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We have a 3lb dog that has his own bed in our bedroom (where the vampire bugs are) I have sprayed and sprayed and applied de. Thought they were gone when noone received bites for 2 weeks, but sure enough they are still there. Should I remove my dog from that room completely? I have de around his bedding as well but it seems like they are still getting him and I'm worried. Last night I couldn't take it, I needed a break from bites, so I slept in a bug free room while my husband was the bait. I could hear my dog in agony. Was this from the bugs or because I wasn't in there? Never heard him again after my husband got on my side of the bed. Any thoughts?
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wchicago
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Posted 1 week ago
Sat Nov 7 2009 16:03:30
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hi shaye
have you thought about isolating your dog's bed? i just did that for my dog (pug, so slightly bigger, but was getting multiple bites every night -even though i steamed her bedding nightly. i don't use DE anywhere she spends time, because i don't want her inhaling it. and i'm VERY careful about pesticides too. she's a small pug.here is what i did (thanks to suggestions from folks here on the forums -you were VERY helpful and my pug thanks you):
(1) bought a raised dog cot with metal legs- this one, but there are many out there, some cheaper -all would probably work. i chose this one because the cover is easy to remove and clean and i'm cleaning/steaming it nightly
http://www.petco.com/product/4663/Petmate-Durabed-Frame-Beds-for-Dogs.aspx?cm_mmc=CSEMGooglebase-_-Dog-_-Petmate-_-958875&mr:trackingCode=19701416-8381-DE11-B7F3-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA(2) i put the bed legs in smooth sided drinking glasses with an inch of water in the bottom of each (my PCO suggested the water, he said he would favor an inch of alcohol in there to kill anyone who made it over the lip, but would worry about the fumes for the dog). the glass does not touch the legs or bottom of the bed, and they flare out slightly to make climbing them presumably harder
(3) put the glasses/legs on small squares of "no slide" cabinet lining (the stuff that prevents dishes and glasses from sliding around on your shelves) so that when she jumped and in and out of bed it would not slide around. you can buy this stuff anywhere -its cheap. looks like foam rubber but with a kind of stickier texture -its called "grip liner"
http://www.target.com/Grip-Shelf-Liner-Khaki-Print/dp/B001TGIYF2/ref=sc_qi_detailbutton
(4) remove bedding "top" and steam it nightly.
done! as long as she sleeps there, it should be hard for bugs to get her. she was getting bitten pretty badly (and EVERY night, i could see the fecal spots on her bedding despite steaming her previous bedding every night -they weren't in the bedding, but were coming out of wherever they were hiding to get her). she once got 7 bites in a single night, if each fecal stain = 1 bite. it made me insane.
since the new raised bed+glasses solution, there have only been 2 fecal stains on the bed (in 3 days). so clearly, its not totally isolated, but it is MUCH better than it was.
good luck!
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What a wonderful idea! Will just have to be sure its one he can or will jump in and out of. He's very small and timid. I don't want anything getting him and haven't put de in his bed but did around it, but still something is getting him. I haven't found any fecal spots on his bedding however, and we have had a battle with fleas for him since we also have two big dogs in the back yard. I will go check out those beds for him, he loves sleeping near me and I just know he would be lost sleeping somewhere else! Thanks so much for the helpful advice.
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cilecto
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Posted 1 week ago
Sun Nov 8 2009 0:51:54
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shaye - 15 hours ago » I could hear my dog in agony. Was this from the bugs...?
I would guess that like people, your dog, if bitten, would probably not feel instant discomfort. So, if your dog was complaining, and it was because of bites, it would be from the itching that comes later and stays for a while. So, your dog's agony is likely (IMO) not a reaction to being bitten "right now".
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