can anyone help me with cat's flea infestation.?

Question

My flat has become filled with flea and their larvae and pupae, despite having used flea and worm medication on my two cats. Has anyone heard that this has been an rspecially bad year for fleas, and can anyone suggest an effective remedy?

Answer 1

Buy them flea Collars and give them Regular Flea Baths. It will help a lot.

Answer 2

I used to work at a petstore and I would see people with this issue all the time. If they only used one method they would be back in two weeks. This is when the eggs hatched again even though they had killed the adults and thought the problem was over

Im intrigued by the salt method, which Ive heard of before but never tried it. Seems like you'd end up spending a lot of money on salt and walking around in a big salty mess on the floor without a guarantee it will work, but who knows, its worth a try I guess.

You have to fight the infestation on multiple fronts by;
treating the cat
treating your home
treating your yard if you have one.

You need to kill the adults, eggs and larva, and ensure that any future infestations are rendered sterile and incapable of producing viable eggs by employing an insect growth regulator or "IGR" for short.

First shampoo the cat with SENTRY® PurrScriptions® Plus Flea & Tick Shampoo. It kills everything and has an IGR as well. If you cant find it make sure you find one with an IGR as well as an insecticide like pyrethrin.

The next morning apply a spot-on treatment like Zodiac or Frontline, both of which kill adults and render any future invaders sterile. Whatever brand be sure it uses an IGR.

After that you need to treat the home by spraying the most heavily trafficked areas and animals bedding with zodiac carpet spray , or easier fog the flat with a flea bomb. Zodiacs spray and bomb both have an IGR and insecticide, as do many brands. Just be sure the one you pick does as well.
The drawback to bombs is that they dont get under furniture or beds, and cover every surface, not just where its needed.

Lastly, if you have a yard, use a pump sprayer to apply archer to the outside areas.

I just did this for my cat who was infested as well, and its worked wonders.

I'm pretty chemically sensitive so I was concerned about these products at first, but Ive noticed no side effects and its evident they are effective immediately with no waiting. Overnight the problem can be solved and future problems averted.

Answer 3

I would definately go to the vet about this - they will probably recommend Frontline as a regular treatment for your pets. This is a liquid you dab onto the back of your cats neck every 6 weeks (it gets put there so they cannot lick it off). It makes it so that the flea eggs cannot hatch so the fleas stop multiplying. You will then need a spray treatment for your hom to kill off the existing fleas - your vet should be able to help with that too. I would recommend avoiding the treatments you can buy in supermarkets as the quality control on these is poor and very often they do not work. They have also been known is severe cases to be harmul to the animals (this is usually very cheap imported brands). Most important here is not to use several different treatments together - this is potentially fatal to your pets as they can react badly together. Your vet really is your best bet.

Answer 4

From my own experience of cat flea investation only Frontline Cat works. Any thing you purchase in a pet store will not clear it its simply not strong enough. You can buy Frontline Cat on the Internet now much cheaper than the vet would charge you. Im in the uk, all vets here will give Frontline Cat for flea investation, you apply it to the base of their neck where they cant lick it off and in 24 hours all the fleas ticks and lice are dead and just drop off the cat. You then have to think about treating your house, the fleas can still breed in your furnishings. Treat the cat first. Good luck.

Answer 5

What flea medications have you used on your cats? You need to be aware that NOTHING from a pet store will work, you need to get something from a vets, like Frontline, and make sure it gets on your cat's skin.

Also get some proper housespray from your vets - ask them to order in Skoosh if they don't yet stock it. It's new, pesticide free, and kills flea eggs, larvae and pupae as well as adult fleas.

Chalice

EDIT: Not Bob Martin! Evil stuff, we see at least 1 cat a year who's died or been poisoned from use of that stuff!!

Answer 6

Hi, one of the best flea treatments is Frontline that's why vets always recommend it,you can buy it over the counter from any vets.I decided to try it after reading so many great reviews about it on here. I have been using Frontline on my 8 month old kitten for 4 months now and since then he has not had a single flea on him it's brilliant.Around the same time I used some "Bob Martins Fleas Bombs" to get rid of the fleas in my home. They have completely got rid of them 100% (use one for each room) I always found sprays a waste of time because you can never completly cover every crack and gap etc with the stuff but the bombs do they completly fumigate a room.You can buy them from any pet shop for around £4.99. Good luck.

Answer 7

I have found a great tablet called 4 fleas tablets by Johnsons. Either give this to the cats or crush up and put in their food. It kills fleas on pets in 24 hours.

Then put flea collars on the cats, some of them last up to 6 months.

You should also check they don't have ear mites, as this usually happens when you have a bad infestation. The vet can give you drops for this.

Answer 8

The girl who said use salt is correct. It works better than flea spray. Just use LOTS and don't vacuum it up for about a week. (Yuck I know but it needs time to work). Make sure and get it under couches and all. When my cats got fleas I was afraid to use sprays on them and used this remedy. It takes a few days, but it will work. First mix some of their shampoo or baby shampoo in a basin of warm water. hold the cat by the scruff of the neck so it won't fight. ( I don't mean up in the air, I mean it's feet on the bottom of the basin, just a hand holding the scruff to keep it in place.) Use a flea comb to go through the fur in the water. It will pull them out and since there is soap, they will drown. Rinse and dry them off. About 5 times a day (or as much as you can) , get a small bowl of warm water and put a few drops of shampoo in it. Comb the cat, and as you see fleas in the comb, put the comb under the water and push the fleas off. If you don't put soap in the water, they will float up and actually jump off the water. You only need to put the cats in the water the first time. It will work and no chemicals needed.

Answer 9

Treat the cats (Frontline, Advantage or similar product).

Get some "flea bombs", quite cheap, from the supermarket. They are a pesticide in a can. You basically set it off and it automatically empties itself in one go, while you and your cats wait outside. You just put it on the floor and it sprays all contents into the air. From memory you can get back in after 20 minutes or so.

Wash everything that's washable... cushion covers, sofa covers, blankets.

You'll be fine, we had a pretty bad flea infestation once (the fleas ended up biting us in the ankles!), but got rid of them all that way. No major drama.

Answer 10

go to the vets and buy good quality products like frontline. i prefer the sprey as apposed to the drops, and acclaim works 2-3 cans for an average house but sprey everything ( laminate flooring is a nightmare for flee infestations

also do keep on top of it every six months

its better to over do it than miss a bit about 40-60 pounds a time