Flea Treatment for Dogs on a Budget

Summer is haven for fleas and hell for my pitbulls.  With 7 pitbulls and some new arrivals, fleas wrecking havoc in our house.  and I'm pretty sure they are all over the backyard.  Problems is, our pitbulls do come in the house and they bring their fleas along with them.  It's so bad, that some of our pitbulls had major skin allergic reaction from flea bites and ended up with mange.  Luckily, Dr. Grififin is inexpensive and was able to give my dog prescribe medication for the mange treatment.  But to do with all these freaking fleas.  I've tried many.  Here's what I know what works and my wallet can handle.

1.  Capstar -  works amazing.  Its a pill you give your dog or puppy and it kills the adult fleas on them.  and starts working in 30 minutes.  But last only for about 24 hours.  But atleast you know those adult fleas are dead.  Good if you have an infestation and need immediate result.  But Capstar is very expensive.  For 6 pills, you're going to pay about $30-40 at Walmart.  But can get them on ebay for about $20 bucks with free shipping.  and even better, generic brand is only about $11 for 6 pills.

2.    Hartz Ultra Guard Pro -  for dogs over 31-60 lbs.  and all my pitbulls are over 31 and under 60 lbs.  I got this at Kroger, my local grocery store,  and 3 comes in a package.  and cost about $15 bucks.  Suppose to last for a month.  and its my first time using it.  and it seems to work.  Atleast I don't see a major flea infestation anymore.  Meaning, before I use this flea treatment, I use a flea comb on my dogs and they have so many fleas!  I would literally get atleast a spoonful amount of fleas with the flea comb.  I know gross.  So I totally recommend this product.  Your dog will still attract fleas but keep them at bay and in check.  So I use this in conjuction with capstar.  Capstar once per month and hartz once per month

3.  Homemade flea trap.  To determine if you have fleas in your carpet, omg!  this flea traps really works.  So at night, I have a very shallow bowl, I fill it with water and drops of dish detergent.  Place it on the floor in a room where dogs usually hangs out, with a desk lamp on, and pointed to the bowl of water, the fleas are attracted to the light and tries to reach the light by jumping in the water and gets trap.  

Get rid of dog fleas fast with Capstar

I am literally at war with fleas. With seven pitbulls and 4 new pitbull puppies, our home is infested with fleas and I am constantly looking for ways to get rid of them. Unfortunately, it is too expensive and I've tried just about everything and I haven't found anything I can honestly say it works.  But omg! Capstar actually kills the  fleas off your dog.  I have used Frontline, and other flea medication, and I just felt like I was wasting my money down the drain.  And then, I decided to go holistic or use natural remedies, like making my own spray.  But this did little to our infestation.  I had to do something fast and needed result asap.  Somehow, after hours on the  internet, I found Capstar,  decided to give it a try because of all the raving reviews. and Oh boy they are right on the money.  Capstar does work, and it work fast and actually kills the fleas, the adult fleas that is.

What you must know about Capstar.
1.  It  starts working in about 30 minutes.  Fleas would literally start dropping off your dog  and  into the floor dying.
2. Capstar only last 24 hours
3.  You can only give it to  dogs once a day.  No more than Once Per Day.  I give my dog, once every 3 days, in the summer time.  and Once per month in   winter,  and once a week in  fall & spring
4.  For the first 30 minutes, your dog will scratch a lot because the fleas are going crazy dying,  but after that, its instant relief.  and they will thank you for it.
5.  Have water for dog in stand by  after giving them a pill.
6.  and there are two kinds of Capstar, one for dogs under 25 lbs and one for dogs over 25 lbs.

Bought my capstar on ebay.com an it  arrived on the 3rd day.  Amazing!

plus it was 1/2 the price than major retailers.