My problem is that I've been spending money, for flea control at the store and nothing works. I've two grown cats and two kitties. I am looking for a precise home remedy to get raid of the fleas. Thank you so much, if you can help me.
Manny
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There is a pill you can give your cats and dogs that will make all the fleas on them die within 30-60 minutes. It is called Capstar and you do not need a prescription from the vet for it. You can buy it at Nationalpetpharmacy.com or check with your vet as they sell it too. I've used them on my cats. I usually put my cats in a crate outside with a towel or sheet on the bottom after giving the pill to them. The fleas will die and drop off the cat and onto the sheet/towel. This would also be a good time to bomb/spray or use salt/baking soda to get the fleas out of the house. The pills are safe and can actually be given every day if need be.
No tablets, drops, sprays, anything like that works whatsoever, they're all a big con and very expensive. The ONLY way to kill fleas is to drown them. Buy a flea trap from Ebay with a 7 watt bulb over a sticky pad. The idea is the flea thinks the bulb is a cat and jumps to the bulb, then gets stuck on the pad. This doesn't work either, they can get themselves unstuck easily, so replace the pad with soapy water (water plus detergent, e.g. washing up liquid) either in the original dish or just use a dinner plate. Place a couple of these around your home on the carpet. The fleas will be drowned and you can clearly see how many you're getting. I had a flea infestation from one of my cats that I was given when his owner became allergic to fur (or possibly the fleas!) (enough so that they were jumping onto my own ankles and annoying me). Nothing worked until I used the water. First night I left them out, 140 fleas killed. Second night, 50. Third night 20. Fourth night 10, and so on, I could easily see rapid progress.
Diatomaceus earth, food grade, not pool grade. Rub on cats and their beds, throughout the house if necessary. Not harmful to pets or people. Available in home improvement stores in the garden area.
Pat
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I have 3 cats, 2 Persians, and 1 Himalayan and I also have a Shipoo. My cats have never been outside except when Nolan (my big white Persian) ran out. Now they have fleas.
I've tried to use flea products. I use Adam's spray, both of my cats foamed at the mouth. It scared me to death, I rushed them to the bath and started washing them with warm water. I'm never using chemicals again on my cats. I like only one product Advantage, but it's so expensive. I've washed them with blue Dawn and I tried to pick every flea off. It's not working too good. They have sores on them. I've used Castor oil, alcohol, Neosporin (not all at once), I rotate.
What's so weird is that I have no fleas in my house. I'm thinking the eggs are housing in their tails. I've heard bay leaves are good for dog houses and kennels, and that the fleas can't stand the smell.
Does anyone think maybe this would be good for my cats? I'm not using anymore harsh chemicals on my cats. Not after the Adam's spray. I tried to call Adam's poison hotline, no one would even answer. Please help me. I love my cats.
By Melissa Davis from Cleveland, TN
Try Ajax dish soap with grapefruit. I used that on mine and it killed them all. (11/17/2009)
By SHARON
This isn't going to be fun, but it will get rid of the fleas. Get a flea comb. It has teeth really close together. Take the cat and comb it, catching the fleas and dipping the comb in a dish of hot water (or ask the pet store person how to deal with the fleas you capture). When you have one cat combed and flea free you must isolate that cat from the others. Repeat until all cats are done. You probably should do the dog, too. Then flea bomb your house (other than the room with the pets). The next day or two (depending on the flea-bomb) release the animals back into the (hopefully) flea-free house, but comb them twice a week for a month to make sure that all the fleas are gone. This is the only way I know, and if I knew a way without the flea bomb you know I'd tell you. (11/17/2009)
I have 4 cats and have had a problem big time with fleas this year. I found that using natural remedies are far more better than poisoning our cats with flea stuff. I use diatomaceous earth, food grade. It can be sprinkled in their food, put on the beds where they sleep, and even on the floors. You can find it in farm stores, or anywhere they sell things like this. Check around and see where it is sold near you. It works and will not harm the cats.
Barb (11/17/2009)
By Barbara
How to get rid of fleas on cats and in house?
Cindy from Mt. Veron
My cat has fleas and so we do a weekly flea test, and after the test they get so happy. You should try it. They hate being tested but feel so good when the test is done. (12/28/2008)
By no one needs to know
I have two small dogs and a very hairy cat. The cat is and always has been flea ridden. I take him to the vet but they are right back. Any help? I've bought all the Frontline and other stuff, it hasn't worked. How bout 20 mule team borax? The cat has never gone out but to go to vet. The dogs are both indoors also.
PEACHEE from BYRON, GA
I just went through this with my brother who has a dog and a cat. You have been to the vet and gotten your flea meds so that is the first step to making your babies more comfortable. However, the problem must be addressed inside your home and possibly on your lawns.
Flea eggs are vicious and almost impossible to get rid of without professional help. Call around and get some estimates. Good luck! (07/10/2007)
By Brandee Neal
I used 20 Mule Team Borax in my carpet in South Florida to dehydrate flea eggs and would even sprinkle some on our dog who had very long fur. It interrupts the life cycle but doesn't kill fleas. Tho I hated to, I had to at times resort to diazanon in the yard and on the carpet. I even lightly sprayed the highly diluted chemical on my dog and sort of rubbed her fur backward as I sprayed to allow some of it to penetrate beneath her coat. She never had any adverse effects and it took care of the flea problem. She lived a long, happy and healthy life. They don't sell diazanon anymore but I'm sure there are other products on the market that you could apply when all else fails.
Tho we have no pets now the house we recently moved into had a flea infestation in the yard due to feral cats. The cats were gone but they left their fleas behind. I sprinkled Sevin Dust all over the yard, watered it in, waited a couple of weeks, then sprayed the more highly infested areas w/ leftover diazanon and since we were having very dry weather sprinkled Borax over those same areas and I haven't seen one since.
They had also come in the house so I utilized a tip from another website which I had doubts about but it worked like a charm! I plugged nightlights into the baseboard sockets and put shallow bowls of water in front of those lights and in the morning I couldn't believe the fleas that had jumped to their deaths in that water! I also sprinkled Borax on the hardwood floors in those rooms and on the carpet in the living room.
I hope this information helps. I haven't seen any fleas for months and if I do, I'll go to war again! (07/11/2007)
By Nita Pruitt
Please do NOT use borax! It is poisonous for all pets and can also harm humans. One of our cats died from it. You can get some powder at the pet store or from your vet to treat your floors & carpets. But you'll have to be vigilant and keep repeating the treatment both to your animals and your house. Good luck!
By Sheila May
If your pets are all indoor pets than the problem must be coming from inside. Not everybody is bothered by fleas, so you may not notice when you are bit. You'll have to clean them out of your house and off the pets at the same time. (07/16/2007)
By Beth
We found the key to be vigilant, vacuum everything every single day after bathing & treating the animals w/ a squeeze-on flea product. If you use the home remedies mentioned here & elsewhere take precautions w/ pets & children. Those remedies will work if used in conjunction w/ treating the animals & daily attention to the task at hand, getting rid of fleas. This takes TIME, about a month or two maybe before you no longer see fleas or larvae, or flea dirt (tiny black specs that run red when water is put on them). The life cycle of the flea must be broken. You will see fleas after beginning a treatment program, however, those hatched later will either not be able grow to adulthood, or produce eggs, thus breaking the cycle. Do an internet search on "flea life cycle", very informative. (07/16/2007)
By kidsNclutter
My mom uses something in her home she just plugs in like a night light. It attracts the fleas in the home and kills them. Look at Wal*Mart or somewhere similar or even Amazon. I would plug it in near their favorite sleeping spot and food bowl.
Good luck (07/18/2007)
By Sarah
If your animals don't go out, they are getting fleas somehow. Where we live, in the summer we must check ourselves, or fleas get on our pant legs, shoes, socks, etc. and come in the house with us. Keep using the stuff on the cat, and get some for the dogs too --if you have fleas, they are on the dogs too even if you don't see them. Treat the house however you choose to, and remember that it should be done at least twice, once now and later when the new eggs hatch. If you vacuum, seal and throw the bags out immediately. Fleas will get out of the vacuum to re-infest the house. I keep a small jar of oil on my counter.
Whenever we find a flea on our cat or us, we pick it off and put it into the oil, where they drown (Fleas float on water if you try to drown them, and if you try to 'pop' them, you can release new eggs.). While this can seem to be a bother, it definitely kills them and soon they will be eliminated.
If you are serious about eliminating fleas, you should treat your yard also, however you choose to. Once you get on top of the problem, you'll be glad that you did.
Oh, I'm sure you know that when cats or dogs bite fleas on them, they get worms from the fleas. You might want to consider getting your pets wormed. Good luck. (07/18/2007)
By susan
