The Great Flea War Of 2012....

Ok well if you have a dog than you know this year has been the worst when it comes to FLEAS!!!! I have had my dog for almost 9 years and she has never had a flea problem until this year... She has always had allergies so when the season's change we have to give her baths with an oatmeal shampoo so when she started scratching I assumed it was her allergies acting up boy was I wrong.. Went to give her a bath and the fleas were just rolling off of her my poor baby I felt so bad she must have been miserable... So of course we got flea shampoo and spray and thought well this will do the trick, not so much it wasn't a week later she was scratching AGAIN and now they are finding their way around the house we have found some here and there (thank goodness my hubby had taken our carpet out) we have tried all of the home remedies too like the lemon dish soap and pine sol I don't think they work but other people have had luck with them.. So now she has an appointment with the vet to get her some medicine and I might add she has not been to the vet since before I was pregnant so that is a good 4 years, wish me luck I am thinking it is not going to go so well I will have to let you know... So that is the reason my cute and thrifty wasn't up on Sunday I was fighting the good fight hope it is super cold this winter and kills all of those nasty bugs my friend had a problem in the summer with them now I am feeling her pain it is not fun especially when you have a little one running around.. I swear though my husband is worse than my son about this issue he thinks they are all over him and I have seen maybe 3 on me over the span of 4 days why do men always over react while women take it in stride? He is the one with all the crazy home remedies I am like "where on earth are you getting this stuff" and he says "the internet" of course cause if it is on there it MUST be true.....

This is my baby girl with her sweet little face how could those fleas do that to her... She is my second baby (I have a chinchilla who will be 11 soon) I adopted her she is a mix breed and she has been my best friend for almost 9 years don't know what I would do with out her... ***Update we survived the vet but our bank account may not.. She did great and everything looks good she got all of her medicine and hopefully will not have to go back until she needs another shot.. Just glad she is in good health we all love her so much!!!!***