Featured
Pet
Dexter
Breed: Groodle
(Golden Retriever / Poodle)
Sex: Male
Age: 2 years old
Favourite Treat: I like chicken
and special pup-sicles that
my owner makes out of water
and peanut butter! Yummy!
Loves: Swimming in our pool
and being with family
Loathes: The cone that I
sometimes have to wear
after I visit the vet
Tricks/Talents: A very good
swimmer, easy going, social
and very gentle with children.
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Can dogs and cats still get fleas
in winter?
Yes fleas can still bother your pets during the
colder months. Warm and heated houses provide
the perfect environment for fleas to develop
and reproduce. Fleas can reproduce throughout
winter, with the adult female flea being able to
lay up to 50 eggs a day. Fleas are also able to
adapt to their environment with their lifecycle
taking anywhere between 2 weeks and 2 years to
be completed. The flea can remain in the pupae
stage for up to a year waiting for the perfect
temperature to emerge. Although you may not
see a flea infestation during winter it will only
take a few adult winter fleas to lead to a severe
spring flea outbreak.
Controlling and eradicating fleas takes continual,
year round, compliance. You should continue to
treat all pets in the household with a suitable flea
control product throughout the winter months.
Failure to do so can lead to a flea outbreak
during winter or spring which can be difficult to
get under control.
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