https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Frightful-Flea-Facts/m-p/217812#M96069 <P>Just turned my PET calendar to Thursday and saw that heading. Thought I'd share with everyone here.</P> <P>1. A flea can jump 10,000 times consecutively without a rest.</P> <P>2. Fleas may remain awake up to 2 years without sleeping.</P> <P>3. A flea's body is built laterally, thinner than it is high - perfect for traveling through dog hair.</P> <P>4. An infestation of only 220 fleas (by no means a large population) can consume 5 percent of a small dog's blood volume in a single day.</P> <P>5. For every flea <STRONG>on</STRONG> your dog, another 100 <STRONG>lurk</STRONG> in the nearby environment !</P> <P>UGH <IMG src="https://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/scared.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.scared}" /></P> Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:09:03 GMT NChgOfMyAttitude 2012-07-03T20:09:03Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Frightful-Flea-Facts/m-p/217812#M96069 <P>Just turned my PET calendar to Thursday and saw that heading. Thought I'd share with everyone here.</P> <P>1. A flea can jump 10,000 times consecutively without a rest.</P> <P>2. Fleas may remain awake up to 2 years without sleeping.</P> <P>3. A flea's body is built laterally, thinner than it is high - perfect for traveling through dog hair.</P> <P>4. An infestation of only 220 fleas (by no means a large population) can consume 5 percent of a small dog's blood volume in a single day.</P> <P>5. For every flea <STRONG>on</STRONG> your dog, another 100 <STRONG>lurk</STRONG> in the nearby environment !</P> <P>UGH <IMG src="https://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/scared.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.scared}" /></P> Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:09:03 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Frightful-Flea-Facts/m-p/217812#M96069 NChgOfMyAttitude 2012-07-03T20:09:03Z