I have two dogs that live outside. I took them to the groomers and afterwards I began to see flees in the car and on me! I would like to get them out of the car.
2007-05-25 01:34:39 · 14 answers · asked by mooredance 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Roll up the windows in the hot sun they'll die.
2007-05-25 01:39:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I hate fleas - they're leftovers from the Plagues of Egypt.
I almost recommended a household "bug bomb" for your car - but then I thought about all the electronics in a car and wasn't sure whether they would be affected by the fumes.
Speak with a good exterminator who is licensed and bonded and will furnish you with references.
You can try dusting the carpet and other cloth surfaces with Seven dust (from the Home Center) and leaving it there overnight - then vaccuum up the dust. That MIGHT get rid of the fleas - but I'd speak with an exterminator for something a little more effective. You're going to have to dust all the surfaces - the roof, the walls, the seats - everywhere - but an exterminator may have a spray that would perhaps work better.
2007-05-25 08:42:52 · answer #2 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh dear.
First, get some kind of flea repellant on your dogs, such as Front Line or Revolution.
Next, get professional help to treat your yard for fleas: It's a sure thing that the little blood-suckers are hiding there, and have already laid eggs.
Third, sprinkle Borax in your house and car, then vacuum after 20 minutes. And keep vacuuming every day for at least two weeks: That's about how long a flea's life-cycle is.
If your dogs come in the house, you will want to wash your curtains and bedding too.
Good luck!
2007-05-25 08:56:15 · answer #3 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes go ahead and use the enforcer spray in the car the house the dogs house everywhere you can and then go to a local garden center and get a flea spray or powder to treat the entire yard as long as a flea lives in your yard the dogs will get re infested. Also while you are out get Frontline for the dogs and use it monthly lots of other problems come from flea bites and ticks.
2007-05-29 08:15:40 · answer #4 · answered by Peggy C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you saw then on YOU, they could ALSO now be in your home, even if the dogs didn't bring them in, so plan on bug bombing your house as well as your car.
Get the cheap bug bombs and set one off in the car and at least two off in your home. Stay outside for at least 4 hours while you do this.
Repeat this every 4 days for 3 times.
Now you might think this is overkill, but the bug bombs do NOT kill the eggs, just the live fleas, so you have to do it every 4 days for 3 times to kill all the fleas that hatch from eggs that were there when you did your first treatment.
I suggest you get frontline plus and treat the dogs each month to prevent them bringing fleas home in the future. It's better for t heir health as well.
2007-05-25 08:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by Nedra E 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to the Vet. Sprinkle Sevin dust on the car carpet, leave it outside all day, then get the inside of the car vaccuumed. You might put Advantage or Frontline on the dogs to kill the fleas on the dogs. Be careful that you didn't get fleas in the house.
2007-05-25 08:44:22 · answer #6 · answered by hanksimon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the exterminator-have him spray your car also-tell him its for fleas. Or use flea spray-target the carpet and upholstery, be sure to get under the seats.
Vacuum both the house and the carpet in both the car and the house. If bagless cut up a flea collar in the container before, then empry and wash it after. If it has a bag then dispose of the bag immediatly.
2007-05-25 09:18:30 · answer #7 · answered by Showtunes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would call an exterminator and have them spray the house the yard and my car. I would also think about changing groomers for sure, but would also tell them. Surely some client brought it to them. they need to properly exterminate also. You dont have to take your dogs back, but a courtesy call would be in order. make sure your dogs are on a monthly prevention for fleas and ticks and dip them or give them another flea bath etc. u cant have them back in the car, yard or house, bringing the situation right back. good luck!
2007-05-28 21:39:38 · answer #8 · answered by mustlovedogs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See if you can get your hands on "diatomaceous earth". It is a powdery dust, like baby powder, with no odor
and dry. It works by dehydrating target pests...like fleas. When they get the powder on them, the diatoms cut through their waxy exoskeleton which in turn leads to massive body fluid loss. They will then die of dehydration. You sprinkle this stuff on your carpet, preferably after it has been shampooed...since you can't shampoo it for 6 months. You "rake" the dust down into the nap of the carpet. After that you can vacuum as usual. Some pest control companies use it, but you can really do it yourself for much less. Its available online.
Edit: In case I wasn't clear...the advantage to this product is that it is safe for pets AND that one application lasts for about 6 months.
2007-05-25 08:47:58 · answer #9 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great idea about closing up the car! Also think about changing groomers
2007-05-25 08:44:29 · answer #10 · answered by ditdit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sprinkle Enforcer flea killer powder on your carper, let set for 15-30 minutes then take it to car wash and vacuum out. Oh and it smells like cinnamon so your car will smell good too. Good luck
2007-05-25 08:38:05 · answer #11 · answered by cassie h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋