Grooming for fleas

Flea droppings will more obvious than the fleas themselves, so run a fine-toothed comb through the dog’s hair near his tail and flick any debris into a container of water.

Flea droppings contain blood and will turn the water pink. Once you identified fleas as the culprit, the attack should be multi-pronged.

Comb your dog daily with a fine-toothed comb and drown the fleas in a container of soapy water; dip the dog in a pyrethrin dip that has low toxicity and a residual effect.

Treat the house, especially areas where the dog sleeps or spends a lot of time. Wash his bedding, spray his bed or crate, and treat the house and yard as indicated.

Put some flea powder in the vacuum cleaner bag as well.