Flea problem, i recently noticed that we had a bad flea problem so i bought them frontline wich i cant put on?

Question

just yet b/c i bought this other brand, i bought them pills to kill the ones on him, bombs and spray to put everywhere, I bought this all from then vet. They were gone for about 2 days and now the eggs have hatched and they are everywhere again and i just spent $ 80 not even a week ago. What products can anyone reccomend that i can buy to get rid of these withought having to call the exterminator b/c i snuck my cats into my apartment. Thanks for the help!

Answer 1

Hi there again...most likely you received Capstar which only kills fleas for 24 hours. I'd consider first contacting your vet to see when it is safe to apply Frontline.

For the home consider using Borax (used for laundry) found anywhere inexpensively. It contains the ingredient boric acid which the fleas ingest and instantly dehydrates them in minutes.

Here's an article on more how Borax works:
http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/fleas.html

Boric acid, which is in Borax , kills fleas and the larvae by dehydrating them--drying them out is how I understand it. You can go to a hardware and buy boric acid or pick up a box of Borax at the grocery store. If your area doesn't have it, ask around for a laundry aid that contains boric acid. Sprinkle it on the dry carpet, allow it to sit overnight if possible, then vacuum in the morning. Vacuum twice if you have to, then throw away the bag. If you aren't sure and your carpet is newer --I'd test a spot first to make sure it doesn't fade. You will have to repeat this every two weeks--to make sure you get them all. Keep up the steady vacuuming. It also might be easier to put the borax in an empty oatmeal or cornmeal container-then poke holes in the lid-then take the top to make sure it's secure, and sprinkle on that way. An extra option is to add 20-25 drops of an essential oil to the borax first---working it in with your hands (wear rubber gloves). Let it sit a couple of hours, then put in the container and sprinkle. You can use cedar, citronella, pennyroyal, lemongrass, rosemary, eucalyptus, and lavender. This is optional though...

An important note on essential oils. You'll find recipes online that suggest spraying pets...rubbing oils on them...etc. I do not recommend this. Unless you are an experienced herbalist it's not a good idea to use the oils on pets, especially cats. When you do use the Borax, with or without the oils, keep your pets away. You don't want them eating or rolling in the Borax. Make sure you vacuum it all up before letting them go in that area.

MORE FLEA TIPS FROM OFL VISITORS

I have used just plain table salt and it works great. Isn't dangerous to pets. It even helps to brighten the carpet. You need to repeat every couple of days tell you get all the eggs that hatch. It must dehydrate them too, I would think. ~Paula Barringer

I have tried all kinds of remedies for decades before finding one that works, safely! I now use Diatomaceous Earth diatomaceous earth, food-grade, and have for about a month. Applied it directly to all the cats and rubbed them well, and mixed about a half-teaspoon into "special food". Then sprinkled the stuff all over the bare floors, swept it into the cracks, on the furniture, in the drawers, wherever fleas might hide. Liberally applied and then mixed it into the sand all around the house. It also dehydrates like borax, but with one big difference-DE is non-toxic, it will also kill the parasites caused by flea-infestation. Wear a cloth mask to avoid inhaling it-dries the mucus cavities right out. Apply lotion or oil to hands after washing them.

The first week I'd follow this regiment daily. The outdoor cats were treated more often, as they'd roll in the sand, disperse the DE and collect more fleas. By the middle of the second week I only had to do the cats every two days, the house continued to get a daily sprinkle. I added a bit of DE to one meal for a week then did it every two days and now once a week. It is now a month later, the cats are back to their familiar roosts. DE was the only thing I'd found that could be and was used on infant animals, was chemical-free and completely non-toxic. ~Shaggylord, Adirondack Mountains

Answer 2

So why can't you apply the frontline? If the pills you gave were capstar, that only works for 24 hours! frontline can be applied immediately. If you used a different topical solution, then you must wait minimally 3 weeks, ideally 4 weeks. Frontline takes care of all stages of the flea life cycle. If you properly used all products in your home, you should be flea free, BUT if the pet is not protected, they can get re-infested easily. Also, highly infested homes may need a second treatment. Bombs don't work. They burst into the air like a cloud of smoke and the fumes drop down, never getting behind the curtains, under the couch, along cracks and the floorboards, under furniture, etc. Make sure the spray you use has an Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) like Nylar in it. Good luck.

Answer 3

First get an over the counter flea dip for cats or have him dipped at a groomer. Be careful NOT to use a dog flea product. Dipping is hard as cats hate being dipped and will fight back.
Take some of this dip and mix it strong and use it to spray areas where the bombs cant reach--under the sofa/chairs etc. Before you bring the cat back into the apartment--spray this
mixture everywhere and bomb each room with flea bombs. Be careful not to have ANY foodstuffs uncovered. Repeat the process again as soon as the eggs hatch. Then use the vets product to keep fleas off the cat. Its work and not cheap but if you try to cheat and do it half way, the fleas will re-infest the house. Good Luck

Answer 4

I have 4 cats and I put advantage 3 years ago and they have no fleas

Answer 5

Not sure, but try putting Defend on your cats. Just put a few drops on their skin on the back of their neck. It gets into their blood and kills the fleas. Buy it at any vet.

Answer 6

You have to go through the whole process again until all eggs have hatched. This is why your landlord doesn't allow cats.

Answer 7

But Foggers from the grocery store. and put one in each room make sure it is raid or bingle.