I have a dog and a cat. The dog has access to a fenced in backyard, the cat is indoors. I noticed fleas on my dog a few weeks ago. Instantly put some topical medicine on him (he wasn't up to date with his treatments, totally my fault). I then went out and got a flea collar which i waited 3-4 days to put on (didn't want to stack too many meds at once). The fleas were still on him. I also noticed them on the cat. At this point I bought a new flea collar for the dog (stronger type) and a flea collar for the cat.
I bought some flea shampoo and gave him and the cat baths. Vacuumed the entire house and all furniture. Put collars on once they were dry. This fixed the cats issue. The dog is still having issues. I waited 2 weeks from when I first put the topical on and put some more on. I know it says 30 days, but reading online I saw 2 week applications for infestations are okay.
I separated his hair and put the medicine on 3-4 locations on his back (where he can't turn around to mess with). He's a standard poodle so hes a little bigger of a boy. Put the flea collar back on and called it a day. I also vacuumed again.
The fleas are back a week later. I noticed the cat scratching and she has them too. I gave the dog another flea bath, but I'm just gonna use topical on the cat since she despises baths.
I bought some chewable, oral fast-acting flea-killing medicine for the dog. If this doesn't work, what do I do? I feel like I've tried everything. I've spent hundreds of dollars of topical medicine, shampoo, collars, and now chewables. I cannot get rid of these fleas.
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