CAT FLEAS - merged

~Chameleon~

MrsE wrote: »

I use them yellow sticky strips for flies, I know they are horrible, but they work & they don't smell & they carry on working.

IF there was fleas in the house, wouldn't they keep getting back on him (hes a persian, lots of hair)?

Sorry to keep asking you questions:o

That's no problem

The fact you're using 4fleas (is that the oral tablet form which kills fleas immediately they bite the host?) and Frontline on alternate months is likely to be keeping them at bay anyway so even if there are still some in the house they're not going to survive very long or be able to breed once they try to feed on your cat. So effectively you're controlling and reducing the flea population in your home by the methods you're using already.

There's no problem with doing it that way but I'd personally prefer to use the chemicals on my home rather than the cats where possible. One of mine occassionally reacts badly to Frontline so I try to use it as sparingly as possible.

MrsE_2

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

That's no problem

The fact you're using 4fleas (is that the oral tablet form which kills fleas immediately they bite the host?)

Yes

and Frontline on alternate months is likely to be keeping them at bay anyway so even if there are still some in the house they're not going to survive very long or be able to breed once they try to feed on your cat. So effectively you're controlling and reducing the flea population in your home by the methods you're using already.

There's no problem with doing it that way but I'd personally prefer to use the chemicals on my home rather than the cats where possible. One of mine occassionally reacts badly to Frontline so I try to use it as sparingly as possible.

Thanks you've been great. I think I will use up that can of Acclaim as you suggest anyway, can't hurt.

What time of year do you spray ot doesn't it matter?

There I go again with the 1001 questions:o

~Chameleon~

MrsE wrote: »

Thanks you've been great. I think I will use up that can of Acclaim as you suggest anyway, can't hurt.

What time of year do you spray ot doesn't it matter?

There I go again with the 1001 questions:o

I usually spray the house around April time as this is when then the flea larvae outside is starting to wake up from it's dormant stage over winter and can be transported into the house (on people as well as animals).

I also treat the cats around this time too, then again in October when I put the central heating on just in case any have managed to survive the household treatment

It certainly won't hurt for you to spray the house now though and you'll probably find you can start reducing the treatment protocol on your cat too. In fact, you could probably get away with just one more treatment in Sept/Oct and then leave him be until next Spring

Careful_with_that_Axe

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Another thing I find Acclaim incredibly useful for is getting rid of flies I spray a tiny amount in the corner of each window (as that's where flies seem to like to head for) and that's enough to kill them all dead for a year too just have to remember to hoover all the dead flies off the window sill regularly :rotfl:

What a brilliant idea! Thank you.

I can't bring myself to watch that video - it makes me come over all funny :eek:

~Chameleon~

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

What a brilliant idea! Thank you.

I can't bring myself to watch that video - it makes me come over all funny :eek:

:rotfl: it's all psychosomatic

Strangely enough talking about fleas doesn't bother me but you start talking about headlice and I start scratching my head like crazy!!! :eek:

suki1964

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Another thing I find Acclaim incredibly useful for is getting rid of flies I spray a tiny amount in the corner of each window (as that's where flies seem to like to head for) and that's enough to kill them all dead for a year too just have to remember to hoover all the dead flies off the window sill regularly :rotfl:

Thanks for that tip. Im plagued by flies, open doors, outside fields covered with slurry - and a mother whos not to clever about wrapping food and cleaning away dirty dishes

Im loathe to use fly spray with the dog around and have been using fly papers and swatters but its a losing battle this time of year

Off to look up some acclaim

Careful_with_that_Axe

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

:rotfl: it's all psychosomatic

Strangely enough talking about fleas doesn't bother me but you start talking about headlice and I start scratching my head like crazy!!! :eek:

So far Little Lita has only got fleas once (touch wood!) when I could only afford the supermarket carp stuff. I wanted to move out :rolleyes:

I've always thought it would be wonderful if they could have a yearly anti-flea injection with their vaccinations, but I suppose the stuff is currently so toxic that this would be impossible.

btw, you seem to be very knowledgeable regarding fleas etc.
Lita suffers from dander and, although it doesn't seem to bother her, I can't help myself from picking the visible spots from her fur.
Since I've taken to grooming her almost daily, this has reduced a little.
However, I groom her with a flea comb coz she loves it and it does cut down on the stray cat hairs being deposited around. I've been unable to find any info on whether I may be doing her skin any damage using this. Any ideas?
I do give her the odd Brewer's Yeast tablet for her skin.

~Chameleon~

suki1964 wrote: »

Off to look up some acclaim

Cheapest place I've found it so far is here ...

http://www.vetuk.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16&currency=GBP

I only discovered it killed flies by accident a couple of years ago when I had a huge blue bottle in the kitchen that was annoying me. It was buzzing up and down the window and refused to go outside so I sprayed it with Acclaim as I had no fly spray in the house. Then over the following weeks I noticed lots of dead flies on the window sill and realised that they must have come into contact with the spray on the window and died as a result :T

~Chameleon~

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

However, I groom her with a flea comb coz she loves it and it does cut down on the stray cat hairs being deposited around. I've been unable to find any info on whether I may be doing her skin any damage using this. Any ideas?
I do give her the odd Brewer's Yeast tablet for her skin.

Grooming with a flea comb shouldn't cause any problems in itself although you might want to get a vet to investigate the root cause of her skin problems. It could be due to any number of reasons from diet, to allergies or a hormonal problem. It's impossible to diagnose something like this without seeing the cat and would need a blood test and/or skin scrape to find out the cause.

Careful_with_that_Axe

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Grooming with a flea comb shouldn't cause any problems in itself although you might want to get a vet to investigate the root cause of her skin problems. It could be due to any number of reasons from diet, to allergies or a hormonal problem. It's impossible to diagnose something like this without seeing the cat and would need a blood test and/or skin scrape to find out the cause.

Thank you very much - Have a beer :beer:
She's due at vet next week as has a recurrent problem with a bleeding tear duct that they think is due to an allergy, but they haven't managed to track down what it is - poor ickle thing.
I've never thought to connect or mention the dander problem, but will do this time.

Thanks again :A