Thanks everyone! No, I have not used Frontline on them. I got some flea drops that work the same way (though I don't know about the ingrediants being the same)
So far today I have blocked them from going upstairs. I took all of the bedding (ours and theirs) downstairs, along with all of the laundry or anything flea friendly. I vac'ed the rooms and then I used Murphys oil soap and Mr. Clean to wash down all of the walls and floors and furniture. I sprayed all over the room including floors and beds. Then I vac'ed again with a fresh bag. I did this to every room upstairs and have kept it blocked off. All of the bedding has been washed with hot water and left in the dryer for an hour on hot. Then directly back upstairs. The livingroom still needs to be done this way, but the laundry is in a big pile in here and it wouldn't make sense to clean it if the laundry still has fleas in it. All of the dogs are still scratching, but I haven't found any fleas on them...maybe the old bites still itch? I got them some hydrocortisone spray for their itchies, but I can really only get bellies with it...hard to get through all the hair. I haven't bathed them again cause I put the flea drops on them and I don't ant to wash it off... though I'm not keen on letting them back into my newly cleaned bed with them scratching still. The couch is getting vac'ed and sprayed down good tonight. I think that's where they came from. They lived on the coast right on the ocean and fleas are a big problem there... I should have thought to treat the couch before I took it inside, but they made no mention of fleas so I didn't think of it.
Is frontline expensive? and can I get it at a pet supply store or do I have to call the vet? Does it work well?
Anyway, I checked them all over by hand and found only one live flea on Finn, none on the girls. My husband vetoed me and is letting them sleep in the room tonight...but since they seem to be flea free I guess it's ok.
It's like the time my son got lice at school....what a mess!!
Vicki