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Help with Fleas in House
Asked by D.A. from Utica
on October 3, 2008
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I was doing a "friend" a favor and watched 4 kittens for 1 week while she was out of town. The night they arrived I noticed that they were crawling with fleas. I wen...
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- We had a similar problem. We ended up having to bomb the house. We tried every alternative that the web provided and nothing worked. The vet had told me that by vacuum...
- Hire an exterminator. They will know what to do. You mite want to shampoo your rug with extremely hot water. Good luck
- Things I've done before that have worked: Purchase some flea collars and cut them up. Place them in your vacuum cleaner canister or bag. When fleas get sucked up, t...
Help! Fleas!
Asked by N.Z. from Portland
on August 22, 2009
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I was shopping at Goodwill and Salvation Army, we saved a ton of money and 15 year old is very happy with this retro look for back to school. Here's the problem, I pi...
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- Hi N., I say avoid the bombs and treat the car seats and carpets with boric acid crystals (salt works too but you have to use more, more often). The crystals are d...
- set off a bug bomb in your car, other wise you will bring them back into your house.
- If you haven't all ready tried vacuuming and/or shampooing I would start w/that first. If that doesn't work get a small flea bomb and set it off w/all windows closed d...
Fleas!!!!!
Asked by J.Z. from Atlanta
on August 16, 2009
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Please help..... Our dogs got fleas and we thought they were contained to the garage. We have now started noticing them in our upstairs bathrooms! How do you cure f...
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- You definitely have to treat your dogs or you'll never get rid of the fleas. Think about how annoyed you are with them and consider that your four-legged friends are p...
- J., Ack... It's been a terrible year for fleas. Lots of people are having success with Comfortis (a flea treatment for dogs, available from your vet) but you will h...
- Hi J., Since you probably don't want pesticides in your home with a child there, you will have to google and make sure no residue is left behind with my option. All ...
Fleas
Asked by S.L. from Boston
on July 25, 2008
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Hi, just wondering what I can do for my sister... She is on vacation and her cat has fleas. She is an outdoor cat and I already bought and put on a flea collar for h...
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- Yes fleas can live in rugs, furniture and bedding for a long time. You need to "bomb" the house with insect foggers (make sure the cat is not inside while you do this)...
- Hi S., Fleas can become a major headache. The eggs can lie dormant in rugs for a long time if noone is there. If someone moves in the vibration from activity caus...
- Hi S.; Yup, fleas can live in the rug! I believe the only way to get rid of them at this point is to "bomb" the house. Check out pet store for items needed. May t...
Flea Problem!!! Very Upset!
Asked by J.F. from Kansas City
on November 16, 2008
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OK Ladies, I've got a flea problem and I seriously don't know what to do. We've had an indoor cat for 8 years and NEVER had fleas before. Now, even after we've had a...
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- I have two indoor cats and ended up getting them about 5 or 6 years ago. I ended up using the flea bombs as recommended on the package (for square footage and all tha...
- My cat got fleas this year and I've treated her monthly faithfully and still can't quite get rid of them, althought I haven't had them in the carpet yet. About 10 yea...
- The flea bombs do work. I had them in my place awhile ago and my EX boyfriend put a few of them in, set them and a many hours later I got to go back in and the Fleas ...
