Flea Infestation
“Struggling With A Flea Infestation?” 3 Simple Steps To Eliminate Fleas
Author: Ana Walsh
“I couldn't believe that my home was taken over by blood sucking fleas. Luckily, I found a product that fixed all my flea problems.”
Is your pet suffering from an itch they can't seem to scratch? Are you starting to notice an itch all over your body? Is your home infested with fleas?
Many pet owners deal with a flea infestation at least once, but did you know that pets are not the only ones bringing in fleas? Fleas are not shy. They will ride on anything or anyone. Even you can bring in fleas from outside. Well, what I came across will eliminate fleas easily and effectively from your home, but before we go into that let's begin with a little information.
Is it really a flea infestation you are dealing with?
1. Pet Excessively Scratching - Does one of your pets itch more than normal? A pet being itchy is usually the first sign, but not the only. Your pet may simply have a rash or dry skin from too much sun. Even really cold weather conditions will make them itchy.
2. Small Red Bumps - Pay attention to your ankles. Because one of the most common place for fleas is the carpet they get to your ankles first. So look for little red bumps there that will typically go away in a few days. If your children are on the floor they may have these bumps all over.
How do you get rid of fleas in your home?
Before you start make sure you have at least a few hours to complete all three steps. If you don't rid your home, your yard, and your pets at the same time then your flea infestation will come back.
(1) Flea Free Pets
- Comb Your Pets - Use a flea comb to pull the fleas out your pets fur.
- Use Flea Powder - Evenly spread powder over your pet. This kills those flea eggs and larvae so they don't grow up to multiply into another flea infestation.
(2) Getting Rid Of Fleas In The Home
- Take a antibacterial cleaner and clean the surfaces of your home. Make sure you get the counters, cabinets, tables, and floors. Fleas enjoy humid areas so clean the basement and garage floors too.
- Vacuum all areas of the home. When vacuuming get those dark corners with the vacuum attachment. These are some of a fleas favorite areas.
- After vacuuming sprinkly powder evenly over the carpet.
- To finish the home wash, dry, and then sprinkly powder over couch surfaces, and bedding.
(3) Flea Free Yard
- Take that same flea powder and evenly coat the lawn and concrete.
- Do this at the end of every spring to prevent any fleas from multipling.
Warning: Read all the labels and directions on any product before you begin to use anywhere in your home, on your pet, or in your yard. Before most products are not safe for pets, or children. Also keep in mind that products should not be spread over gardens especially food gardens.
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You have to stop the cycle of fleas. First off is get your kitten on some type of flea program, such as Advantage, Frontline or Revolution that you do monthly. Never put a flea collar on them.
Secondly, you might want to totally wash your bedding, clothes, and vacuum up the place to pick up any fleas/eggs.
It takes a few months for the cycle of fleas to die off. (E.G., the eggs they have already laid have to hatch and die) After you kill off the cycle the vet can inject your cat with a medication called Program (i think) and this lasts 6 months.
Never let your cat go outside, they will bring in fleas, even if they are on medicine, b/c the fleas will cling to their fur and jump off in the house, starting a new cycle :/
Also, get your cat dewormed.
If you can get a capstar pill from a vet I would do that and it will kill fleas quickly. Then I would look at putting on another application of advantage, advantix, or frontline. If frontline was working I would use it again.
First of all you need to hire a professional. A professional will use a special flea chemical that has an IGR (Insect Growth Regulator) in it. This means that it damages the adult fleas so that they can not reproduce. This is critical to eliminating a flea infestation.
Additionally, it is very important for you to do a thorough job of vacuuming everything including floors (with or without carpet) furniture, under the beds, etc. After a thorough vacuuming take the bag off and throw it away outside. Then continue to vacuum (daily is best, but at least every other day) for two weeks.
Also wash all dog and cat bedding. And when you treat the animals, make sure that you don’t over do it. You should never use two types of control on an animal unless your vet approves of it.
K9 Advantix and Revolution are the two that I would most recommend for fleas and ticks. They’re both the liquid kinds that are applied monthly to the back of the dog’s neck.
I would go for Revolution (the drug name is selamectin). Not only does it get rid of the ticks and fleas, but it is also a preventative treatment for fleas (adults and eggs), sarcoptic mites, ear mites, heartworm and many intestinal parasites. It’s also a very safe product to use.
If you meant that you’re looking for a product to make sure fleas never go near your dog, K9 Advantix is the way to go. It will also get rid of the ones already on your dog (as a sidenote, Revolution does help keep fleas off, but they have to bite first, so diseases such as Lyme and Lepto can still be transmitted). Advantix also repels fleas and mosquitos. One downside to this one, is that it’s VERY toxic to cats. Never apply it to them. Even if you have cats in the house, it’s best to keep them away from the dog for the first 12 hours or so after its applied (just in case they rub up against the dog, or lick or something like that).
From what I’ve heard, Frontline and Frontline Plus are also quite good, although I’ve never used them on my pets, and we haven’t sold them at any clinic I’ve worked at, so really I can’t comment on those too much.
For what it’s worth, all of my animals (1 dog and 3 cats) are on revolution year round. I do believe that both products are guaranteed as well. Good luck!
Also, I would just like to make a note about garlic. Whenever people ask questions like yours, there are always a few people that advise you to put a bit of garlic in your pet’s food every day to keep fleas off. PLEASE do not do this. It may work a bit (I don’t know for sure), but what I do know is that garlic is toxic to dogs. A tiny bit shouldn’t hurt them, but some are more sensitive than others, so I don’t think it’s a good practice at all. I know I would never take chances like that with my dog’s health!
Take a look at the pet sitting market and get some ideas from them. Call up a few of the sitting services and ask about the pricing for flea infestation scenarios.
Most boarding locations will not accept a pet that does have a flea problem. That is done to prevent other pets from developing flea problems and to keep the staff healthy.
If you are able to obtain a copy of a pet sitting agreement from one of the established firms, you would have a better legal idea of what you are dealing with.
flea infestation?
What can be done about an infestation of fleas on a dogs head and face? Dog is a pom weighing no more than 5 lbs. She is 7 years old.
She has had frontline used on her until last month then her owner switched to the one with all the stuff together.
How do how cat sitting services place liability on the pet owner in the case of flea infestation?
I’m setting up a cat sitting service, and need information on:
1.) At least two other ways (apart from deposits and contracts) that cat sitting services place liability on the pet owner in the case that there is a flea infestation (of staff and premises) from a client’s cat.
2.) How much they charge the client for a deposit to cover possible flea infestation.
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I was giving my 8 week old kittens a wipe down earlier and I noticed small black spots on the cloth that soon turned red. I thought at first that one of the kittens were bleeding or had scabs. I also found these black ‘spots’ on my bed, but after questioning my mom, she said they were fleas and completely spazzed. So now she’s got MY nerves messed up. How can I prevent flea infestation or am I already doomed? ._.; Please help! I’m new at this owning a kitty thing.
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I have a flea infestation, and when I say infestation that’s exactly what I mean. Inside they are here but you can not walk in my back yard without getting attacked. I heard of a mix with borax and something else. I had my yard sprayed professionally Friday and it did not touch the problem. Can anyone help me?
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I am having a major flea problem here, been battling it for a few months now and just when we think we are done it just gets horrible again. We have 1 dog and 3 kittens in the house and they are just covered. We have tried frontline and promeris (not sure of the spelling on that one) as well as natural sprays. I am 7 months pregnant and I am so worried about the fleas when the baby comes. We have swept the furniture, we don’t have carpet or rugs down, we wash the dog and try to wash the cats when we can catch them. Please what can we do?