CAT FLEAS - merged

Sharra

Just remember when buying flea treatment that shops aren't allowed to sell strong stuff, you must get that from the vets (a bit like shops aren't allowed to sell strong medicines, they must come from a pharmacy).

heavenleigh

Hi hun, the fleas attacking you is a sign the frontline is working on the cats.
Fleas dont like human blood and tend to jump on your legs etc in hoards when the cats blood is infected with the frontline.

sexymouse

Go straight to your vets - it is much cheaper than getting the local council out, as you have to move all of your furniture out the way for them first anyway. My black cat got fleas from the cat upstairs last year, and we got a big can of spray from the vets for about £15, plus some stronghold from them. We had to hoover everywhere before spraying (the spray lasts up to 6 months though once it is down), and wash all of the bedding, as they had actually got under the matress protector and were eating me alive - OH never got bitten. I also spent loads of money on all the Bob Martin stuff before going to the vet, and I know it doesn't work.

floss2

If you are on benefits (i'm not sure whether tax credit is included) there should be no or minimal charge for the council - yes you have to move furniture to some extent, but they will deal with the infestation & should come back later to check all clear.

Fleas will lay eggs, and not all sprays kill all the eggs....then the cycle will repeat itself. The council stuff will kill the eggs & any larvae and break the cycle.

And you need to get your feline friends sorted out via your vet at the same time.

Anthisan is good for the bites, by the way, or calamine lotion but it leaves you a bit crusty!

Mrs_A_4

I have a similar problem - don't have a cat but my husband regularly "borrows" (ie lets in, feeds, talks to:mad:) next door's two.

Spent the last fortnight telling myself that the many bites on my ankles and legs could not be flea bites as we don't technically have a cat, and fleas sound gross...

Today I gave in and bought a flea bomb. Dunno if it has worked (never actually saw a flea anyway, just the bites - itchy as hell) but setting it off was bizarrely fun. If the biting stops, I will know it has worked!:o

Gingham_Ribbon

I'll move this over to the pets board where it should get more response.

We did ours a couple of weeks ago with the can of spray for the house and frontline for the cats. I saw a flea today and I have been bitten a couple of times since we sprayed.

Should we do it again with the can? The cats seem to be okay - I did them twice, 3 weeks apart. I have 2 little ones and don't want to be going mad with chemicals but no way am I putting up with fleas in the house.

sexymouse

It is probably because one of the pupae have hatched - they look like little bits of hard black grit (a bit like tarmac), and no spray or will get rid of them - hence why you have to thoroughly hoover everywhere first and then empty hoover. However, once the pupae hatch and you have sprayed the carpets etc, this should kill them once they come into contact with it - this is what my vet nurse told me at the time.

quill_2

How frequently would the injection be please? Cost per cat?

peachespeaches

The above link is what I used in our house. Twice. It dont work! Husband still finding fleas on leg and getting bitten. Now baby is affected and as she has eczema I need some strong stuff. I dont want to get the council in as you have to move all your stuff and put all your stuff away.

Im going to try and get some vet prescription only stuff.

chatta

You need frontline plus, online sites can only sell the one that kills fleas on the animal. You need a vet presciption for the frontline that sterilises the fleas stopping them from breeding as well. Vigorous hoovering helps x