Is it necessary to treat the house by exterminating as well as treating the cat for fleas?

Answer 1

If you want to get rid of those fleas for good, you need to treat both MORE THAN ONCE. The growth cycle of a flea means that if you kill the adult off now, you have to come back a week from now to kill off the new adults that have hatched from those eggs that weren't killed the first time.

You might be interested in the link below. There are different methods for de-fleaing your environment listed....

http://parents.berkeley.edu/advice/health/fleas.html

Answer 2

YES!! YES!! YES!! But with diligence you can exterminate the house yourself and won't have to pay an expensive bill for a professional.

I just went through this and it just about drove me NUTS!!! I did lots of research on home remedies to try and I think I tried them all...and nothing was working. Then I went to Tractor Supply and found a indoor flea spray by Enforcer. It comes is a gallon jug with a spray nozzle so it's easy to use and has no fumes like others I had tried. It kills the live fleas and the eggs, too. You have to spray frequently because when the fleas are in the cocoon stage they cannot be killed and they will continue to hatch out. I just wore white socks every evening when I got home so that I could see any new ones that might jump on (they like white). If I saw even one flea I would treat all the carpeted areas, uncarpeted areas where my cat frequented, and all soft funiture where I had noticed them before. I was very diligent about this and usually ended up treating the carpet and funiture about every other day. Finally, no more fleas!!! I went through about a jug and a half, but I only have 2 carpeted rooms. If I remember it was about 15 bucks per jug.....much less than a visit from the exterminator would be!!

Don't wait!! The longer you wait to start treatment the more fleas and eggs and cocoon stage fleas you will have to deal with and the longer it will take to get them all!!

Good Luck!!

Answer 3

I am going through the flea thing right now too, we have a sand foundation and this year was horrible for fleas here in Michigan! Check out this link for helpful hints:

http://www.catsofaustralia.com/fleasgetridof.htm

I did what this article said and I was able to rid my home of fleas, so far anyway...

I treated my cat with Advantage, I vacuumed thoroughly, under couches and beds, I washed all bedding and clothes that were on the floor, all rugs, I then bought a few bombs made by Adams, set them off (read instructions thoroughly), I then vacuumed again and sprayed an upolsty and carpet spray by Adams on areas under couch cushions and and couches, anything the bomb could not reach, then each day after I vacuumed again and again, making sure I got everything.... make sure you are throwing your vacuum bags away. It;s expensive, I am not going to lie.... it's definitely costly.... I have never been infested before, my mistake was not treating my cat in the Spring. If I had done that I would have never gotten a problem. Advantage and Front line are expensive, but I found that the store bought ones, like Hertz don't work.

Good luck, it's alot of work, but I think you can do it.

Answer 4

Yes. In order to completely break the flea life cycle, you should spray your house with a product containing pyrethrins(flea growth regulator) twice a week for two months. You can pick up this product at any vet clinic. Flea eggs are hidden deep within your carpet and draperies in a pupa state, when they hatch after about 8-12 days. These eggs can hibernate for up to a year and hatch when the outside temperature is just right. These sprays kill all stages of fleas, pupa, egg, baby, and adult if used consistently. Also, keep your animals on year round flea control. This may seem silly in the winter, but you will be pleased next year when the flea season doesn't involve you!

Answer 5

yes it is. although you've treated the house you may still see fleas for up to 10 days afterwards but they're dying. if you see some after the 10 days, you may need to exterminate just the rooms that you saw the fleas in. treat the cat, the house, anything and everything. they can live practically anywhere.

Answer 6

my cats are indoor/outdoor, mostly indoor so sometimes they get some fleas but i get the flea med called Revolution from my vet and it always seems to work without having the exterminate the house. I suppose if you have a really bad infestation ....do both and then use the Revolution as prescribed, you shouldnt have a problem again.

Answer 7

We adopted a female cat (from the Humane Society, no less) last month, and she had a very mild case of fleas. She, of course, brought the fleas home and they infested our male. I put them both on Frontline Plus on the 14th of September, but as of now, I am still seeing a stray flea here and there. I'm hoping that as soon as they bite one of my cats, they die, but this doesn't take care of the larvae and eggs they're leaving around my apartment. I vacuum regularly, but have a bagless so it's kind of impossible for me to "burn the bag"....I haven't really known what to do. We want to get it under control (we don't get bit at all, but we're planning on adopting a dog soon), and I've been at a loss as to what to do. Can't Say listed a website that I think has some VERY good suggestions....I'll be using some soon.

Answer 8

Most likely, yes. The fleas may have started with your cat , but once they get into the carpet and clothing there isn't much you can do but have a profeesional exterminator come out and do the house. Start using a flea guard on your cat if you let him outside. Good Luck ! :)

Answer 9

We've had fleas when I was growing up. They suck.
We never had an exterminator. We put a flea colar on the cat and got flea treatment from the vet, and let the fleas run their course until they were all gone.

Here's some home remedies from Internet, wish I had Internet growing up so we had some help!!

http://www.stretcher.com/stories/01/010305a.cfm

http://www.stretcher.com/stories/980716c.cfm

http://byfaithonly.com/fleas.html

Answer 10

What do you propose with the help of "cope with" your place? you're able to do the two on an identical time. positioned income on your cats, and right now commence vacuuming your carpets and mopping your flooring, wash your bedding, etc. Why do you may do one or the different first? it may take quite a few rounds of cleansing to do away with all of the fleas.