Your pet Labrador Charlie is usually a playful dog. He runs around, plays catch with you, jumps on you, and is generally always excited to see you. However, this morning you noticed something different in him. He did not greet you with enthusiasm as he usually does. He seems irritated and always scratching the different parts of his body. You got worried so you examined him. Upon closer inspection, you find adult fleas in the coat and on his skin.
What Are Fleas?
Fleas are the most common external parasites found in dogs. They are tiny, dark brown insects that are usually found in the dog’s coats and skin. They have long claws in all of their six legs, and their bodies are narrow. They appear to fly, but they don’t. What they do is jump. They can jump up to 150 times their length. On average, fleas can live for two to three months. Without a host to provide a blood meal, though, they can only live for a few days. They not only feed on animal blood but also on human blood.
How Do Pets Get Fleas?
Fleas lay eggs in your garden or on your carpet and furniture. These eggs can remain dormant until they find a host. Outdoors, like to stay in shady, protected areas, basically the places where your dog likes to stay.
Prevention
Try to adopt flea-controlling measures like vacuuming your carpet two to three times a week to remove the eggs. Wash your pet’s blankets regularly. You can spray insecticides in your house and outdoors too. Bath your pet too using soap, hot water, and flea shampoo. Check with your veterinarian for advice, since each pet has a different need, and a vet can properly assess your dog.
If all else fails, and you are in Clemmons, then there is a Go-Forth Home Services Company to take care of your needs. These guys only use state-of-the-art extermination equipment and the latest and safest pest control methods.
Why Go-Forth?
So who is Go-Forth Home Services and why should we trust them? It is a family-owned, locally-operated extermination company that understands pest control since it has been around for 59 years now. Then they have highly skilled and well-trained professionals. They have excellent experience not only in flea control but also with many other pest problems like ants, cockroaches, rodents, bed bugs, mosquitoes, etc. The company has a special team of technicians who can evaluate your homes or offices on what type of service is just right for you.
They have established their presence in Clemmons and have worked closely with several homeowners as well as business owners in eliminating pests within the area. And when these pests come back, the good guys at Go-Forth are there just waiting.
So just pick up that phone now and let their team of professionals at Go-Forth Home Services take care of your flea problems. Call as soon as possible. You would not want the fleas to spread throughout your household.