So,
Black Beard showed up at home with some fleas. He's almost completely black, and it was lucky that I caught them hanging out, 'round his pink, "private area" region (he WAS scratching)...
We live in a TINY place, so, IMMEDIATELY, I took all the laundry (incl. the clothes I was wearing/ my bedding) outside (to be washed in my buddy's building's industrial washer/dryer), I vacuumed/ scrubbed our tile floor, and then we showered in (AWESOME, ELECTRIC PINK, Oxy...) PALMOLIVE DISH DETERGENT!! When I dried him off, I saw about 4 dead fleas, upon the white towel (IT WORKED!!)... the infestation wasn't bad to begin with (thank G-d), and I think I nipped it in the bud, but only after a joint (bright pink! Plus Oxy!) Palmolive shower (in my hair, too!!).
Now, he's sleeping, soundly, on my futon/ bed (he was still damp & shivering, so I put a doubled-over sheet over him, now he's sleeping peacefully).
I must say, he smells lovely, and his hair is as soft as it's ever been!
I used to dog-sit a couple of schnauzers in NYC, and bathe them with "Buddy Wash" (i.e.- dog-safe shampoo/ conditioner), and that worked fine and everything, but Feng and Santos were NEVER as soft and sweet-smelling as Black Beard is, right now, after a Bright-Pink Palmolive Dish Soap anti-flea shower...
Wish us Luck that we are RID of this!!
Cheers,
Arielle
Black Beard showed up at home with some fleas. He's almost completely black, and it was lucky that I caught them hanging out, 'round his pink, "private area" region (he WAS scratching)...
We live in a TINY place, so, IMMEDIATELY, I took all the laundry (incl. the clothes I was wearing/ my bedding) outside (to be washed in my buddy's building's industrial washer/dryer), I vacuumed/ scrubbed our tile floor, and then we showered in (AWESOME, ELECTRIC PINK, Oxy...) PALMOLIVE DISH DETERGENT!! When I dried him off, I saw about 4 dead fleas, upon the white towel (IT WORKED!!)... the infestation wasn't bad to begin with (thank G-d), and I think I nipped it in the bud, but only after a joint (bright pink! Plus Oxy!) Palmolive shower (in my hair, too!!).
Now, he's sleeping, soundly, on my futon/ bed (he was still damp & shivering, so I put a doubled-over sheet over him, now he's sleeping peacefully).
I must say, he smells lovely, and his hair is as soft as it's ever been!
I used to dog-sit a couple of schnauzers in NYC, and bathe them with "Buddy Wash" (i.e.- dog-safe shampoo/ conditioner), and that worked fine and everything, but Feng and Santos were NEVER as soft and sweet-smelling as Black Beard is, right now, after a Bright-Pink Palmolive Dish Soap anti-flea shower...
Wish us Luck that we are RID of this!!
Cheers,
Arielle
