2007-03-02 06:37:47 · 5 answers · asked by cprice3071 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
They drown in the water. That's why special flea shampoo isn't necessary as the chemcals in it doesn't have any lasting effect.
2007-03-02 06:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
any soap will - it coats their shell and they can't breathe. rather gruesome but it works
other things that kill fleas - diatomaceous (not sure of spelling) earth - which is dirt made up of a certain kind of ground up shells (very small) - it's sharp and gets in chinks of their shell, cuts it open, and they die by dehydration, sprinkle it as a barrier outside doors (like old trick of using borax as barrier to ants) also rather gruesome when you think about it
2007-03-02 15:56:56 · answer #2 · answered by holly_a_johnson 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't the dawn that kills them. Any soap will do. It makes them to heavy and they drown.
2007-03-02 14:54:23 · answer #3 · answered by tbyrd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't. It's an urban legend
2007-03-02 14:46:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
because it kills everytyhing even the cat
2007-03-02 14:46:12 · answer #5 · answered by uglyduckling111 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋