Flea infestion.?

Question

How can i rid my home and pet of fleas? and it won't cost me a small fortune.

Answer 1

For your dog, get a flea killer called Frontline. It is the only stuff that will actually get rid of the fleas. As for your home, go to your local Petsmart or Petco and ask them for a spray for your home. They will know what works best. If you don't mind spending a little money, get an exterminator. Frontline is relatively expensive, but it works really well. I believe it's around $50 for a 3 month supply.

Answer 2

I won't exactly cost a fortune, but the fact of the matter is the cheap stuff from petshops doesn't work - that's why it's cheap, petshops aren't allowed to sell the appropriate drugs.

You need to use a veterinary preparation - a spot-on or spray for your pet, and a spray for your house. Here's the step by step guide to being flea-free:

+ use a spot-on like Frontline on your pet every 4-6 weeks.
+spray your house, sofas and pet bedding with a spray like Indorex, Acclaim or Staykil
+ vacuum your house
+spray and and vacuum again!
+once you are flea-free (and you will be) use Frontline Plus on your pet, and this will keep your pet and the environment flea-free

Honestly, if you really want to get rid of fleas, don't bother with petshop stuff - youll actually endup spending more just trying to find one that get rid of 100% of fleas, as none of them do.

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Answer 3

Take the advice from someone who is horribly allergic to flees. You can easily afford to rid your house of fleas for a minimal cost. You can use the bug bombs, however make sure you check the bottle to ensure that it kills ALL stages of life. Some bug bombs specifically target adult fleas, but fail to kill the flee eggs which remain lingering in carpets and fabrics. Make sure you use one bug bomb per room. Don't try and take short cuts. Maybe you'll think the flees are predominantly in one room or space of the house, but believe me if you have flees in even one room then they are in the entire house/ apartment. Before setting off the bombs, make sure you keep all dresser drawers closets doors open to ensure that all spaces are perfused. Also the smell of the chemical can linger in the home for a couple of days and you can manage this if you have some kind of home air freshner, window fan, incense or candles. Finally, there is no getting around treating your pet. If you don't the flees will just come back again. There are many product you can buy at the pet store. I would suggest asking them the best product to buy and how to apply it. Good luck and hope this helps!

Answer 4

You can use capstar pills to get the flees off your pet quick! Then place several bowls of water around your house, put some soap in it to break the water tension. the flees will jump around and eventually land in the water and drowned. Happens faster that you would think. just got to make sure your pet does not drink it. my cats never drank it maybe cause to soap smell but all you need is a drop of soap so shouldn't be to bad, i guess (probably give them diarrhea if they drank it). or maybe move them into a separate room while you treat the rest of the house or outside (if your pets normally go outside). the more vertical the walls the better like the glad plastic containers. if you see the flees have the ability to climb up out of the water and jump out then you can rub a small ring of Vaseline on the water line and that will fix that. if your concerned the animal will drink the water then you could try it without the drop of soap and just the Vaseline (the flees won't drowned but should get stuck to the edge) if the walls are so smooth the flees can't climb up then maybe just water would work, but the soap helps them sink quick to drowned. place the bowls were you find more flees and next to things that get warm like your computer (don't spill it) the warmth will attract them. I had a mild infestation in a small apartment used three bowls. another time in a house using more bowls and due to the seriousness of the infestation on the animals we used the capstar pills to rid the flees from the pets, bought them off of ebay to save vet costs. Just check your pets weight and get the right ones for its size. your pet will scratch a lot for a few hours but it will be fine. I came up with this when bombing and spraying and powders were not working in the house. In the apartment I went straight to this method as I never liked poison being sprayed everywhere. might take a week more if eggs hatch but it's cheap.

Answer 5

I had this problem a couple of years ago. We went to Walmart and bought flea powder for your carpet, and we got rid of the pet that had them. We bombed the house and stayed out of it for at least 6 hours. You can also get the spray and double dose the house. If you are planning to keep your pet, get the flea treatments either from your vet, or a local store. You can use a collar, but I don't think they work as well. Before you do either of those, douse your pet in flea powder and then give it a flea bath in the shampoo. Use a flea comb to get the dead fleas out. These things are not expensive, and overall I paid less than $50 to get rid of the problem. They bite hard and leave lots of little bumps, so get rid of them quickly! I hope I helped!! Good luck!

Answer 6

Fleas are a major pest. There are various species of fleas - cat fleas, dog fleas, rat fleas and rabbit fleas.
You can get rid of them by the safest and cheapest methods like boric acid.

Answer 7

flea bomb the house ( less than 10$ for a can - you will probably need two cans) frontline plus for dogs ( buy it online) is $10. for a one month application... daily, thorough vacuuming- free..... no small fortune here.. very rewarding for both you and pets...

Answer 8

Buy some flea bombs & bomb the house but nobody can be in the house at the time.

Answer 9

Wash ur dogs real good. put frontline on them. Take ur animals out of the home. I use borax sprikle all over the rugs, and under furniture. leave on a few hours. Vacume it all up, then shampoo the rugs.

Answer 10

Bug bombs and flea treatments, but follow the directions for it to work.