is washing clothes and bedding at 60 degrees hot enough to kill fleas?

greggy209

HappyMJ wrote: »

Getting rid of the cat will not get rid of the fleas. As there is no cat to be a host they will be more likely to bite you.

I thought my flea infestation was bad...maybe not after what you have said. When spraying the house you need to go out for the day and leave it to do it's work. Don't vaccuum for a few days. You should only need to spray twice two weeks apart. Something isn't being done right if that doesn't work.

yeah i sprayed and then hoovered after 2 days but they came back really bad so i sprayed again and am leaving it for a while

i'd still like to not have the cat, it is still covered in fleas and brings new ones in every day, it costs a fortune in flea stuff and spray and defecates/urinates in the house ruining all the carpets. it's turned a nice house into a nightmare

gettingready

Sorry - you said you will be getting more stuff from the vets.

Do you mean you did not take the said CAT to the vets for them to have a look and decide what is the best?

I do understand your frustration about fleas in the house but I also feel for the poor cat - must be terribe for him/her to carry so many on his/her fur and be bitten all the time.

Please take the cat to the vets, let the vet administer something strong - perhaps a spray may be better, let the vet see the cat to decide but the vet MUST see the cat to appreciate how bad it is.

You also say the cat pees/poos all over the house - is this recent? The cat may be really unwell from the fleas infestation and this can cause all sorts of infections/odd behaviour, poor thing.

As for the house - at this stage only Pest Control will help you, no point wasting money and trying to do it yourself.

CFC

There is an anti flea injection that can be given to a cat. These do not kill adult fleas but mean any eggs laid do not develop into fleas and as the injection lasts 6 months it should help get the situation under control. If the cat has its own bedding, if the situation is that bad, dispose of it.
Make sure you are vacuuming, using the insectiside and then vacuuming regularly so you catch them as they hatch. You can't get everywhere with flea spray though, you can only do what you can. Remember that these insecticides are persistent poisons, so don't overdo it with more treatments than the manufacturers recommend or it could be your household that suffers.

suki1964

Ive never heard off acclaim so I cant testify to its effectiveness. However I have used in the past with 100% success INDOREX, along with whatever flea treatment the vet has offered at the time.

With the indorex, Ive got the dog and kids out of the house and dont a thorough spring clean and sprayed as I have gone along - skirting's, carpets,floorboard joints, soft furnishings - just about everywhere and Ive not had an alive flea after 24hrs. Just spray and shut the doors and windows for as long as possible before airing the house

Also every bit of bedding through a boil wash - duvets - chucked and new ones bought ( my dog sleeps on my bed) mattress sprayed

Dog bedding boiled

Once the house has been treated it usually lasts for the year - as long as you are treating the cat as well

Please get treatments from the vet as supermarket treatments are a false ecconomany - they dont work

WolfSong2000

I'd personally recommend diatomeaceous earth (website here http://diatomx.co.uk, although I can't speak to it's authenticity, so maybe have a look around). It's marvelous stuff and because it's not a chemical agent, fleas can't build up immunity to it...it's perfectly safe for humans and animals, and can even be ingested...personally I'd recommend putting it all over the carpet and anywhere else fleas may be hiding. Also go to a health food store and get some garlic granules/capsules...add some to your cats food and ingest some yourself. Garlic makes the blood taste foul so mosquito's, fleas, etc are less inclined to bite. Works wonders.

greggy209

gettingready wrote: »

Sorry - you said you will be getting more stuff from the vets.

Do you mean you did not take the said CAT to the vets for them to have a look and decide what is the best?

I do understand your frustration about fleas in the house but I also feel for the poor cat - must be terribe for him/her to carry so many on his/her fur and be bitten all the time.

Please take the cat to the vets, let the vet administer something strong - perhaps a spray may be better, let the vet see the cat to decide but the vet MUST see the cat to appreciate how bad it is.

You also say the cat pees/poos all over the house - is this recent? The cat may be really unwell from the fleas infestation and this can cause all sorts of infections/odd behaviour, poor thing.

As for the house - at this stage only Pest Control will help you, no point wasting money and trying to do it yourself.

the owner is taking the cat to the vet shortly

it's always defecated/urinated on the floor, before we had any fleas

greggy209

cat went to the vet today and the vet recommended stronghold for the fleas which we got