What's the best flea treatment for puppies? Is the shampoo any good?

No, flea shampoos are not helpful. They wash fleas off, but they don't get rid of all of them - animal's get reinfested quickly afterwards.





Get some proper flea treatment, from a vets. Pet stores are not licensed to sell medication, therefore their flea treatments don't work - they've got chemicals in them that are useless against fleas and sometimes harmful to cats and dogs.





If your puppy is over 8 weeks of age he can have any of the veterinary spot-ons like Frontline or Advantage. If he's under 8 weeks old, it will have to be the spray version of Frontline.





ChaliceWhat's the best flea treatment for puppies? Is the shampoo any good?
I know from personal experience that Joy dish soap works the best to get rid of fleas because it has the highest lye content. Might not be great on the pups skin but neither are the fleas.What's the best flea treatment for puppies? Is the shampoo any good?
Please don't use flea shampoo. It's really just an insecticide that is often toxic, especially to young dogs and cats. Plus, as soon as you wash it off, it doesn't work anymore. Any regular shampoo should do just as good of a job without the toxins.





The absolute best and safest flea treatments out there are Advantage and Frontline. Please purchase from a reputable source. They are safe and the most effective products on the market at this time. You just put the liquid on the back of the dog once a month and it works killing and repelling fleas. Please don't use cheap substitutes (Hartz, Sargent's) as these are just as bad as flea shampoos.





For very young puppies (like less than 7 weeks of age), there really isn't anything specific to fleas on the market. The best thing is to bathe the pups with some dishwashing liquid, scrubbing and causing lots of suds to suffocate the fleas. Make sure you get on top of the head, too. Then rinse really really well and use a flea comb to pick off the dead and dying fleas.
Try 7 dust. It is safe around pets, children, and you can put it around on the cartpet and it kills the flees in the house. I have used it myself and it worked wonders.
Shampoo for puppies works great. They are to young for anything else and flea collars are worthless.
Frontline works better than shampoos, but definately ask your vet. If the puppy is very young this treatment may not be good for it!
as a grooming asst, we get the best flea shampoo there is... and even that doesnt do **** . go to your vet and see if he can find safe medication to give your puppy.
the shampoo is good. It works really well.
On Yahoo News a few days ago, the best thing you can do is to vacuum your rugs every day. They claim that it works as well as fumigating the house.


To get rid of fleas, you treat the environment, not the animal.
if the dogs under about 8 wks use advantage(vets have it). after about 8 wks any treatment will do alright. dont bother with the powders though, they dont do much. i breed apbts and this is a recurring problem for me. advantage has always worked best for us.
Most flea products are toxic to pups younger than 10-12 weeks old. If the pup is less than 3 months old, the best thing to do is simply wash them in Dawn detergent. This will wash off the fleas but not kill them. Be sure to keep soap out of the pup's eyes %26amp; ears....
Tea Tree Oil works great and is natural not chemical...also wash and clean everything your puppy has contact with, beds, blankets, pillows.....etc...