How to Tell if Your Dog Has Fleas
Watch your dog for excessive scratching or chewing.. Examine your dog's skin for tiny, red, raised bumps.. Check your dog's fur to spot adult fleas.
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Watch your dog for excessive scratching or chewing.
Watch your dog for excessive scratching or chewing.
Examine your dog's skin for tiny, red, raised bumps.
Examine your dog's skin for tiny, red, raised bumps.
Check your dog's fur to spot adult fleas.
Check your dog's fur to spot adult fleas.
Have your dog stand on a white towel and brush its coat.
Have your dog stand on a white towel and brush its coat.
Use a flea comb and soapy water to check your dog's coat for flea dirt.
Use a flea comb and soapy water to check your dog's coat for flea dirt.
Look in your dog's mouth to see if its gums are pale.
Look in your dog's mouth to see if its gums are pale.
Examine your dog's bedding and food area for flea dirt.
Examine your dog's bedding and food area for flea dirt.
Wear white socks and walk near the dog's bedding.
Wear white socks and walk near the dog's bedding.
Make a light trap with a bowl of water and a nightlight.
Make a light trap with a bowl of water and a nightlight.
Contact your veterinarian if your dog has fleas.
Contact your veterinarian if your dog has fleas.
Try store-bought or natural remedies to kill fleas.
Try store-bought or natural remedies to kill fleas.
Clean your house thoroughly.
Clean your house thoroughly.
Spray or fog your home with flea-killer to get rid of severe infestations.
Spray or fog your home with flea-killer to get rid of severe infestations.
Mow the grass in your yard once a week to keep the grass short.
Mow the grass in your yard once a week to keep the grass short.
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