Lice in Dogs

My 1 year old golden has been scratching intensely and we found adult lice. She has had a flea bath and frontline plus treatment over the weekend but is still scratching like crazy. All bedding and floor has been cleaned. How long before treatment kills the adult lice and the scratching decrease?

My Dog having bad experience with lice in first place like 1-5 months he dont have it already but now he's reaching 1 yr old he have many lice every week we take a bath our dog 2 times and after we get the lice on his body and put it on bottle full of detergent also known here in philippines (zonrox) so the eggs not scattered but after few days the lice become x2 we really doing our best just to take all the lice but we failed please help us, My dog is not highbreed or whatelse my dog is just normal but i really really love my dog i hope you will help us and help us where can we buy those shampoo, thankyou in advance.

Hi I have 2 dogs, one is an 11 yr old male mix pekinginse/chichuaua his sister is a 3 and 1/2 chocolate lab.

some how my chocolate got chewing louse from a stray dog and she gave it to my dog I have nver seen a sucking louse before and thought that it was a different type of flea. I removed all of the sucking louses and had no idea that they had layed their eggs on both dogs before long my two dogs where infested with dog lice. its been very diffilicut trying to rid these pests as I was doing research and I read an article in which it stated that dog lice dont bite people. well I am here to tell you that YES they do bite pepole and suck your blood. I have several bites as does my husband. so a word of caution dont underestimate dog lice they do bite and suck on human blood. The bites are small as like a mosquito bite good thing I has anti itch cream after a while the redness and itchiness went away.

My puppy is too young but found lies like creatures in his fur hes just 1month old to be treated.what should i do to stop sevierty growing lie...willbe harmful to me also

I have 5 Dalmatians ( one aged 7 , two aged 2, And 2 aged 6 months old ) . Due to extensive renovation of the house and access to unattended farm , they were infested with ticks fleas and lice . Over restrictions from access they have reduced in fleas and ticks considerably , however the lice lingers on . One morning I woke up to over 30 lice on the bed of all
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I am in india where all products are available but with different brand names . Any suggestions / recommendation would be advisable with specific compositions that I may look into the label of a product . Thank you .

We have 3 dogs that were previously treated for confirmed sucking lice back in January. We gave them Advantage II for 3 doses at 2 week intervals. They began itching again at the beginning of May that intensified. Today we gave one a bath and while brushing her found 2 adult sucking lice again. We took the lice in to our vet who confirmed they were sucking lice.

We were given 3 doses again for each dog but with instructions to apply the Advantage II once a month for 3 months. We have decided to continue with monthly applications even after the 3 month period has ended.

First, should we be treating the 3 dogs with Advantage II every two weeks during the initial three treatments? Second, with obvious reinfestations, is it a good idea to give the 3 dogs Advantage II every month? And third, is there anything better on the market to get rid of the sucking lice?

Thank you for your help!

Hello there,

I am a dog sitter and while wiping the paws of one of the dogs, found what looked like black dots on her. Suspecting fleas, we put her in the bath and noticed they were not acting like fleas. We applied pet armor after her bath, quarantined her, and treated the home.

Upon research, we learned it can be dog lice and went out to purchase a flea shampoo containing pyrethrins 0.150%. We gave every dog present a flea bath and applied pet armor.

I took the initial dog to the vet and was told that they were sucking louse. She has been on frontline monthly and learned that frontline does not specifically target sucking louse.

We have advised the owners of every dog present to give their dogs weekly flea baths along with washing their bedding weekly in addition to a spot on treatment.

We have done a ton of research and cross referenced all the information we've found. However, we would like to get a confirmation and some questions answered.

1. Once the eggs hatch, how long does it take for nymphs to reach their reproductive stage?

2. Since we've already applied frontline to all the dogs present, how long do we have to wait before applying a more appropriate treatment (i.e. K9 advantix, advantage)?

3. What kind of spray should we be looking for that is safe to use on the dogs and our bedding/common spaces (that is not toxic to cats)? We have been washing our bedding daily but would like to back it up with sprays as well.

4. We plan to treat our home and dogs as a infestation for 4 - 6 weeks. We are advising the dogs that were present to do weekly flea baths 4 - 6 weeks in combination to spot on treatments every 2 weeks. We have been suggesting k9 advantix and advantage but know that they are toxic to cats. Is there an over the counter spot on treatment that is safe for cats and effective in killing sucking louse specifically?

5. We are informing all our future scheduled dogs owners of our current situation. The vet informed us that they should be pre treated 2 - 3 days before arrival and another round in 3 - 4 weeks. Since they have not been exposed, I was told that these treatments will prevent an infestation. Is that something you would agree with?

6. We have not found a single live louse since the flea baths were given. Although the dog we found the lice on is separated, they share the same backyard. We take them outside separately as well. How likely is it that the others can get eggs on their body from using the same backyard?

This is our first time encountering dog lice and the safety of everyone under our care is our number 1 priority. I thank you for taking the time to read through my situation and look forward to your response. Thank you.

My dog is icthing bad to the point her skin is red I found a flea on her got it off but she is losing her hair here and there what can I do for her and would it be a reaction I'm not sure if it's lice or not we also have a Pom to and she is scratching to but not as bad as my chi not losing hair either and can adults get dog life

We have an approx. 9 year old havenese-Lhasa-Apso. Max has very dry skin on his back. He kept rolling and scratching. When I looked closed at his back, it looked like dandruff and dirt. Before I found this website, I shampooed him with Oatmeal to get the loose skin cells and dirt off. I added some moisturizer with a towel. He's not itching. And it looks like whatever it was is healing. He has scabs in the area. Should I bathe him again to rid his skin of the dead skin cells. The area is tender to the touch. Max needs a haircut. But, I want to make sure the skin is healed before I take him to the groomer.

I took my golden retrieve in today for a bath and trim. They said he has lice. what is the treatment. He has been scratching a little but I thought it was an allergy. Very healthy What is the treatment.

My mixed breed dog (Husky, Great Dane, Collie, Norwegian Elk Hound) was diagnosed with lice three weeks ago. He got a treatment with a selamectin topical solution at the vet's clinic and then another one at home two weeks later. This is week three and there are still numerous nits on the shafts of his fur when I brush him daily. How long will it be before the nits disappear? He is not itchy (never was) and the only indication that he has lice is the nits on his fur.

Hello, we just adopted an 8week old puppy from a shelter. Turns out the puppy has lice. It is a mutt, mix of golden retriever/lab and maybe border collie/poodle. It has straight black hair about 2 inches long. Is it OK to cut the hair to 1/4inch to help us with treatment and prevent reinfestation?

I have two dogs a GSD and a mixed breed. About few weeks before my older one the mixed breed started showing itchiness scratching and biting followed by skin outbursts. I had him treated with ticks and fleas shampoo and neem as told by my breeder. His kennel was also cleaned . It seems like the number of lice flea or whatever was present on his body has reduced. But now my younger one GSD too has started showing same symptoms but not that aggressively . Today I saw a number of lice on his fur it doesn't seems like it's causing that much disturbance as there is no skin outbursts but how do I treat my GSD ? It's pretty hot climate now in here as I am from India . I had his long coat cut short .

Our vet noticed the pup had lice at her first vaccination at 10 weeks. We went following week for treatment with frontline spray. I have been trying to brush her regularly with a bit comb with some difficulty as she doesn't like to stay still. Yesterday I found some very small brown things in hair that came off with comb. Took photo on my phone and zoomed in and they were definitely dead lice. I have been washing bedding and cleaning environment. We are going back to vet this week for another treatment. She still has a lot of eggs on her hair and these do not come off with the comb. Will these eventually come off. Can I do anything else that I am not already doing. She had been itching a lot and her fur has thinned around ears and the inside of her tail. Will this grow back? I would appreciate any help?

My dog 3 year old German Shepherd scratches his ears a lot and often bits and licks his forearm but he took that pill that doesn't let fleas be around what's wrong with him?

Our Pomeranian mix has black crawling bugs that leave black dirt like substance. He has flea and tick med. on so I don't think it's fleas.

Um i have a 7yrs old chi she been having bugs that i dont know what it is....um it kind of look like lice but it lives under the skin so it kind of look like warms but she got eggs on her hair so can you help me bec i have takking her to the dr and they dont know what they talking about or what they doing....i need help,bad she hurting really bad @ its bittinh her all over and its under her skin they look like black,worms thats coming out from under the skins and it makes her scream and cry

What can i do for my shih tzu. My 1st vet told me she had lice and to bathe her with dawn dish liquid. But he retired. When it seemed that she was having more symptoms I took her town another vetc who stated she has fleas. I've bathed her sprayed her with a natural spray also bedding, got a new flea collar and even gave her flea killing pill because the vet said it was fleas. I know it's fleas but what about the lice they look different than fleas but she said it was just fleas. I am constantly getting bit by the fleas.. so what can I do for both fleas and lice

I have a golden retriever who scratches constantly especially her belly. She has a flea collar. All of her long fur shedded and at one point she was eating it. I also caught her eating her poop. Whats wrong with my dog?

my dog is a japanese spitz. she is 10 years old. she suffers from lice infestation which started a week ago. it becomes severe and her head is covered. this morning she can barely walk, limps and howls in pain..what can be done about this?