Here are some steps to help you get rid … Although it may happen a lot quicker it can take up to 24 hours for fleas jumping onto your pet to be killed. The fleas in your area may be developing a tolerance to Revolution. Bonnie is a pure chocolate labrador & was 6 in september (2011). The other issue this time of year is that fleas make more effort to get into your house because it's more comfortable than being outside. The premises was cleaned or vacuumed prior to 14 days after treatment 2. Firstly, I treated my cat with Revolution and the CapStar pill about 3 days ago. Part of it is the process you did and part of it the products you used no matter what their advertising says. My hamster is not moving now but it is breathing.. The entire content of this website is copyrighted by Ask A Vet Question, owned by Dr. Marie Haynes and is not to be reproduced, copied or distributed without permission. Why wouldn't this keep them away? New fleas are killed when they come into contact with the pet's coat, but it can take up to 24 hours for the new fleas to die. Dr. Marie treats dogs, cats, hamsters, guinea pigs, and rats. They were a lot easier to get off of her. Since then I have been working on treating the house. She has been a vet since 1999. Depending on what you used it can take up to 6 months of constant flea treatment to get fleas under control. gcse.type = 'text/javascript'; Not my idea of fun for the cat. Here we talk about why that happens and what you can do to give everyone some relief. Her 3 premolar upper jaw was moving.. my dog's losing a lot of hair and her skin shows discoloration.when i was away for... (17529 views), Risks of liver biopsy? Is It Safe to Reapply a Flea Treatment Early? Even in large numbers, fleas are tiny and pretty easy to kill. If you only treat the house and the animal, all the fleas will go outside and stay in your yard. 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