fleas! do not know what else to do :(

klee1505

Hello every one i need some urgent advice,
i have to kittens and they both have got fleas we got the frontline stuff when we noticed it and it worked for a day and now they are back!!! both of them are still indoor cats as we have recently moved so they have never been out so they cant be catching them from outside. we hoovered our sofas, carpets and bedding and also sprayed al the furniture with house hold flea spray and they have still not gone. i have no idea where they are getting them from does any one know what else to do??

thanks in advance

tanith

You can buy some sort of fumigation pack , once its open you have to leave your home empty for a couple of hours I believe , sorry I don't know where you get them from.. someone will be along who knows more...

suki1964

What spray did you use?

AFAIK it can take a few days for the infestation to be cleared as you have flea eggs, flea lava and the adult fleas to kill and often you need for all the eggs to hatch, the adult fleas to bite the cats and die

Unless the spay kills the eggs as well

I also understand that frontline is no longer working in some areas so you need to get to your vet for something like advocate and whilst there pick up a tin of indorex for the house

Fire_Fox

Sounds like your new house is infested. I moved into an infested house once, and found it cheaper to get the professionals in to spray the house than buy stuff in the shop as so much was needed. Fleas can live in hard floors as well as carpeting as long as there is a little crevice to hide in. Don't treat the kittens again without vets advice as you may overdose them.

klee1505

i cant remember the name of the spray we used but if defo said that it got rid of the fleas and the eggs.i was thinking the next bet would be to take them to the vet to see what they think is best. i just feel so sorry for them one of them is black and white so i can really see them running around on him and feel so sorry for them when they itch i just dont know what else to do

klee1505

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Sounds like your new house is infested. I moved into an infested house once, and found it cheaper to get the professionals in to spray the house than buy stuff in the shop as so much was needed. Fleas can live in hard floors as well as carpeting as long as there is a little crevice to hide in. Don't treat the kittens again without vets advice as you may overdose them.

we have only used the frontline on the kittens we locked them away when we used the stuffo n the furniture untll it had settled in so we didnt spray it on them.

suki1964

You would know if you used indorex, its a big white tin and you cant buy it in the supermarkets. If it said Bob martin on the tin it wont have worked

You need to go to the vets for advice. Often you dont need to see the vet, the nurse can usually get you sorted as long as your kittens are registered

klee1505

yeah they are both registered. i think my vets is open tomorrow i might just pop in there to see what they sugest. thanks for that,
no it def wernt bob martin i remember reading on here it doesnt work that why i didnt get it and went for this other one

cte1111

I have found that the only household sprays that works are the expensive ones from the vets, like other posters. The ones from supermarkets etc do not seem to have much effect.

charlysez

you can try adding garlic salt to their food, apparently fleas dont like garlic either!! as for the house, there is a spray from the vets, its orange, stinks to high heaven but works on carpets and furniture. you might have had little bits on your feet and ankles if they are in the carpets, this would be a good time to rip out all the carpets and go with polished floor boards!!!!

sally06

suki1964 wrote: »

You would know if you used indorex, its a big white tin and you cant buy it in the supermarkets. If it said Bob martin on the tin it wont have worked

You need to go to the vets for advice. Often you dont need to see the vet, the nurse can usually get you sorted as long as your kittens are registered

yes, you can sainsbury's pharmacy sell it. It's £15