Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas

RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post by Tuscany (1) | (11/13/2008) Contact I lived in Florida for a number of years and flea's were a big problem, especially since we had two cats. Some one gave this advice and it worked every time. Sprinkle a thin layer of Borax over entire carpet. Take a broom and sweep it down into carpet. Leave it there for two days, then vacuum. It will kill flea eggs and fleas. Repeat again a month or two later. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post By (Guest Post) (10/16/2008) Got an exterminator, best investment ever. Should of just done that in the first place and saved time, money, and sanity. None of that other stuff worked, but I love my Orkin buddy. My cat is back to her old self and we live happily in our home without my "friends." Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post By jim (Guest Post) (10/09/2008) Another thing you can do for the treatment of the animal is go to a department store ( lowes, home depot, ace hardware ) and they sell a liquid insecticide for your trees and bushes. Its made by bayer and its in a blue bottle about 2 quarts. Just dilute it 50/50 with water in a spray bottle and app;y just like frontline or advantage. I breed dogs and have never seen fleas after using this method. You can even spray on carpets, wood floors, and tile but dont dilute it if your going to use it on the inside of the house. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post By (Guest Post) (09/23/2008) MAYBE YOU WOULD BE BETTER OFF GETTING RID OF THE CAT SINCE YOU EVEN CONSIDERED IT Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post By (Guest Post) (09/17/2008) Go to Walmart and get sevens dust for your garden sprinkle it on your carpet and furniture. Leave for a few hours then vacumn repeat every couple weeks if needed. A vet told my sister in-law to do this and it worked. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post By Flea Chow (Guest Post) (09/14/2008) Sappy stuff aside getting rid of the cat won't help. You're the dinner now. I had a cat I got rid of for other reasons, it's been worse now since the damn things don't have anything else to eat but me. Still looking for a solution myself done probably a hundred cans of bomb only good for three days commercial sprays didn't help either gonna try borax diatomaceous earth and flea traps next. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post By Marilyn (Guest Post) (09/01/2008) OK, you're gonna laugh at me but here goes. When I was little we had a 'playhouse' that sometimes provided shelter for the family cat. At one point, it was so badly infested, you could not go into it without being covered in seconds. My grandmother (old wise woman) said to eat bananas and lay the peel in there and the fleas would go away (let the peel dry until it is black). We did -- never saw another flea. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post By Crystal G (Guest Post) (08/31/2008) Getting rid of your cat is the worst thing you could do. Go to your vet, use Frontline, Advantage, or Revolution. Stay away from over-the-counter products, could be harmful. Your cat is suffering, you owe it to her to take care of her for life. Pets aren't disposable. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post by bailegirl (203) | (08/30/2008) Profile | Contact Your best option is to take her to the vet and have her treated with a flea dip during the time that the exterminator is "de-bugging" your house. While you are there, have your vet prescribe Frontline or another similar product. If possible, keep your cat inside at all times after this treatment is started, and your home is flea free, and there will be less chance of a re-infestation. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post By Daniel (Guest Post) (08/29/2008) Frontline gave my dog a bad reaction so I used lavender oil. I mixed a few drops of lavender oil in water and sprayed the pets, beds, couch, everything! In about 3 days I didn't see a single flea. I haven't seen a flea at all on the pets in about a year now. You can add eucalyptus oil to the mix as well. I spray them about once a month now. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post By (Guest Post) (08/27/2008) The grocery store or pet store 'flea stuff' did nothing for us, but one treatment to all animals at the same time with Frontline (from the vet) killed all fleas. Period. The grocery store / pet store stuff is not Frontline, if you haven't been to a vet to get real flea medicine, I would highly recommend it. Unless the exterminator is also a vet, I do not believe they will be able to help you. Spraying down the house while eggs and fleas live on the pets themselves will really not end the problem. Also, are these indoor only cats? If cats are allowed to roam outside, the infestation may continue to resurface as they pick up fleas again and again in the wild. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post by susanmajp (809) | (08/27/2008) Profile | Contact I know it can be frustrating, but get serious--animals are not toss aways. In addition to the other stated measures, don't allow the cat to go out. And check yourself when you come in from the outside too. Fleas get on humans and their clothing also. Maybe you're unknowingly bringing them in and causing the cat and your home to be infested. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post by meoowmom (1457) | (08/27/2008) Profile | Contact Try frontline or advantage that is what I used on my indoor cat and she did not have problems with fleas better safe than sorry. So call the vet and get some I would not recommend the internet cheaper sites as they, might not get them from the same place. Good luck, SAVE THE CAT =^..^= Trust me, in 15 yrs with my cat I once had the flea thing but I did the borax I vacuum first, and then threw away the bag, then applied borax with a broom let it sit for 2 days then vacuum again with fresh bag then threw that away. Meanwhile I took cat and washed her and rinsed with some white vinegar and waited a couple of days to apply frontline and no more fleas within 3 days hang in there! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post By Abby (Guest Post) (08/26/2008) I work in a vet office and some of these ideas sound crazy. Go to your vet and request frontline or revolution for the cat, you should also get a bottle of knock out area spray. if they don't have it in stock you can find it on the internet. you will need to treat the animals and environment. Vacuum well then use the spray it will protect from re infestation for seven months. Make sure to spray under cushions and furniture as well. Flea bombs do not work because the medicine settles on top of furniture, but fleas will hide underneath not solving your problem. You do not need to spend a lot of money or time trying to get rid of fleas, just follow those instructions and you will be flea free in no time. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post by ERP (7) | (08/26/2008) Contact We have 2 cats and had quite a flea infestation last year when a neighbors cat came in through our cats door! I tried everything I had ever heard of to no avail! Finally we went to our local farm supply store and purchased a large container of pest control called "Home Defense" - I am in Canada- which will kill both eggs and hatched fleas. I sprayed one day, vacuumed the next, sprayed again, vacuumed again then waited a few days and repeated the process. I sprayed the vacuum hoses each time and disposed of the bag. We have a very large home -18 rooms- and had found fleas in many of the rooms since my cats have free reign. This worked well along with Advantage for the animals themselves. I did a "spray round" this summer when I saw my neighbors' cat scratching but have found no fleas in my home so far!! One of my children and myself seem to really attract them and always seemed to be the ones who got bit if any were around. No bites so far so assume all is well! Good Luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post by dcsprsmm (1) | (08/25/2008) Contact Would you be so quick to give up a child? Animals have feelings as well. Try placing dried eucalyptus around or even use the oil. Works go for me and I have 15 cats. It is a shame the USA has become such a throw away country. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post By AuntyC (Guest Post) (08/25/2008) Use a small, bright light and a bowl of soapy water. Make sure the rest of the area is dark, turn on the light and shine it on the water. Fleas are attracted to the light, jump into the water and drown. Do this every night in every room, and it will get rid of your fleas. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post by roadgypsygranny (2) | (08/25/2008) Contact I have pets also. I get Frontline from the Vet. It's worth it in the long run. I have also used 20 Muleteam Borax. Sprinkle it on the floor, leave it AT LEAST overnight or MORE,vaccum it up, repeat in a week.This will kill the fleas and eggs, but you will still need to get the pets treated because if you don't,you will keep getting reinfested. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post by Deeli (320) | (08/25/2008) Contact Oh my goodness! Please don't get rid of your cat! What are the chances of an eight year old kitty finding a new home and not being put to sleep or, worse yet, wandering homeless or a horrid new home where the little guy is abused? I've had cats who 'never' went outside and still got fleas because the fleas came in on someone else's clothing and fleas are even picked up from just going to the beach or the park! Would you get rid of your children who may have been the ones who picked up the flea or two and brought them home on their clothes (or in their hair)? Listen to all the advice below and keep trying to be rid of the fleas. If you use a bomb, be sure to purchase one from a veterinarian that also kills the eggs (maybe even do it twice to be safe) and be careful to turn off the pilots if you have gas appliances before setting the bomb(s) off and air the place out well after the bombing before re-lighting the appliances. And be sure to get flea meds from the vet for your precious baby! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post by melmarr (4) | (08/25/2008) Profile | Contact My cats came home from the vets office infested with fleas (go figure). My house became infested. I sprinkled Mule Team Borax all over my carpet in everyroom. I left on for about an hour or two and then vaccummed. They were gone, forever... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post By Pet Lover (Guest Post) (08/25/2008) Don't get rid of your cat! You wouldn't take an 8 year old cat when you wanted a cat, so what do you think will happen to the cat? The cat didn't do anything wrong. Fleas are treatable. I am extremely allergic to flea bites and I have 4 large dogs. I got fleas when we took in a neighbor's dog who was running in the street about to be hit by a car while they weren't home. Too bad they didn't say thanks OR tell me their dog had fleas. GROSS to say the least. I bug bombed the house myself. While the bombs were working, I gave the dogs thorough flea baths and a once a month flea product. Any once a month product will do the same thing so go for the cheap one. After we went back inside; I vacuumed super-thoroughly before letting the dogs back in and disposed of the vacuum bag outside immediately. I even wrapped it in a plastic shopping bag to be extra safe. Then spray your vacuum with flea killer to be on the safe side. I'm retentive about this so I brushed the dogs and vacuumed daily. Garlic works for a lot of people so by all means try it but it didn't work for my dogs. Wash your cat's bedding repeatedly, if not just get rid of it after the first bombing. If it's an expensive bed, give an extra spray with some flea killer post-bombing. The cat might stay away for an extra few days but it's worth it. If it smells from the spray, put it into the garage for a while or seal it in a plastic bag for more than a few weeks while repsraying at various intervals to catch any hatching larvae. You MUST rebomb about 2 weeks later and repeat the vacuuming to catch the larvae that will have hatched into biting fleas or you will never get rid of the problem. I rebombed at both one and two weeks later to be on the safe side. It's pretty cheap if you do it yourself and just as effective. Honestly, after the first bombing/flea bath cycle I had zero problems but I knew i had to follow up or the problem would repeat. The relief was blessed none the less. I'd definitely try that before I paid an exterminator for at least 2 visits. It's imperative you do the 2 bombings, the flea baths before going back into the bombed house, thorough vacuuming/dumping the bags and spraying the vacuum after bombings. You want to make sure you never "contaminate" your flea-free areas by trekking in with fleas on anything. I even flea sprayed the bottoms of the pants I was wearing after shampooing the dogs and before re-entering the house but that was probably over-kill. I then washed the pants with other items for a post-bombing wash in hot water. Just a few things done in the right order and you should be permanently rid of the problem for well under $100 total. You can't skip one part like the flea bath if your cat doesn't like baths. You have to do it all. Planning it out seems like a big chore but it's worth it to kill the problem completely in one swoop. Done right, you will have full relief after the first cycle. Best of luck to you. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post By Tina (Guest Post) (08/25/2008) I had this problem a year ago. I have two indoor cats and somehow they got fleas. I now treat them with Frontline once per month. It took over 4 months of the cats being treated to eliminate the problem. The cats were allowed free reign in the house and eventually all of the fleas that hatched and bit the treated cats were gone. Again, it takes time, but it worked. In addition, I added a flea collar to the vacuum bag and vacuumed daily (couches, chairs, etc in addition to carpets). I combed the cats daily and placed all fleas I found in a bowl of soapy water so they couldn't escape. Again - it took a long time, but I didn't have to bomb the house. Frontline isn't cheap but I'd rather spend the money on it than on poisons to spread inside the home. I was told that one flea brought into the house on a shoe lace or in the cuff of a pantleg can cause a full blown infestation in a home with animals. Good Luck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post by Deedles (6) | (08/25/2008) Contact I had the same problem with my 2 cats and one dog. I eventually had to "bomb" the house with flea bomb. It worked to rid the house of the problem. One thing to remember, when you vacuum fleas, they will live in the vacuum bag, so dump it when you are done. Now I just spend the money every year and get the animals Advantage -- you can find it on line cheaper than at the vets. I have not seen a flea in over 4 years. I put it on once a month and do not have to think about it again. Much cheaper and easier then having to hire an exterminator Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post by tjmcgarry (1) | (08/25/2008) Contact Try euclyptus oil. Do not dilute it. Put it in a spray bottle and spray areas. Also good for bed bugs. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post by Deedles (6) | (08/25/2008) Contact I had the same problem with my 2 cats and one dog. I eventually had to "bomb" the house with flea bomb. It worked to rid the house of the problem. One thing to remember, when you vacuum fleas, they will live in the vacuum bag, so dump it when you are done. Now I just spend the money every year and get the animals Advantage -- you can find it on line cheaper than at the vets. I have not seen a flea in over 4 years. I put it on once a month and do not have to think about it again. Much cheaper and easier then having to hire an exterminator Report Spam or Abuse RE: Nothing Has Worked To Get Rid Of Fleas Post by tejas (31) | (08/25/2008) Profile | Contact do NOT get rid of the cat -just the fleas !! give the cat odor free garlic tablets -daily in her food or some treat she likes - it may take a week or so to get it built up in her system, fleas do not like garlic. The fleas will smell the garlic in her system (you will NOT smell it) I've used the garlic on my cats and dogs for many years with great sucess. After the exterminator gets rid of the fleas inside, if he does not spray outside Putting the borax around the foundation of your house and replace after a lot of rain, will help keep the fleas out of the house if you have sand fleas. after the exterminator - do't forget to give the cat a flea bath or at least some flea power. Good Luck !! Report Spam or Abuse