I wrote a post a few days ago about the hot weather being bad for your dog. It included things like grooming, drinking lots of water and seeking shade whenever possible. However there are other things that can become a problem now that the warm weather is here…
Fleas, or ticks are the problem. In this weather they love nothing more than to settle into your dogs coat and make themselves at home. This sort of heat is perfect for their breeding conidtions and they are likely to multiply quickly in the summer months. Then can certainly multiply more quickly on your dog than you can kill them.
So this is yet another consideration to take into account, and you should not under any circumstances assume that your dog doesn’t have fleas; most dogs do, it’s a part of their life; some have fleas worse than others, but the truth is that all of them carry fleas.
There are many different solutions to fleas but mostly the most effective are treatments applied directly to the skin of the dog and ones that last for a long time. There are flea treatments that can spread around your home too if you have a dog that lives in the house with you. This is an important thing to consider since the flea will also live on the very edges of your carpet and multiply there instead. You must make a point of hoovering up very close to the edge of your carpets and ensure that your dog is treated.
