats to get comfortable at dirty areas and when this happened flees eventually got on them and the rats managed to get on a boat and as they moved around flees were spread and humans ought the disease

From a can of DEEP WOODS OFF!: "Provides long-lasting protection from mosquitoes, ticks (including ticks that carry Lyme disease) and biting flies: stable flies, black flies, and sand flies. Also repels chiggers, fleas, gnats, no-see-ums from treated skin or clothing." So yes.

There is not a injection but there is some "drops" which you apply to the dogs skin that will kill all fleas and ticks for 2 months. The treatment is very popular and is known as Frontline spot on. Your Vet will supply this treatment and some major pet stores also supply this treatment. However if fleas have infested your house you will need to follow necessary household treatments to remove the fleas.

Just get an exterminator before it grows.

There are several home remedies known for keeping fleas off of dogs. Mixing water with lemon juice, mixing water with vinegar, and also taking the peel from an orange and rubbing the inside of the peel all over the dogs coat.

Yes yo do have to worry about a dog having fleas and you having really long hair because fleas is another name for lice for a dog but lice is another for fleas inhuman stile so you do have to worry