Is the poundland flea stuff....

[Plantlover]

Any good?

No. Get vet strength treatment

I walk a dog for a charity and it has fleas.

I don't think the owner will treat the dog. I got about 25- 30 bites yesterday after having the dog for the afternoon. I can probably walk it without getting bitten bitten but not have it for longer periods.

He has talked about spraying it with flea spray? Will this sort it?

The only problem is that the house will have fleas in the carpets and bedding so just treating the dog will not solve the problem.

I think advantage doesn't need a prescription but is effective

Can the charity help out? Is it an elderly person, can their family be contacted to sort out the fleas at home?

Sounds like a sad situation for the dog and owner.

He doesn't have any family

The house is not clean or tidy. The dog sleeps on his bed.

If I contact the charity it will be obvious that I have done so. Difficult position to be in.

Hopefully if I just walk her and don't take her for longer periods or in the car etc I won't get bitten again.

A dog with fleas really shouldn't be left untreated. Yes, you don't want to be bitten OP, but neither I imagine does the poor dog who must be horribly itchy.

If the dog isn't treated it will end up biting itself in an effort to relieve the constant itching, which often results in serious injury.

You need to report it to the charity.

I counted my bites yesterday. I have over 45!

This can't go on, firstly for the dog's sake, but also for yours. You need to have a chat with the owner and offer some help as he may either not have realised (some elderly people can be remarkably unobservant) or not know where to start with getting rid of them.

I told him on Saturday that she had fleas. Sunday Ito,d him I wouldn't walk her until he treated her.

Monday he rang me said he went to the shops to get flea stuff but forgot and when could I walk her. I stupidly walked her that day as I was put on the spot.

I made an excuse yesterday and haven't walked her today.

If he rings I'm goin to repeat I won't walk her until she is treated over and over.

I think he'll just lie about it anyway......

He needs to get flea treatment from the vet, although I think a few shops sell vet strength treatments - seen something like that in Boots - and he needs to treat the house, again with vet strength treatment.

Buying some cheap rubbish from poundland or even something made by Johnsons isn't going to get to the root of the problem as most over the counter flea treatments only treat the adult fleas.

Sounds like he has a major flea problem and needs help to get it sorted out. If he's old and unable to walk his own dog I doubt he's going to have to energy to thoroughly vacuum his whole house and thoroughly treat it.

Perhaps a call to the RSPCA might help. They're supposed to support people in these sort of situations if programmes about them on television are to be believed.

Again, I think you should inform the charity that you're walking his dog for.