short off burning down a rent place or calling the landlord
2006-10-11 04:01:45 · 10 answers · asked by Tony B. 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Cheapest is not necessarily the best!
To eliminate fleas, you need to be thorough; in the end it will be less expensive because the fleas will not return.
Fleas spend very little time on the animal. They feed, hop off, and lay eggs. The eggs hatch in about 3 weeks, jump back on and start the whole process again. The eggs can also lay dormant for up to a year.
What you need to do is give the cat a bath, rinse very well, and towel &/or blow dry.
An alternative is to ask the vet for Capstar, which will begin killing fleas within half an hour. There are some very good flea prevention products on the market. My favorite is Frontline Plus. This kills fleas and prevents more from hatching. You apply it once a month.
In addition, you really need to treat your home with a flea “bomb”. My favorite brand is Zodiac with Precor. Kills the fleas and contains a growth inhibitor to prevent more from hatching. Lasts for 7 months. Then apply a premise spray under any large furniture, such as your couch and bed.
Vacuuming daily in addition to other treatments also helps. A warm light in an outlet over a tray of soapy water will drown any stragglers (the warmth attracts the fleas who jump into the tray), but this shouldn’t be necessary if you’ve already “bombed” your house.
If this is an outdoor cat (hopefully not), you may want to treat around your house as well.
For very young kittens (under 8 weeks old) stay with the natural remedies. Under 5 weeks old, you shouldn’t bathe them. Powder them thoroughly with cornstarch (safe, but destroys the exoskeletal system of fleas). Then you need to hand pick them off. A flea comb is helpful to do this.
Here are a few sites where you can buy these products:
www.jefferspet.comJeffers Vet Supplies (Dr. Jeffers & vet techs answer questions, too)
www.petedge.com/PetEdge
www.drsfostersmith.comDrs. Foster & Smith
2006-10-11 04:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by Ragdoll Kitty 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bathe the cat in flea shampoo (this will be tons of fun... wear something long sleeve and wear gloves so you don't get scratched to death). Take the cat and leave while you've set off some of those cans of flea spray that you sit in the middle of each room and set off like a bomb that fumegates the place while you are gone. Put some kind of flea powder on the cat fairly often to prevent it from reinfestation. If the problem recurs, you may have to get some stuff to put in the yard around the house...
2006-10-11 11:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some Borax from your local grocery store (brand name is 20 mule team, sold in the laundry section). It's a powder. Sprinkle this on and in your couches, chairs, carpet, etc and leave it down 24 hours. This will kill the fleas and their eggs. Then vacuum it up.
Get Frontline from your vet for the cat for fleas.
2006-10-11 11:08:17 · answer #3 · answered by Mary K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cheap way to get rid of fleas on your cat is to use lice shampoo (for humans). Give it a bath in the shampoo like you normally would.
2006-10-11 11:10:02 · answer #4 · answered by countrygirl_07 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi try Shirleys BIG RED flea spray, its available in the big pet stores.
2006-10-11 11:33:01 · answer #5 · answered by zoe s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of the cat and get a couple of bug bombs to set off while you aren't there.
2006-10-11 12:26:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
seven dust works good, some foggers work good, but stink.
any cheap flea bath will work for the cat.
2006-10-11 11:05:47 · answer #7 · answered by mason x 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paid them off 2 all leave...PeAcE
2006-10-11 11:10:13 · answer #8 · answered by michael looooou 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bulldozer and a bullet.
2006-10-11 11:03:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
frontline and a flea bomb
2006-10-11 11:04:23 · answer #10 · answered by K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋