hi, i had a kitten a couple of months ago which we gave away after two weeks but it's seemed to have left a few of its "friends" behind. The entire house is infested with fleas.Me and my 4 year old daughter are covered in bites! i'm constantly hoovering and bought spray from the vet which i've sprayed everywhere i can think of but nothing seems to work..has anyone got any ideas on what could get rid of them? i've heard of pest control from our local council but unsure if they deal with fleas or not.
2007-10-15 04:19:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
a simple call to the local pest control and you'll have more information than asking here. :) good luck!
2007-10-15 04:22:46 · answer #1 · answered by redmane_at_stargazer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we had this problem after moving into a house owned by a slightly careless pet owner.
every spray we tried worked... for about two days, but simply did not kill the eggs. Even nuvan did not seem to kill them.. the little blighters are becoming more and more resistant..
eventally we where away for about a week and came back and you could see them jumping.. £60 spent on sprays, bombs and god knows what else.. set off a bomb in every room, left the house.. three days later and the darned things where back.
We eventually got it under control and we now use flea lamps in every room and they work superbly. They are available from most pet shops, or on ebay and they work like the old nightlight and warm water trick. the light in it is slightly warm and under is a sticky pad.. the little sods just cant help themselves, and jump into it and stick...
the strange things with the lamp is you mustnt move it, apparantly while there are still even in the larvae stage they can detect the warmth and as soon as they are born they just head straight for it.
After suffering for a long time, this is the one thing that has truly truly worked for us.
(of and all the cats are frontlined monthly.. its still the most effective treatment for the pets)
2007-10-16 11:10:25 · answer #2 · answered by dim2000_uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our local council (Wakefield, UK) can de flea your house for £57 pounds which covers up to 8 rooms. I am in a similar situation and i have tried all the pet shop remedies without success. My Mum and Dad did this to their home when i was little as our family dog was allergic to fleas and it was the most effective remedy.
We have been bit in our home too and i am finding TCP is a good solution to nasty bites. I used savlon cream and it made the bites worse.
I know you can buy 'flea bombs' from pet shops that fumigate your house but you often have to leave the house for so many hours.
I'd try your local council, most have a website i.e www.wakefield.gov.uk and look up 'pest control'.
Good Luck xx
2007-10-15 20:40:39 · answer #3 · answered by claire a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had this problem when next doors cat came inot our house through an open window, we washed all the sofa covers etc adn sprayed everywear but nothin seemed to get rid of them completly - my partner noticed the other day that where we have a small portable heater on at night they jump into teh light and are always dead in the heater where they get burnt! Apparently if you have a few bowls dotted around of warm soapy water and shine a lamp on them they will jump inot the light - worth a try! We managed to get rid of most of them but i ended up getting fed up of washing sofa covers and spraying and ripped the carpets up and put laminate flooring down everywhere so they now have nothing to live in! Good luck!
2007-10-15 04:43:10 · answer #4 · answered by Ebab831 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fleas are a pain but not that hard to get rid of if you do it properly.
Get all of your animals and people out of the house and use a flea bomb that you buy at the grocery store. Any kind will do. Stay out of the house for 3 hours afterwards. If you have a huge house, you may need more than one, such as one per story, etc.
When you get home, vacuum real well and take the bag out afterwards, seal it in a garbage bag and take it out to the garbage (get it out of the house).
Wash comforters or bedspreads.
I've done this before with no adverse affect on me or the pets.
If you don't want to do that, sprinkle Boraxo on your carpets and vacuum, also taking the bag out afterwards and putting it out in the garbage can in a sealed garbage bag. You'd have to do this 3 days in a row to get all the hatching eggs.
Use the flea bomb, though.
Katie
2007-10-15 04:56:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh Yeah, they deffinately do get rid of fleas!
Just call and make an appointment!
Another thing I want to add, you need to wash all linen (bed sheets, pillow cases, towles, table cloths, sofa covers rugs) and wash these in hot water and even throw in some Flea shampoo too, and if you want re-wash with cool water with regular detergent later, also, wash or get rid of your daughters stuffed animals!! You can do this easily by throwing them all in a large plastic bag and letting them set out side on the porch for about 3 days, to insure they are dead. This is where alot of fleas hide (in stuffed animal's) caus eit mimics fur, and it's a good hiding place!
2007-10-19 04:13:54 · answer #6 · answered by leah j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep, you council's pest control will deal with them. normally the sprays etc would work well but the wee kitten must have had a terible dose of fleas!
2007-10-18 02:22:14 · answer #7 · answered by gotmeridindirty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes pest control definatly deal with fleas, contact them asap, theyre are usually out within 48 hours, good luck !;)
2007-10-15 04:22:49 · answer #8 · answered by Crazy Diamond 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a child my house had a similar problem. We had the house fumed by a professional and we threw many of our blankets and sheets away. Fleas can survive for almost a year, dormant so you really need a professional to get rid of them.
2007-10-15 04:26:06 · answer #9 · answered by brite_starry_nite 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think you should go to a vets and ask for flea killer for the cats and a flea spray for your home. because the stuff out of a super market only repels the fleas
2007-10-18 04:47:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋