Shoo, Flea, Shoo

Years ago, I babysat our family cat Thumper-an outdoor, mountain cat-in my little San Francisco apartment. With the help of two annoying Norweigian houseguests, Thumper escaped from the apartment, and only after several days of tears and searching did I find him. Two days after his return, the apartment was thick with tiny little jumping, biting bugs. Ugh! Desperate, and with itchy red calves and a sense of general repulsion, I resorted to a no-doubt very unnatural fumigating solution...and despite carpet cleanings, and scrubbings, and vacuuming galore, it never really got back to feeling like home sweet home.

But least Thumper got a non-toxic bath and flea-comb treatment. Not. Fun. For. Either. Of. Us. But in the end, his soft furry bod was a lot more cuddle-up-able than the fumigated carpet.

-Jenifer Morgan...off to admire Nora's talent...
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something to keep in mind - many areas of both canada and the us have both flea AND heartworm problems. many of the treatments vets recc for fleas are also to prevent heartworm, which can be fatal, so please check with your vet before stopping any "conventional" treatments. you don't want to play around with your pet's life.
As I stated My girls vet is aware of what they take. Garlic for fleas and ticks (only bug off garlic) and heartgard plus which is for heartworm disease and other worms as in hookworm/tapeworm, not for fleas and ticks... Frontline plus goes right through the bloodstream... and is an option that I don't give my girls, but it will keep off the fleas and ticks. Talking to your vet and having them keep records of what you feed and give your pets is indeed very important! It is also your informed decision to make.
My poor cat is having such a problem with fleas. I have two cats, one seems fine, the other is very, very allergic to fleas. I have given her the toxic ointments, I have cleaned my house every week forever and I toss diatamaceous earth everywhere and she is still getting bitten. I think the target her, since they now have weakened her immune system and is not as healthy as she was, they prey on her. I have also tried putting bit of garlic in her food to repel the fleas, but she won't eat it; she doesn't like it. I am almost up on arms. I even almost accidentally poisoned her today with pennyroyal!! Please, any suggestions??
Fiona - A couple of things. First, have you given the cat any treatment for her allergy? You mention that you have given your cat the toxic ointments. Do you mean Advantage or Frontline? How long ago did you give the treatment? My brother had a dog with a similar allergy and he found the combination of Frontline and an allergy treatment worked well. What type of vacuum do you have? If it's the type with a bag you should probably throw the bag away after each cleaning until you get rid of the infestation. My understanding is flea eggs can lay dormant for several weeks or more until the right conditions are reached for them to hatch. The other suggestion I was given when I had a flea problem was to wash all the animal bedding in hot water to kill any eggs and you may need to shampoo your rugs. I'm sure there is somewhere online where you can find better details about these recommendations.
Thanks Amy. I failed to mention that my cats are outdoor cats. I regularly wash all their bedding and mine, as well as vacuum often, throwing out the bag each time. Unfortunately, she is getting them from outside, but there is no way that I can just close the window and force her to stay in, especially with the heat. So I need to find something to arm her against the fleas. Thanks for your help.
This works best for my dogs,i've never tryed on my cats;To get rid of fleas i give my dogs a bath in Lemon Joy dish soap & i can watch the biting critters just fall off.
There is a great product on the market called diatomatious earth. It kills critters like ants, flea, silverfish, roaches, carpet beetles, etc. The critters CANNOT become immune to this product. If you purchase it, make sure that it is FOOD GRADE! It will not harm people or animals. But if it becomes wet, it does not work. Make sure you store it in a cool, dry place. It works indoors as well as outdoors. After you use this product and vacuum, make sure you dispose of the vacuum bag in the trash.
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