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Fleas in Backyard
Asked by A.N. from San Francisco
on August 28, 2010
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My friend has a backyard that grows a lot of fruit trees, but every time she goes out there, she has to don on a 'wet suit' tucked in knee-high boots to avoid fleas br...
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- Here are some plants that are natural flea repellers. Maybe add them to the landscape. Keep flea-resistant plants. Make the exterior of your home less attractive t...
- 15+ stray cats sounds like an infestation of cats to me! That many animals competing for space can mean they have more problems than just fleas, and they've got to be...
- I would tell her to drop the cats off and not give them a return address! Just found this for you also... http://www.petplace.com/keeping-your-cat-out-of-the-sandbo...
Help! Fleas!!!!
Asked by C.S. from Kansas City
on October 13, 2008
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My 17mo. daughter went for a sleep over at my mother in laws house on fri eve & came home covered with flea bites! I am concerned about the bites because there are so ...
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- Oh, it's not always the four-legged animals that bring in the fleas! We have been working a month now to get rid of fleas in our house, and our cats are indoors, never...
- HOnestly, You might want to have your hubby talk to her first. If that does no good, then tell her until she can gt it controlled and taken care of, your child will n...
- You should be concerned and they should be concerned too. Take her to the doctor just to put your own mind at ease and to find a treatment for the bites. Yes, they a...
Fleas!!!! Taking Over!!! Help
Asked by L.W. from Norfolk
on June 11, 2008
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I really don't want to get rid of our beloved cat Jody but she has infested our computer room with fleas... well the house really, but we bombed ($30), put powder down...
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- Hello, We have three cats (which are usually indoor but, I took them out on a harness) then we had a major flea outbreak. I did some research online and read tha...
- Dear L., My five year old cat got fleas last June when I got a bird feeder. My son sat beside the bird feeder almost daily and brought the birds' fleas inside un...
- I didn't read all of the replies but I see that enough people recommended Frontline...let me tell you that stuff works great!! I am a cat lover who in the past has be...
Fleas in Basement--solutions??
Asked by S.J. from Boston
on September 25, 2010
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We have a flea problem in our basement. We are treating our cat with Advantage and keeping him out of the basement, which has a concrete floor and stone walls. (He i...
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- I would make sure that the cat is flea free, and than remove everyone including the animals from the home for a day and use a flea bug bomb. I know it is not ideal, b...
- I had major problems with fleas a few years ago, and the best thing that I did, was go online to BESTNEST.COM. they sell this little contraption that is a natural fle...
- We have/had a bad flea year too. They have flourished and gone nuts! There is a treatment called DE (Diametrious Earth). Not sure I spelled that right though. It is al...
Beg Bugs, Fleas.. I Dont Know What It Is or Could Be?!?! HELP
Asked by M.R. from Cleveland
on June 29, 2010
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Ok so my neighbor had fleas in her house 1 week ago.. and i noticed small itchy bumps on my son. Now I have 3 kids plus myself and none of us have had any itchy red bu...
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- my husband's house was infested with fleas at one point when he was growing up b/c of their cat. his dad and brothers were all bit multiple times but my husband didn'...
- Did your doctor rule out an allergic reaction to something? My daughter has food allergies, the first sign was little bumps just like you are noticing. It first happ...
- Some people are just more attractive to bugs then others, lol. I never get mosquito bites, we did have a flea problem years ago and my son was the only one who suffere...
Indoor Cat with Fleas... Suggestions on Defleaing Her and House
Asked by M.M. from Portland
on July 3, 2008
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Some Siamese/pursian kittens were born at my daughers house. I got the runt female kitten. She has been only indoor cat. Somehow she got fleas. I keep using comb a...
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- If the kitten is very young, be careful about treating her with chemicals...check with a vet first. We took in a 5 or 6 week old stray kitten once and he had fleas co...
- We have had the same problem in the past. I've found that Frontline usually works wonders. Put it on the animals and within a couple of days all of the fleas are gone-...
- Definitely keep treating your cat and consistently treat her, regardless of whether or not she is an indoor cat. You can actually bring in one or two fleas from the o...
FLEAS They're Driving Me Nuts!!!!!
Asked by M.M. from Minneapolis
on May 29, 2011
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We have one large dog and a cat. The cat is indoors only. We apply the Frontline Plus to them once a month. I vacuum floors and furniture constantly, at least twice...
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- If you do decide to bomb your house. Make sure all pilot lights and nay other open flames are out. If not your house could explode. Try Avon Skin so Soft (orginal...
- Google "Salt for fleas in house" and you will find a lot of instructions out there about how to use table salt (cheap) to sprinkle into the carpet, leave for a few day...
- I second using the Borax. If you have carpet, sprinkle it around and then use a broom to grind it in. Wait about a half hour and vacuum. This worked for me many years ...
Please Help with My Flea Problem
Asked by V.M. from Norfolk
on June 30, 2010
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I have scanned previous posts in regards to fleas but wanted to post my own and also ask for some encouragement - I am so frustrated, we have had our dog 9 years and n...
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- Hi V., I just wanted to let you know that I think it is just a bad year for them. We don't even have pets and we had a really bad outbreak of them in our house and y...
- We had a flea problem too a few months ago. Unfortunately, we had to have an exterminator spray and it still took 3-4 months to eliminate them. The other things I d...
- I detest chemicals, too! I relented and agreed to have the yard sprayed with a liquid form of Frontline for outdoor use that is supposed to last 90 days and will keep ...
Non Toxic Flea Removal?
Asked by M.J. from Seattle
on October 20, 2008
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For the last week i have found fleas on myself and twice on my son. i believe they were brought in by the cat and are now in the carpet. Does anyone know if there's a ...
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- we have found orange peel to work really well. We discovered it after a vacation and we returned to flea population explosion while we were gone (YUCK!). I was desper...
- i just went through this with my dog, and i have a 3 year old and a 16 month old. the best way is to use salt and borax. if you don't want to use borax salt alone wil...
- Do you have a cat or dog? They need to be treated AND you need to vacuum the house, sofa, chairs, etc every three days. You need to do the laundry--bedding, sheet...
Natural Flea Remedies for Dogs??
Asked by M.C. from Los Angeles
on July 6, 2010
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Hi I was wondering if there is a product out there that you could put on dogs that is natural/ safe to get rid & prevent fleas?? I was puting the advantage & frontline...
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- Brewers yeast is suppose to make your dogs less susceptible to fleas, I give my dogs the chewable tablets when I remember and they like the taste of them. Not sure ho...
- You can try Brewers Yeast or adding garlic and onions to the dogs food (not safe for cats though!). I give my dog two tablets of Brewers Yeast each day as a 'treat', a...
- You can read articles on anything. Talk to your vet. Advantage is a miracle. Fleas spread all sorts of bad things. I m on my second flea free dog she is now 11 a...
