I live in an 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. I foster animals with a rescue and have never had any issues until my most recent lot of kittens. I currently have 7 foster kittens, 1 foster puppy, and my personal dog.
I have removed all of the animals and taped off my private unit and used 3 foggers, one in each bedroom and one in the living room. I have washed all of the bedding in my apartment along with buying a spray for my carpet, couch, beds, everything. I vacuum and flea comb all of the animals every morning and night. But when I comb the kittens I still get some fleas off of them.
I am giving them all meds today to kill anything on them, but I don't want to waste it if they are going to just jump right back on them. I have never dealt with this before and apparently I am not doing too great. What else can I do? I need them gone; I'm losing my mind. Do I contact the apartment office about it? Will they fix it? What else can I do? I don't want to keep wasting my money, but I want them gone!
Sprinkle salt or borax on carpets and vacuum. Empty bag outside. Vacuum vigilantly. Put anything that can be put in the dryer for 20 minutes to kill the fleas.
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I live in an apartment and on a fixed income. My dog is severly allergic to fleas. What is the cheapest way to get rid of fleas in my home and on my 60 pound dog?
By angels m
This link is one that has all the best solutions in one place. Do not do the yeast one though...that can cause major problems.
www.wikihow.com/
I use dawn as a bath, and sometimes if the fleas are really bad, I will use a mixture of baby shampoo and peroxide on wet fur and then let sit and then rinse off. I only let it sit a couple of minutes.
Find a food at a feed supply store, or at the grocery, which has no corn, soy, or wheat in it. I like diamond lamb and rice. Or Lamb Meal and Rice. This helps the animal not to be so attractive to fleas.
Sometimes what looks like fleas is really a yeast infection. Improving the food the dog eats is an important first step. Unhealthy dogs attract parasites of all kinds.
It has great ideas, just don't give your dog yeast tablets.
Blessings
I use Blue Dawn. It works great. Is gentle on my girls, two poodles, kills fleas on contact and is affordable. It has to be Blue Dawn. Be sure to start with your dogs neck to keep a barrier so the fleas don't run and hide in the ears and nose.
I just moved to my apartment. I have a cat that has never been outside and the apartment has fleas now. My neighbors say that previous tenants did not have pets. A stray cat stuck her nose into our home briefly for food and not long enough to be the one carrying a host. I have alerted the management and they are contacting the company they use however I will have to pay 75 dollars.
First question is should I be responsible? Secondly, my brother and his wife are stopping by to get me for dinner and want to come in and see my place. Should I postpone until this place is treated or since they will not be here but 10 min or less is it OK?
Please help. Thank you so very much.
This is complicated. So first, cancel your visit. I would not invite anyone in until the situation has been resolved. Safety first!
Second, even if the previous owners did not have a pet, is it possible they could inflitrated into your place from another apartment (if there are shared vents and others have pets that could be carriers).
Technically fleas can live for several months without a host, so it is possible they came in through a vent and came out when you and your cat moved in.
Who should pay? That could become a he said/she said if you have a cat with them saying your cat brought them in and you saying your cat never had fleas.
if you have vet bills showing your cat was healthy and never had fleas before, you could try to make a case that they were there when you moved in and your cat caught them there. Then you could ask them to pay the full amount since you should not have moved into a place that had an infestation.
If you can't show your cat was previously flea less (not everyone keeps all their paperwork, I get that), you may want to ask them if they will split the different with you, just for a good faith gesture....I doubt the visiting cat could have brought in fleas that fast, but you never know and if someone saw that happen they could say that was the carrier and it was your fault for letting it in.
Just my 2 cents worth. Good luck! Post back what happens.
I would not have people come in to a flea-infested place. I dont think you have to pay. Landlords have to pay for that.
Thank you for taking time to answer. I am not letting anyone inside! I will have my cat at Vet 7am tomorrow all day. It is interesting as my cat Louie was acting weird suddenly here and licking and when I came home he was in the tub like he wanted to wash himself. I took the hint and got an ole washcloth and soaked it in hot water and rubbed his body and the relief on him. Oh me. This was AFTER he was treated by vet.
Oh no. Your landlord should take care of that immediately. They are not part of your plan!
as far as canceling the visit, it is not as dire as if it were bedbugs or even cockroaches - I don't see the fleas (unless it's a fierce infestation) would affect them overmuch unless they bring their pet. But it may be good to tell them and let them make up their minds. Some ppl might not care and want to come anyway, others might feel icky and want to postpone
as far as the landlord, since the neighbor testimonial is that the previous tenants did not have pets, you may have trouble making a case for yourself unless you choose to spend money on a lawyer and that would probably cost more than $75
find out if some other neighbor in a neighboring unit had pets. Most likely they were just waiting around and saw your cat and came in for the kill. If you can demonstrate some other unit had fleas and they came to infect yourse, you may have a case
What can I do myself to kill fleas or mites in my apartment?
By DCDC from NJ
We have 5 cats right now and a whole lot of fleas in our house. I'm going to be giving my cats baths all week and pick up that spot on flea treatment from the vets when I get paid on August 1st, but I need remedies for getting rid of them in my apartment. All 5 cats are indoor/outdoor cats.
I have a 14 month old son and our floors are linoleum. We have 2 couches. I gave the cats a bath last night and now I am going to give them one every night from now on and comb them out until i can get to the vets next week. Our orange tiger cat has tons of fleas, then we have 2 pure black cats, one black calico cat, and one dark grey cat.
Any advice would be great. The fleas are driving me nuts!
Lynn(kitty lady)
Set a light on the floor; it must have a regular bulb that produces heat. Fleas are attracted to the heat. In front of the light place a white or light colored shallow container--even an old dinner plate will work. In this container put a mixture of water and dish soap. The fleas are attracted by the heat and the light color of the container. While fleas are strong enough to break the surface tension of water, they cannot break the surface tension of the soapy water. It doesn't take much soap, but it needs to be mixed into the water. Suds on top is too much soap. Empty daily until there are no more fleas. I used this when fleas came in from the condo next door and it worked quite well.
get Moth Flakes and place them in the couch in the closet and on the floor in corners. If you have rugs crush them into the rug for 1 day then vacumn. another way is get flea dip mix it into your mop bucket water wash your floors down with the dip . let it dry. No fleas.
several ways to get rid of fleas. My late husband was a vet and we used these tricks in our own home. #1. If you have non carpeted area get some flea dip friendly to your pets Dilute about 2 capfulsl in a bucket of water and wash the floors with the dip. Let it dry do not rinse. #2 if you have rugs get a flea shampoo and mix it into the water of your rug shampooer. and shampoo the rugs. vaccum and remove the eggs and the larve. repeat this after 14 weeks. #3 If you use foggers. you have to spray under the all furniture to treat then fog.
Save all your receipts and sue the landlord for not providing you with a clean apartment. Please note One pregnant flea lays 500 eggs. The eggs hatch in 14 days after you treat.so repeat everything in 14 days whether you see fleas or not. As for me I'm lazy. I shampoo my pets with a name brand flea shampoo ( no Hearts or Sergents) Adams , Vet Kem are great.When you lather you make sure you do the ears and the private areas first Fleas will hide run and hide there.. leave the shampoo on for 10 mins rinse rewash leave on for 10 mins rinse and last wash leave on for 10 mins and rinse you should not see fleas on the 3rd rinse. dry off the pet and take him/her out for 4 hours while you fog come back in 2 hours after you set off the bomb and air out the place for 2 hours.... Vaccumn in 2 days remember in 14 days repeat it. If you see white thing in there stool, those are tape worm segment from the flea.. no problem just worm the pets. the dead worms will be digested.
There's been a flea infestation for many months. We've got 3 flats. Pros have done flea bombs and spray of some type. The 2 empty flats were successful, but the one I'm living in wasn't.
I'm so stressed because they're in my towels and clothes. My house is spotless, as well. It is very disturbing. I tried Staykill twice, to no avail. Please advise me. Thank you.One thing that fleas do not like is eucalyptus. You could use the essential oil in a diffuser, or even place sachets throughout your dwelling. I find that the smell of eucalyptus is a lot more pleasant than dealing with fleas, but that is my own personal preference. They also do not like black walnut leaves. When other products did not work, my mom would find someone with a black walnut tree and get some leaves, placing them in strategic locations throughout(like under couch/sofa cushions, in cupboards etc.) We never had flea trouble as long as we used these methods and they are a lot less toxic than sprays and bombs.
Getting rid of fleas.
Step 1
Do you have a pet? If so wash everything they lay on or put in a hot dryer to kill eggs and fleas.
Step 2
Treat the dog with advantage or whatever the vet recommends.
Step 3
Sprinkle salt,or borax on carpets and vacuum everywhere you can.
Step 4
Put your vacuum bag in a tied bag outside.
Step 5
Keep humidity in room under 50 % for two days this will kill fleas.Get a dehumidifier or borrow one.
Step 6
Vacuum daily.Put your towels and clothes in a dryer for 20 minutes to kill fleas and eggs.
Step 7
Boil some lemons in water put in spray bottle when it cools.
Step 8
Spray around the house.
Step 9
Use 1/4 cup distilled vinegar to 3/4 cups water mix in a spray bottle.Spray all your fabrics this will get rid of them.
Step 10
There is more information at this link www.wikihow.com/
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