rid of them. We have used 6 foggers and we are still seeing them. Cayden is miserable and looks his bites look horrible. HELP!!!
2006-08-01 13:32:24 · 8 answers · asked by mandy strong 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
They are in the carpet adn behind the baseboards, where they lay eggs, so you get a new batch every 6 weeks or so.
Buy boric acid (its powder), vacuum the rooms really well, then sprinkle the boric acid very liberally into the carpets and around the baseboards. Then take a broom and push the powder down into the carpet and behind/under the baseboards.
It takes 2-3 days to get rid of them, but the powder stays in the carpet and kills the eggs when they hatch. It's harmless to everything but bugs.
2006-08-01 13:41:24 · answer #1 · answered by Catspaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must treat the cat with a spot on type treatment.
You must purchase a spray on treatment for upholstered furniture.
You must use the foggers again.
Make sure that all of the products you buy kill ALL stages of fleas, as the eggs will hatch, and the young stage (larvae?) develop into adults if it doesn't kill them. Most products do, but read carefully.
Also, these products kill *on contact.* The foggers won't end up under the beds,for example, so the fleas have to come out to die, and that can take a few days after treatment.
As long as you have pets, you may have to do this once or twice a year. (And the cat will probably get back in, so treat him for his benefit as well as yours.)
2006-08-01 13:47:56 · answer #2 · answered by LazlaHollyfeld 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To start with, either keep the cat indoors or get him a tick and flea collar, before you do that you will have to have kittycat treated at the vet.
Fleas lay eggs like crazy, so one thing that we had to do when we had fleas in our home is we had to wash all of our blankets and pillows and so on and so forth in hotwater with bleach. The water must be very hot. That will kill the eggs.
Foggers do not always do the job, yeah they elminate the problem, but they will not work completely.
Vacuum your carpet very good as well as all furniture.
Find out where you can buy what they call "flea granules" you pour those onto your carpet. You also have to treat carpet with an insecticide, BUT I highly recommend that you have a professional come out and do it. Yeah, it's expensive, but it is well worth it.
I completely feel your misery. :(
My kittycat is an indoor cat, but I had a neighbor that had give us some things and there were fleas in the stuff that they had given us and they MULTIPLY FAST!!
2006-08-01 13:45:55 · answer #3 · answered by HappyCat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you vacuumed everything really well after fogging? If so could the bites be getting worse from the pestcide? Bag all of your two year olds stuffed animals, vacuum really good every where and wash all linens and clothes. That should git rid of them. It is important to be really through.
2006-08-01 13:43:02 · answer #4 · answered by becca 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all you have to find the nest. Rotten wood, old furnitare are common places where fleas reproduce. Your cat may have fleas, but i dont think it is the main source. We had that problem
2006-08-01 13:39:43 · answer #5 · answered by thor3000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fleas have a cycle of 7 days, need to treat for at least 3 weeks, with a flea and flea egg killer to get rid of them, go to hme depot or lowes and get a flea ender
2006-08-01 13:41:29 · answer #6 · answered by widow1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flea bombs , used correctly, are usually good at killing fleas but they DON"T kill flea eggs. It may be time to ask a professional for help .
2006-08-01 13:45:57 · answer #7 · answered by Neil S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a spray bottle---dollar store---get a bottle of dishwashing liquid --Dawn--- mix 30-70 with water spray on floors ,carpet,drapes,this WILL work give a few days they will die
2006-08-01 13:43:19 · answer #8 · answered by cryowinder 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋