I got Patches to the vet and back. Vet says he has fleas, gave me some expensive medicine

[MiHale]

34. My dog got infested last summer...

We used D.E at first followed by a bath in Adams Flea & Tick Shampoo for both dogs and cats.

The fleas natural cycles of egg laying need to be broken. They are determined little creatures. This shampoo prevents the eggs from hatching for 30 days. With the continued cleansing of the living areas during that time the cycle is disrupted sometimes for good. Within 3 weeks we were flea free, visually. Roscoe got two baths within that time and we could see the fleas in the rinse, third week bath…none.

I would suggest getting the carpet cleaned deeply after about a couple months of treatment to remove any leftover eggs. I’m slightly biased on this cuz I used to own a carpet and upholstery cleaning company. I’ve cleaned many, many flea infested homes over the years. After treatment the hot steam kills most anything that’s left and gets sucked away.

Adams also makes a spray that prevents flea and tick infestation for treatment afterwards. I used this for the upholstery.