fleas ticks won't die!

[Tenn Jon]

I just can't kill them (fleas and ticks) on my GSP. He is so lean Frontline and Vectra won't work on him. I've tried flea power, flea shampoo with little success. Dips work, but don't last long and smell like a chemical factory.

Anyone have success with other products? I'm desperate enough I would even use natural hippie crap!

[DesertPP]

When conditions are right fleas in the surrounding enviroment can be so thick that they provide constant replacement for the ones your treatments kill. Giving the dogs the appearence of one continuous infestation. Before turning you dogs coat into a toxic waste site take the battle outside and kill the fleas and their eggs where they start. Since they took away Diazinon the best bet seems to be a Bifenthrin based insecticide like Ortho Bug B Gone Max. For inside I have found that treating the dogs bedding and carpet areas with Permethrin based flea powders kill them where they hide before our four legged bug mops can pick em up.

[Kiger2]

Daughter is working in a vey clinic. At their meeting last week they discussed fleas becoming imune to some of the current treatments.
We never have fleas and they have been bad here for us. There is a new product the vet gave us. Dont like new products but we are giving to a try.Once a month pill. Supposed to take care of heart worm also.
Treating the house is a must, chemicals and vacuum. Vet says to vacuum twice. They there is some evidence that the running vacuum causes the larva to hatch out because they think a host is nearby. Also empty vaucumm imediately.
Ill try and get you the name of the stuff.

also needto treat outside. Vet says to concentrate on shade, fleas cant tollerate direct sun.

Another vet told me that the over the counter treatments are not very effcetive due to lower quality control standards.