Top +9 Can You Wash Your Dog After Flea Treatment Today Update. Whilst most topical flea medicines are waterproof its best to wait for 2 days as a bath or shower could wash the flea treatment off rendering it ineffective. Bathing Fido sooner than this would remove the product from his skin and could compromise its effectiveness.
Frontline manufacturers recommend that you avoid bathing your dog or allowing them to get wet for 48 hours after using their flea treatment similar to most other products. You might be still wondering whether washing your pet will wash off flea treatment. Whilst almost all tropical medicines are waterproof and it is recommended not to bathe or shower your dog for two days.
+5 Following a nice warm bath youll have killed the fleas and will be able to use a dog flea and tick comb to remove the dead fleas from your dog. JPG Image
If youve recently applied flea treatment to your dog taken them for walk theyve got really muddy and then they need a bath within 48 hours will the bath wash off the flea. Ingesting the medication can make your dog ill. Wait 24 hours before bathing your pet. Thus as said above it is better to wait for at least 28 days after your dog has been medicated by flea treatment.