Dawn kills Fleas, who knew

[mzmette]

jetson is only 6 weeks old. i noticed him jumping and scratching a little too much so after taking him to the vet’s office it was confirmed it was fleas. since he’s too young for any treatment of any meds  i was told to use dawn dish liquid, a small amount i am to bath him in. who knew?

of course i have to also clean his area. i am honestly a little nervous to give him a bath, wish me luck.

[Sarita]

He’s cute.

That’s interesting – I knew that they wash oil off of wildlife with this but didn’t know about fleas.

You might try putting a towel underneath his feet in the sink to help him with traction too. You never know too – he might actually like the water, I’ve heard of some rabbits liking it – he just may not like the dishwashing liquid…

I think the drying is going to be challenging too – hopefully you live in a warm climate and he will dry quickly.

[Beka27]

Oh he’s precious! I also haven’t heard of using Dawn for fleas, but let us know how it goes.

[mzmette]

Well i did place a wash rag in the sink like sarita suggested which turned out to help, thanks. After i lathered him all up i left it on for about a minute or two before rinsing out completely.
He was a good baby about it, didn’t try to run or fight. I used a couple of towels to dry him off then wrapped him in a dry towel and blanket, holding him for about an hour to help keep him warm. Scrubbed his cage good and since then i have not noticed any other signs. I think problem solved.

[SuperCheesetastic]

So… Are the fleas dead and gone?
I’m telling every dog owner I know about DAWN…

[bunnyfriend]

He is such a cutie!! I’m going to keep this tip in mind, might be a better solution since it seems less full of chemicals than medicines. I hope it worked out for you.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

LOL Yes dog owners would love to know this!! I’ve heard of people giving their dogs garlic for fleas!! (Garlic=bad for dogs) Yikes!

He’s just ADORABLE! Glad the bath went well -let us know if the fleas have vanished!

[kinggoblin]

I think what kills the fleas is being suffocated with soap. When I worked as a dog groomer we soaped dogs up with a citrus soap and left it on for about 5 minutes and the fleas would die.

[mzmette]

yes agreed, that with the soap plus the water drowns them.
looks like it did work for him, he seems back to normal, not scratching like before.

[Pandorachik]

Whoa, good to know! I have seen 3 fleas in our home. I have gotten bit several times. We vacuumed well and seems that our dog was the case. lol :o)
I haven’t seen any lately, hoping they are gone! YIKES!

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