Recently got cat back from vet and he's got fleas. Bought preparation for him and put it on back of his neck. Bought a spray from the vets to spray round house but I'm still getting bitten. Now I'm covered in red bites....help!
2006-12-25 23:47:48 · 29 answers · asked by Pink n Wise 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
You need to spray EVERY hard surface in your house and thouroughly clean carpets (steam if possible). This includes tops of wardrobes, under beds, behind shelves and if you have bare floorboards between the boards.
Disinfect any soft furnishings you can't wash and boil wash anything you can.
You need to treat your cat for fleas and then the house. Even if you get rid of your cat the fleas will lie dormant until they are 'woken' by movment then they will bite whatever / who ever is nearest.
On thing to cheer you - human blood is fatal to fleas so each bite you have means one dead flea.
2006-12-26 00:37:21 · answer #1 · answered by sashs.geo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have to get your house sprayed professionally, phone the council and they will recomend a company who won't rip you off. I had the same problem in September and my flea bites will not heal up because I can't stop scratching them (37 bites in total). The spray from the vets is called StayKill and I bought 4 cans of it at about £16 a can but it is a waste of money because it just didn't work. Also comb the cat with a flea comb to check they have all gone. We went away in September and the house was empty for a week so I think that helped because it was cold. Good luck.
2006-12-27 04:58:30 · answer #2 · answered by georgeygirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had to deal with this when I brought my two youngest kittens home: The area where they were born was infested with fleas.
I had a hard time bathing them, so what I ended up doing was taking them to the vet for a dip. And I bought Frontline to rub into the skin on the napes of their necks.
My husband bought a powder from Arm and Hammer that I could sprinkle on the carpets and furniture to kill fleas and flea eggs, but borax will work just as well. Anyway, what I did was sprinkle this powder on the carpets and the furniture and let it sit about 20 minutes while I washed the bedding. Then I vacuumed it up. And I vacuumed every day for at least two weeks to make sure I didn't have any new little fleas hatched and hopping around. My cats are strictly inside animals, so I've not had any flea problems since then.
Good luck!
2006-12-26 09:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bought preparations from a store are never that good. Go to the vet and get some frontline or similar product the vet recommends, treat your cat and put him outside if you have a garden or some of the fleas will jump off in the house. Then you need to treat the house or whichever room he goes in with either spray or powder to kill the fleas young, the eggs and escaped adults. If you dont treat the rooms and furniture as well the fleas will still be there and you'll keep getting bitten. Dont forget the skirting boards and nooks and crannies in chairs and under rugs and in them.
Your cat will need a second treatment about 2 months later to really make sure. Good luck.
2006-12-26 09:23:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure all animals in the house are treated with prescription flea products also any other animals visiting the house (eg relative's dog). When you spray your house make sure you do the edges of carpets, the sofa, cracks in laminates and also the animal's bed - make sure animals are out of the way and do a patch test!
The other thing to make sure is that you are applying the flea product correctly - most of them you need to get as much onto the skin as possible rather than the hair, you could put it in a couple of spots on the back of the neck rather than all in one place. If it's more than 2 weeks since the last application you may be able to use more - check with your vet.
2006-12-26 19:37:59 · answer #5 · answered by Mollymoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frontline combo - put this on your cat every 4 -5 weeks, if he is an outdoor cat. Don't try anything cheaper, like Advantage, or supermarket remedies -they don't work!
Use the flea-killing spray again and spray this all around the house with all the windows closed. (try not to breathe it in yourself though - v poisonous!) then go out and leave the house for the day for the poison to work (make sure the cat is out too). When you come back, open all the windows to clear the air.
Hoover everywhere, especially around all the places the cat sleeps etc.
Wash all the cats bedding, your bedding, anything left lying around.
If you do this and treat your cat regularly, you should become flea free. Good luck!
2006-12-26 16:38:25 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the cat, apply Frontline or Advantage. But your surroundings are also infected. Maybe you need to spray your house especially where you always stay. Try using the sprays used to kill mosquitoes, they also work against fleas but try to keep your cats away while you have sprayed your house. You may need to leave also your house, let's say for about 5 hours, close the windows so that the fleas will have a concentrated air.
If your floor is concrete, maybe you can try hot water, because I think there are many larva of the fleas hatching around your house and this is safer as this is not toxic than sprays.
2006-12-26 08:20:46 · answer #7 · answered by Rebecca N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the cat back to the vet they can give it an injection to kill the fleas. Then use Frontline for the cat and some spray for the carpet. You can also use a nit comb every week then you will see any before it gets re- infested.
2006-12-26 14:28:24 · answer #8 · answered by marylou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get some flea drops that are for cats only. do not use dog flea drops or even dog/cat flea drops because it can make your cat have seizures. you should try picking some off and sqashing them too if you have the time. there are also bath treatments that work really well, but you know cats don't like water so it might be a bad idea. Good luck!
2006-12-26 11:48:00 · answer #9 · answered by Sweetness 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use ADVANTAGE on the cat - it is a flea control product that works great. Next Vacuum the carpets and then sprinkle BORIC ACID powder on them. Finally take a broom and work (sweep) the BORIC ACID into the carpets. Please note that the cat is removed from the area that I am treating with BORIC ACID. After letting the powder sit for a couple of hours, or even overnight, I then vacuum again and let the cat back on the carpets.
Between the ADVANTAGE and BORIC ACID the flea problem will be solved.
2006-12-26 08:21:12 · answer #10 · answered by marilynn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋