Our 11 year old cat has fleas for the first time - its our own fault we forgot to change her collar in time. I am using johnsons house spray to eliminate as many as possible from the rooms in our 3 bedroom semi & have used their products to kill the fleas on her & have now used their spot on to help prevent another breakout, but am concerned that any unhatched eggs will start another infestation. As spraying is taking me a long time, I was wondering if anyone has used a flea bomb & if they are as effective as spraying? Do they get to all the nooks & crannys that you can with a spray ie under beds, sofas etc? Also, are they a gas or powder - I don't want to come home to find everything covered in mess and even more work cleaning it up! I've read that its best to leave the house for about 5 hrs after setting one off, but on the bob martin one in my local petstore it suggests 2 hours before thoroughly airing the room - would I need a seperate one for every room in the house? Please help!
2007-10-31 09:52:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Stop, stop, stop!
NEVER use ANY Bob Martin products - do not support the evil company! I've seen their products kill too many animals. Check this one out from just today!!: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhinVaApsMy2JFkN2Wxpx3YjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20071031091201AAsIxhd
Anyway. You need to be aware that no pet shop flea treatments work. This is because pet stores are not licensed to sell the appropriate chemicals for flea treatments, because this chemicals are classed as medication, which pet stores cannot sell. So, any flea treatment you pick up from a pet shop will contain very inappropriate chemicals - usually organophosphates, more commonly used as crop sprays. As well as being dangerous, they also don't work.
As for flea collars - they definitely don't work! Not even the veterinary 'Vetkem' ones you can still buy - this is because the chemicals on them do not spread through the skin, so they only protect the neck area - so the fleas just hide elsewhere on the body! Toss that flea collar away, because it's doing nothing - and cats frequently hang themselves on them, that's another one I see on a fairly regular basis.
OK, lecture over, but to summarise: no pet shop products work, not house or animal treatments.
Be safe, be effective and get proper treatments from your vet - Frontline, Stronghold, Advantage or Advocate all work well and are actually safe. Also pick up a spray like Indorex, Acclaim, Staykil or Skoosh - I know spraying's a bit of hassle, but bombs are more of a hassle because you have to evacuate the house - and then they don't work anyway!!
Chalice
2007-10-31 10:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by Chalice 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
They may be called flea bombs, but they're actually just aerosol cans, with a sprayer that locks down.
There are many different brands of flea foggers - commercial foggers from pest control companies work better than those available from hardware stores and discounters (like Walmart).
All foggers contain chemical pesticides, which release a fine penetrating mist into the air. The mist will cover all surfaces - and works much better than any spray. You will not notice the residue - it is clear, not dusty.
You must treat the entire house, using one fogger in each large room. All living creatures (pets and people) must be completely out of the house - preferably for 24 hours. Food, dishes and aquariums must be covered and sealed to prevent pesticide contact.
It helps if your house is clean and vacuumed - laundry and linens should be washed and machine dried.
The only effective way to eliminate fleas is by using a prescription (topical) flea preventative on the animals, and completely fogging the house - and yard, if needed. Outdoor flea foggers are also available if you are in a warm climate.
Follow the instructions on the can. Once your house is prepared, and all animals removed - you will set each can on a sheet of newspaper. Make sure all windows are closed, turn AC and fans off. Set off the foggers furthest from the exit first. Set them quickly and get out.
After the appropriate amount of treatment time, open the windows and ventilate the house.
Good luck.
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You should not be using a flea collar. They are one of the most dangerous, and least effective methods of flea control.
2007-10-31 20:09:49 · answer #2 · answered by Suzi 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
From what someone said about them is that you throw them into the room and come out and shut the door, as they explode and let out a powder that kills any fleas that are there in carpets and furniture, but you cant go into the room for a couple of hours.Hope this is some help to you.
2007-10-31 17:05:07 · answer #3 · answered by pauline will never give up.xx 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
atomic fall out
2007-10-31 18:19:52 · answer #4 · answered by confushus 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋