Is it safe to give flea treatment to an underweight puppy with fleas?

Treating fleas in such tiny pups is definitely a challenge! You can try bathing Dallas in original blue Dawn dish soap to initially kill off any adult fleas. Just be sure to rinse and dry him well so that he doesn't get too cold. While it's not my favorite flea preventive in terms of how well it works, Frontline spray is the only over the counter product available for such tiny pups. Given his young age, I assume that Dallas will be going to his vet in the coming days or weeks for booster vaccinations. During this appointment, your vet will be able to weigh him and discuss the flea treatment and preventive options based on his body weight. I hope this helps and that all goes well!

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Sophie. First, you need to ensure the flea medication is labeled for use in puppies. Second, if you do not give medication for the correct weight, it will likely be ineffective. If she already weighs 30 pounds and the medication only covers up to 25 pounds, you will be under dosing her. I hope this information helps!

I wouldn't recommend using it on Sunny since she weighs less than the dose range. While dogs aren't as sensitive to flea treatment overdose as cats are, the potential is still there to cause toxic symptoms such as muscle twitches and loss of coordination. It's best to strictly follow the weight guidelines to prevent any toxicity from occurring. I would exchange the Frontline for a dose in her weight range.

I recommend to see your veterinarian for medication called Revolution. While any pecan have a reaction to anything, Revolution seems to be very safe for very small and very young pets. You will need to treat her for 6 months. I hope this helps.

A bath with a flea shampoo would be good, but there are other products that are more effective and longer lasting. Since she has not received her vaccine yet, you may consider just getting a flea product from your vet when take her in for the vaccine. Otherwise, below is a link to a short article that gives some good advice about flea control. https://www.petcoach.co/article/5-tips-to-get-rid-of-fleas/ I hope that helps and all is well with Lucy.

Hi there and thanks for posting on Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This is a common question and issue with preventatives in growing puppies. Often times veterinarians may opt for the higher weight range in these preventative products when the weight is borderline between two dosages or when rapid weight gain is expected within the next 30 days. You definitely want to ask Milo's prescribing veterinarian what they think is best for Milo and if going up a weight range would be OK.

Basically because he is very small and weighs under 2 pounds, the only safe product for him is Frontline spray which you can only get from a vet, this means you will indeed need to take him to the vet in order to resolve this problem.