Can fleas survive the winter in Ontario?
Outdoors, usually not. Indoors, absolutely. Your heated home is a year-round flea habitat. Here's what Ontario pet owners need to know.
Read moreArticles on fleas in dogs and cats — prevention, treatment, and how fleas affect pets and homes.
Outdoors, usually not. Indoors, absolutely. Your heated home is a year-round flea habitat. Here's what Ontario pet owners need to know.
Read moreYes. Fleas hitch rides on clothing, enter through doors, and travel between apartment units. Indoor-only cats are not immune. Here's how it happens.
Read moreYes. 95% of a flea infestation is in your home, not on your dog. Treating only the dog leaves thousands of eggs, larvae, and pupae cycling in your carpets.
Read moreMonthly for most products. Some last longer. Here's the schedule for every major flea preventive and whether year-round makes sense in Ontario.
Read moreHot water (60°C+), vacuuming, and insect growth regulators. Adult flea treatments don't touch eggs. Here's what actually works on each lifecycle stage.
Read moreThey can bite you, but they can't live on you or reproduce from human blood. Here's what's actually happening when you're getting flea bites at home.
Read moreYes. Flea pupae can survive dormant in carpet for months waiting for a host. Here's how fleas get in, how long they last, and how to get them out.
Read moreNew fleas are hatching from pupae in your home, not surviving treatment. Here are the 5 most common reasons treatment seems to fail and what to do about each.
Read more3 to 6 weeks minimum for a typical infestation. Severe cases take months. Here's why it takes so long and how to speed things up.
Read moreFlea dirt turns reddish-brown on a wet paper towel. Regular dirt doesn't. Here's the 30-second test and what finding flea dirt means for your dog.
Read moreCapstar (nitenpyram) starts killing fleas within 30 minutes and wipes out 90%+ within 4 hours. Here's how it compares to other options.
Read moreLook for scratching at the tail base, flea dirt in the coat, and use the wet paper towel test. Here are the reliable signs and how to confirm.
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