Last week I started noticing a tiny little bug bite here and there on my legs. I didn't think much of it. Saturday my dog went to the groomer to get his summer haircut, nice and short. Saturday night I was sitting on the couch with him, with my legs under our throw blanket and I noticed that it seemed I got bit by a bug. First thing Sunday morning I threw both of our throw blankets from the livingroom, and the towel on the dog's bed into the wash.
Fast forward to today, I was sitting with the dog before work, and noticed on his nice short fur a flea!!! I started to analyze the poor guy and found 2 or 3 more. Then I saw a couple on the same throw blanket I mentioned earlier. I killed every single one I came in contact with, and immediately threw that blanket back into the wash.
I am now at work, stressed about what to do. I'm not really interested in having a flea infestation!
I put Frontline or K9 Advantix on his back just over a month ago. I am going at lunch to get him another dose of that (and putting it in my calendar to make sure i'm not off by even a day next time!). I plan to wash the rest of the soft linens in the house tonight, starting with those in the rooms where he goes (he does not go upstairs in our bedroom (thank goodness!). I was going to look for a flea and tick shampoo at lunch too so I can wash him before applying the medicine tonight. I was going to vacuum and mop as well.
Any other suggestions? What am I missing? What else can I do? I'm just afraid that if I am finding them it is too late and they already laid eggs and are everywhere. Yuck! Any tricks for getting rid of them if they are already there. I would like to avoid bombing the house.
To Google I go............