bedding, rugs, and on my days off, working harder to make sure that there are no more fleas. So my question is, what is a fast, quick, and easy way to prevent and get rid of all the fleas.
2007-08-09 05:43:28 · 7 answers · asked by Bummy87 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Yours is a serious problem and there is a three-prong solution:
1. Make an appointment for your kitties at the vet for a flea dip. This will kill the fleas and their eggs.
2. Buy some flea-killing orgie-of-death bug bombs for your house and set them off as you're leaving your house with your kitties to the vet. You have to be gone for at least two hours -- make sure you read the cans to know for how long you should be gone, and then for safety's sake, be gone for an hour longer. The bomb will kill the fleas and their eggs, but you have to do both the flea dip and the bombs at the same time or your couches will re-infest your cats or vice versa.
3. Get some flea collars for your kittens, or flea whatever to keep the fleas from coming back. When you get back home you'll have to vacuum, wash the sheets, etc., but you'll only have to do it once. Make sure you wash all the dishes, etc., as you'll have poison everywhere. Yeah, it'll take a day and it will be a long day, but you'll never have to do it again.
Also, when you're vacuuming, put a flea collar inside the vacuum bag or container as this will also kill fleas that might still be lingering to life. Vacuuming without the boms won't get the job done as they get imbedded in your couches, your sheets, your drapes, your mattresses, everything. Once you've got an infestation, it really does take a serious, all out nuking to get rid of them.
Good luck. I remember when I had this problem and it was in Florida, where those nasty little buggers just thrive in the heat. Raunch.
2007-08-09 05:52:28 · answer #1 · answered by Rebecca 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The key to flea control is being proactive to the whole environment, not just the cats. Fleas live the largest amount of their lives NOT on an animal. This means they're hiding in the grass, UNDER the rug and in other areas. Treat the cats with a monthly preventative, treat the home regularly with flea killer and the grass if you can. Make sure that what ever treatment you use, that it gets into the foam that is layed down beneath carpet (if you have carpet). This is where fleas love to breed. Make sure that you're more vigilent if you've got areas where other animals are entering your yard as they may reintroduce fleas even after you've treated. I always went over my dogs with a flea comb every few days just to check flea status. If I saw even one, I got more aggressive with my treatments. I lived in fl for 20 years and eradicated and kept out the fleas for most of that time. Good luck!
2007-08-09 05:55:23 · answer #2 · answered by SC 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I, too, had this problem and there is no simple step fix; it's really about keeping up to break the flea cycle - about 2 weeks if you do daily.
1. Vacuum, vacuum, vacuum! Immediately dump the contents and take it out of the house. Once or twice a week for 2 weeks, get flea carpet powder (brands that kill eggs also!) to put down before you do - about $4/can (probably about 3-4 cans).
2. Once daily spray flea/eggs killer as you walk through the house.
3. Wash cats in flea/egg shampoo. Also, don't let your cats outdoors. You can get flea mediciation to give them once a month but its not totally necessary.
2007-08-09 05:54:27 · answer #3 · answered by Cory 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to buy a flea bomb, you can get them at walmart for like $5. You cannot have any animals in the house when you use it. But set if off when you leave for work and take your cat to a friends house or something. You have to then let your house air out for a few hours, but they work. then give your cat a good bath and put it on frontline once a month flea and tick medicine. Good luck, I know it is a pain I have been through it before!
2007-08-09 05:49:03 · answer #4 · answered by bnick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using a monthly flea preventative, such as Frontline, Revolution, or Advantage. Once you've completely de-flea'd your home, make sure you're treating your cats monthly with a preventative, and the problem should stop -- I live in Florida, and have never had a flea problem using Revolution on my cats.
Not allowing them outdoors will also cut down on the risk of fleas getting on your cats and in your home.
2007-08-09 05:48:00 · answer #5 · answered by K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use Advantage monthly. It'll take a few months at the most for all the flea eggs to hatch and die off as they contact the pet. You can also give the cat a pill called Capstar once or twice a week to help kill off the fleas faster.
2007-08-09 05:55:31 · answer #6 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem too. Nothing is more annoying than when petting your kitty's soft belly to see some black little things crawling in and out of their furs....yack!
what helped me so far was that i took them to vet every month for three months and got a flea shot from the vet and made sure i vacuumed my carpets everyday. (the drugstore brands never worked for us, we tried several different brands and flea shampoos too, none of them worked that well). The vet told me that fleas deposit their eggs into the carpets and adults usually jump on cats once every 24 hours to feed. once your cat gets treated (each dose is effective for about a month), theoretically it should extinguish all the fleas after some time. it happened to us.
Good luck!
2007-08-09 05:55:39 · answer #7 · answered by Laura 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋