A lot has changed in 10 years. Depending where you live some fleas are outright immune to Frontline and Frontline plus.
If you have a yard, then the yard can be a source for fleas. Treating the yard without poisoning the cats is a challenge.this is a massive issue this time of year, especially if you've either got cats you let out or you've got neighbor cats who lounge in your yard. i have to treat my yard multiple times a year because of bastard cats bringing fleas in.
Depending where you live some fleas are outright immune to Frontline and Frontline plus.
Thanks for the reminder of flea collars Jupiter. I was thinking about shaving them but flea collar sounds like a good addition.seresto flea collars work. they're expensive, and you need to be careful that you dont buy a fake one, but they work. put it on tight because if its loose the cat will chew through it, i learned that the very annoying way.
Flea infestations. My mortal foe.I will NEVER forget the smell of the purple can of flea RAID
I've dealt with this in the past, including a MISERABLE one last year. There was a point where my cats both got fleas from some dogs, and eventually every single room with carpet (5+) was fucking covered with fleas. Like I'd step into a room and within seconds, there would be dozens of them crawling on my legs.
I had to kind of learn about them fast. So here's what I learned:
A lot of over the counter stuff SUCKS. Like, ranging from "This does nothing" to "My cat is allergic to this and got pretty sick" all the way to "I found out that this shit that they sell at Walmart is apparently actively harmful to pets in general and can kill them." Legit, do a lot of research with anything over the counter, because there's some stuff in the shelves that has some MISERABLE word of mouth around it.
If you can afford it, heavily recommend going to a vet and asking for flea pills. They're kind of expensive, but they're pretty damn safe and they work so much better than any of the over-the-counter shit.
Getting fleas out of carpets is an insanely difficult task. They apparently lay eggs super super fast and those eggs will hatch quickly when there's a source of blood nearby. The lifecycle of a flea is kind of demented, they pop up fast as shit and are ready to lay more eggs ASAP.
What worked for me was this peppermint anti-flea spray stuff, and a LOT of raw determination. I sequestered any room that I didn't absolutely need to be in, and what I'd do is spray -> wait a while -> enter room to see if fleas pop up. If so (they did for a damn while), spray more, seal room again, repeat. One room, thankfully a side bedroom that I don't actively use for much other than storage, where one of my cats spends a lot of time, was particularly bad about it, and it took days and days of doing that process to get rid of them. Each time I went in there, there'd be fewer fleas hatching and jumping on me, but there would still be some for like weeks after I started it until eventually I got them all.
Vacuuming helps. I'd vacuum anywhere where the cats regularly hang out, like couches and stuff, though it was the peppermint spray shit that really killed them in the end. If you vacuum fleas up, you're supposed to take the bag out of the house ASAP, because fleas can survive inside of the bag and eventually escape apparently.
Good luck. Fleas fucking suck.
Yeah we are bathing them now with dawn lol.
Bought a new vacuum
I haven't had a chance to steam clean yet
@dotsdfe where do you buy the peppermint spray stuff?
I sprayed the two rooms last night with anti flea stuff and noticed when I went in my legs both had like a dozen each on them but after spraying and moving towards the entrance it was more like just one or two.
https://naturalcarepets.com/collections/cat-flea-tick/products/advanced-flea-and-tick-pet-home-spray-32-oz
Works miracles
Dawn dish soap is good for bathing when dealing with a severe flea issue but make sure it is the original blue color.
I THINK that's what I used. The bottle was slightly different, but I'm pretty confident that it's the same brand that worked for me.
we might have to shave them down :/
at least three people in this topic have given their cats brain damage with the shit they're describing they did, jesus fucking christThis post is useless if you aren't going to explain why.
at least three people in this topic have given their cats brain damage with the shit they're describing they did, jesus fucking christYeah I need to know more.
Flea collars for the animals and those mist bombs for the rooms worked for us. After a good bath and combing first of course.Oh lol I definitely had something in my shirt the other day, my wife saw my back and let out a "w t f"
The worst part is after you put the collars on the animals, the fleas will start biting humans (if they hadn't already) til you exterminate them.
Ask me how i know
at least three people in this topic have given their cats brain damage with the shit they're describing they did, jesus fucking christ@ConfusedTorchic
Fleas are one of the reasons I don't have petsBro we've had cats for nearly 15 years, first time this has happened to us. I will be keeping them indoor only from now on too which sucks since they liked to just sunbathe outside
which sucks since they liked to just sunbathe outside
seresto flea collars work. they're expensive, and you need to be careful that you dont buy a fake one, but they work. put it on tight because if its loose the cat will chew through it, i learned that the very annoying way.I use those on 2 of my 3 cats. The 3rd is sensitive to it, so he just goes without, but gets most of the protection from being in the vicinity. They're all indoor only cats and it's me feeding the strays that lets the fleas in.
After you vacuum make sure to take out the bag, or empty the canister if it's bagless. Seal whatever you through those into well and get it out of your house. If not the fleas can escape back into whatever you just cleaned.Thanks, that's what I did this morning. And sprayed the inside of the canister and the tube that it connects to the base through for good measure.