CAT FLEAS - merged

lbwy201

check out the Acclaim household spray on www.petdispensary.co.uk spray it round the house and it then protects your house for 12months as stops the flea eggs devleoping! One spray can will cover the whole house and should eliminate the problem. Its a veterinary product and does work! price is about £12 and they offer free post and packing!

Gingham_Ribbon

Things have been chaotic here recently and I forgot to frontline one of my cats. (The other 2 have been done.) I have a few bites on my legs so I presume we have fleas in the house. :eek:

I don't fancy using harsh chemicals with a baby in the house but I also don't want him to get bitten. Any sensible, effective alternatives out there? I'll still be frontlining the cats, it's the household sprays I'm reluctant to use.

Thanks. The cats are about 8 years old and this is the first time I've dropped the ball on this. Not happy!

oldandhappy

The cycle of fleas once they take hold in furnishings can be really hard to eradicate...The best way is the strong chemical sprays I am afraid which I find are very toxic during and after spraying so real care has to be taken to wear a mask and open windows to change the air. A nightmare with children around I agree. If you find you do use the strong types I would say to do just one room every few days and shut that room off from the family for the day......No alternative that I know really works so well.
A Steam cleaners used around skirting areas and under furniture will help if the fleas are few...Good Luck... Mrs Happy

Gingham_Ribbon

Oh dear. That's what I thought. Looks like the baby and I will be spending a night in the livingroom as I think the bed needs to be done.

Thanks.

louisdog

Which version of frontline do you use? They have a new one (well, launched in the last couple of years I think) which treats the house as well as the animal, something like Frontline Plus spot-on. I don't know how quickly it acts on the house though but might be worth a try.

Gingham_Ribbon

I didn't know that. That could be an option, thanks.

We're going on holiday in a couple of weeks. It would be the ideal time to give the house a good spray as we can leave it for a few days. I'm just not sure I can stand it till then!

Eels100

Frontline Combo is the ideal product as it renders eggs and larvae sterile. In the meantime I really would recommend using a household spray such as Indorex, Acclaim or Staykil. If you could hold off until your holiday then great, otherwise perhaps spending a night elsewhere would give you more peace of mind? But I agree. I'm afraid if you want to be sure you need to go for the chemicals!

Kimberley

louisdog wrote: »

Which version of frontline do you use? They have a new one (well, launched in the last couple of years I think) which treats the house as well as the animal, something like Frontline Plus spot-on. I don't know how quickly it acts on the house though but might be worth a try.

I didn't know that either, thanks :beer:

iwanttosave_2

I am just having to read up because my kitten is full of them, she must have come with them when we got her and she is full of them. I have seen on the net that if you put them in water (fun I know) the fleas will drown, then its just a case of combing as much of the eggs and stuff out as you can over the nest few days and treating the house (boil wash bedding, mega hoovering ect)

As mine is only little I am going to try this approch before trying anything harsher.

Have a look at this http://alt4animals.com/flea.htm

newlywed

Our cat actually liked having a shower!! Mad I know.

So we bought cat shampoo and used to give her a good shower which seemed to drown the fleas and wash some of the eggs out. Wasn't that effective long term but stopped her scratching like mad.