hi all my cat is now 1 and is a house cat, hes never had fleas in his life but about 2 weeks ago he got outside through an open window as soon as i called him back he came in but i relised hed been playing with another stray black cat so automatically i gave him flea treatment to be on the safe side, since then ive noticed him scratching alot the noticed a flea on my bed room carpet!!!!!! hes booked into the vets tommorow morning to get this sorted but what do you all recommend to treat my house i know i need to constantly hoover and apply a insecticide but is there anything else i need to know an do??? it would be a big help thanks xxx

Only other things I can think of are groom him with a fine toothed comb every day and if you get bitten in bed then wash all the bedding straight away. If he doesn't go out then your flea problem should be easy to solve as he won't keep on getting reinfested.

Don't feed em!!





Seriously! I had a very very bad flea infestion around thirty years back! it was before all these new preperations were available! I ended up practically fumigating the house with various sprays and potions!

But RELAX! it's not that bad now - if needbe the vet will provide you with a spray for the bedding/house/cqarpets etc! also make sure that you treat you can in the future approx every six weeks!

DT

Hoover thoroughly, then buy some household spray: Indorex, Acclaim or Zodiac... Not a spray from the pet shop. Acclaim can be got in Boots the Chemist, the others can be bought from a vet. This will prevent the fleas breeding in your house... they don't breed on the animal, they jump off and make merry in your carpets and upholstery instead.

This will really help and lasts for up to a year.

If you wish to treat the animals for fleas then try Frontline or Effipro, both available from pharmacies and online, or consult your vet for something stronger. Again, sprays and spot-ons from pet shops really don't do the job properly.

__________________
Sue, Merlin & Cuba
Dog moves in mysterious ways. Be at peace, Patrick.
I've been described as a lighthouse in a bog - brilliant, but useless.

thank you i was panning on boil washing all the bedding and his tommorrow anyway before he comes back from the vets just to eliminate him catching them again along with spraying the house and hoovering hoovering and more hoovering lol, i just feel sorry for him coz hes scratching all the time and ive had toi lock him in one room tonight so that he doesnt lie on any of our beds!!! i feels sooo sorry for him just want to stamp it out as quick as i can xx