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Now a single flea is tough
enough to deal with, so you can
just imagine how hard treating
dog fleas is when they number in
thousands. One adult flea is
capable of laying around 20-50
eggs a day, and may end up
laying hundreds or thousands of
eggs in a lifetime.
Just imagine what would happen
if each of those eggs hatch and
the offspring live well into
adulthood. With the flea
reproduction rate being what it
is, entire armies of fleas can
be born within a couple of
generations, all from a single
flea.
At this point, you may ask why
we should concern ourselves with
fleas in the first place. Why
should we be so worried about
the flea’s mad reproduction rate
and penchant for survival? Why
is killing dog fleas absolutely
necessary, anyway?
Consider this: a single flea can
bite its host up to 400 times a
day and guzzle up more than its
weight in blood while its at it.
If that’s what one flea can do,
what will a legion of them do to
your pet?
Keep in mind
that fleas are more than a minor annoyance.
Their harm does not lie in the fact that
they make your dog itch every now and then.
The harm is that this itch makes your dog
scratch, and scratch incessantly, which
could lead to several skin disorders like
permanent hair loss and an assortment of
small wounds.
Worse yet, fleas could compromise old Spot’s
health, in case Spot turns out to be
allergic to them or he ends up swallowing
them (tapeworms, anyone?). Fact is, while
flea bites may turn out to be minor, serious
health problems and even death is possible
in some cases. So really, it should come as
no surprise that so many people dedicate so
much time to killing dog fleas.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that
killing dog fleas is not worth your time.
Now that you know the facts, you should know
better.
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