Discover the 5-step process to get rid of your Corgi’s fleas, including the treatment to buy and how to deep clean your home.
A few years ago, my Corgi Winston got fleas. I was really embarrassed at the time and felt like a terrible dog mother. But the truth is, fleas are more common than we think… … even when you’re diligently putting on your dog’s spot treatment every month!
Corgis aren't more prone to fleas than other dogs. However, their long hair can make it harder to spot when they do have fleas. When my Corgi Winston got fleas in 2021, it took us a few weeks to realise that he had them because they were so well disguised. For dogs with short hair, this isn’t as much of an issue!
The way we found out that Winston had fleas was because we took him to the vets for an entirely different reason. He was licking and scratching his bottom a lot. It turned out that what was causing the itchiness was fleas.
Before Winston got fleas, we gave him spot-on flea treatment onto the back of his neck. The problem with this kind of flea medication is that it’s not always the easiest to administer to Corgis. You have to get the treatment directly onto their skin and this can be tricky when there is so much hair in the way! It turned out that this kind of flea treatment obviously wasn’t working for Winston, so after we successfully got rid of the fleas, we switched to Nexguard.