our new little bundle of joy ,pug, has fleas and we dip her every day and it isn't helping what do i do ?
2007-07-31 01:33:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
1. Treat the cat. Go to your vet and get either Advantage or Frontline Plus (I went with Advantage).
2. Get yourself a "flea comb" and comb your cat at least once per day. Have a bucket with dish soap in it handy to dunk the comb in and to collect the hair. Fleas can't jump out of the slippery soap. No point in combing them out only to have them jump back on your cat. Flush this down the toilet, pour it down the sink, or dispose of it away from your house.
3. Treat your house. Options are a borate powder product or something that uses diatomaceous earth. Fleabusters (BP), Fleago Natural Flea Control (BP) or Flea Away Natural Flea Powder (DE). Put about a tablespoon of this in your vacuum cleaner bag (or you can cut up a flea collar to put in there. Just follow the directions which will vary by product, but in general you'll sprinkle on the carpet and vacuum up and also sprinkle into cracks and crevices. (I chose Fleago because it's less expensive than Fleabusters. I may also try Flea Away in time).
4. Vacuum as often as possible. Before vacuuming, stomp around the house. This will bring the fleas to life because they'll think there's a tasty morsel out there. Then vacuum those little bastards up. Be sure to use your attachments to vacuum as many cracks and crevices as you can - they love to hide out there.
5. Wash any pet bedding in hot water, and you'll want to be particularly diligent about vacuuming/treating areas where your cat hangs out.
6. Treat your yard. Even if your cat doesn't go outside, fleas may enter your home if they exist in your yard. There's a small chance that you or others may bring fleas in the house with you (although this is unlikely). Get hold of some nematodes to spray in your yard. I believe you only have to do this once per year. These little creatures will eat the flea larva. As one website put it, these critters are too small to hug, but they deserve it! (I had to order this online; I wasn't able to find a place that sells them in my area and didn't feel like calling every place in the phonebook).
Things not to do: Don't use any essential oils on your cat, particularly anything with pennyroyal or eucalyptus. They're toxic to cats. Don't use flea collars. Don't give your cat any garlic/yeast formulations. Don't give your cat lemon baths.
You're going to want to continue treating your home as directed, whether that be sprinkling once per week or once a month. Continue treating throughout flea season (when it's warm). You can stop during the winter months, but start up again in the spring. You'll nip them in the bud!
The key is to treat the environment, not the cat. If you do that, you may never have to apply another flea product directly on them again.
2007-07-31 02:32:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get her dipped by the vet or a groomer, then board her for the day while you de-flea your house. It sounds like the area might be infested.
Wash everything that you can take down and wash. And while you're doing that, sprinkle your carpets and furniture with Borax, let that sit about 20 minutes or so, then vacuum it up. And keep vacuuming every day for about two weeks to make sure you get all the new fleas and flea eggs.
After that, get FrontLine or a similar ointment, apply that to the nape of her neck, and rub it in to make sure it gets down to the skin.
That should protect you and your little fur-baby.
Good luck!
2007-07-31 01:58:42 · answer #2 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can dip her all day long, but it won't matter if the fleas are still somewhere else. Make sure all her cats toys, blankets, kitty condo, etc has been cleaned and flea free.
Someone else suggested boarding her while you de-bug the house - that is a great idea.
You didn't mention, but if you let her go outdoors perhaps you need to end that. Make her an indoor only kitty.
Good luck!
2007-07-31 02:08:49 · answer #3 · answered by Erica G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
CAPSTAR Get it at your vet. It is a little pill that you can give her and it will kill all the fleas on her within a couple of hours. Put her outside (if you have a safe place to keep her out there) after you give it to her because some fleas will jump off. Meanwhile......
You will have to treat your house. You have already gotten good advice on that. What I did was bomb my house and then I got this spray from the vet that was safe enough to spray on my furniture, carpet, curtains, etc. every day. Most importantly after you treat your house......VACCUUM, VACCUUM, VACCUUM!!
Keep Frontline Plus on your new pet all year round. It not only kills fleas and ticks but it is supposed to keep your cat from getting certain kinds of worms.
2007-07-31 03:20:22 · answer #4 · answered by star 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldtake her to a vet and get some flea treatment from them :)
Make sure you treat you house and wash the kittens bedding too if you can,cat fleas are awful and can survive in carpets,cats bedding etc so it is important to treat your house otherwise she wil just keep getting fleas
2007-07-31 02:07:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get her, a flea collar, ADVANTAGE flea treatment, and let off a BUG BOMB inside your house. ( make sure are living things are vacated when that happens) last step, call your vet.
2007-07-31 01:41:50 · answer #6 · answered by Lilly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pick them off 1 by 1 and pinch the flea then flush it. same with ticks!
2007-07-31 01:57:38 · answer #7 · answered by stacey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get frontline, revolution or advantage from your vet and treat your house too.
2007-07-31 02:11:06 · answer #8 · answered by babyblueslvt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋