Fleas are bloodsucking parasites that can feed, breed and lay eggs on your dog! They can carry tapeworm and cause anaemia. Female fleas can lay up to 50 eggs per day. The eggs fall from the dog’s coat into the environment and build up in areas such as the dog’s bedding, household carpet, furniture and garden.
Fleas, fleas everywhere
Unhatched fleas can live in their cocoon for months. Warmth, movement and carbon dioxide levels all trigger hatching time, as they suggest the presence of a nearby host.
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Adult fleas on a dog only represent around 5% of the flea population that might exist in a home. This means that 95% of the flea population is made up of eggs, larvae and pupae in the dog’s bedding, the carpet and other areas around the home.
Keep your dog flea-free!
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Prevention is the key to flea control.
Sentinel Spectrum Tasty Chews
break the flea lifecycle by stopping
the flea eggs from ever hatching,
larvae from developing and pupae from forming.
For best protection, all animals in the household should be on Sentinel Spectrum Tasty Chews or PROGRAM®. PROGRAM Injectable for Cats can be administered by your veterinarian once every six months. This also stops the fleas’ breeding cycle.
Sentinel Spectrum Tasty Chews for dogs or PROGRAM for cats will stop any ‘hitch-hiker fleas’ your pet may pick up from breeding. If you do notice your pet has picked up fleas, give them a CAPSTAR™ tablet. CAPSTAR kills adult fleas and starts working in under 30 minutes, providing rapid relief for your pet, without leaving messy residue on his coat.
Sentinel Spectrum Tasty Chews can be used from 6 weeks of age. PROGRAM and CAPSTAR can be used from four weeks of age.
Four easy steps to avoid flea infestation
- Start using Sentinel Spectrum Tasty Chews or PROGRAM every month to stop the flea breeding cycle.
- Give your puppy, dog or cat one CAPSTAR tablet to kill all adult fleas.
- If you have a severe infestation, in addition to steps 1 and 2, treat your house with a flea ‘bomb’ or spot treat affected areas with an environmental spray, and steam-clean carpets.
- Wash and tumble dry pet bedding.
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