This is what someone on another list uses. Borax Acid You can buy the old Borax Laundry Soap at Fry's Grocery store or probable other stores carry it as well. It contains a lot of Borax Acid which is why it works. It will work in your yard and dog runs as well. Just sprinkle it fairly heavily just before it rains or water it down with your sprinkler afterwards. If you have chickens running lose in your yard do the Borax at night while they are roosting or they will eat the graduals thinking it is seeds or something. For carpet I sprinkle, rub it into the rugs and then vacuum it up. It will leave enough of a residue to kill the fleas and ticks but not enough to harm your pets. This really works. It can keep your house and yard free of fleas and ticks for up to a year. Even so, I do it twice a year and of course treat my dogs and cats with frontline or Advantage or Revolution at the same time.
What did you treat your yard with? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mybug78 Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 6:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] New to grp =) We own a 1yr old chihuahua named Lovebug. I wanted to find a grp experienced with chihuahua's to ask about treating for fleas. Weve never had a flea problem and what we are doing isnt really helping! We have had Bug on Frontline Plus but its not working! And now we have fleas all over the house! I vaccum at least 3 times daily and empty the canister into a bag and place it in the garbage out in the garage (so if they get out they cant get back in the house) We have treated our yard and everytime he goes outside he gets more fleas UGH I really dont care to use the Frontline anymore as he is having reactions to it! He now is getting bald patches where the treatment is applied. We have tried flea baths, powders and spray and powder treatments in the house and still no luck in getting rid of the little boogers! They used to spray our town every Sunday for Fleas/Mosquitos but stopped this year due to exspences of the chemicals but from what I understand they will be doing it again starting next year because of so many complaints to the city and also to the only vet in town about how many homes are now flea infested! Any advice? We live in a small town in Iowa and only have 1 small vet clinic which only carries Frontline Plus. I refuse to keep spending $15 a month on flea treatment that is not doing anything! If it was helping kill the cycle of them we wouldnt have such a problem in the house with fleas! ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
