Posted: 6/21/2009 4:03:08 PM EDT
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We have two felines that are indoor/outdoor cats. We use Revolution on them religiously. Yet, EVERY FSKING YEAR WE HAVE FLEA PROBLEMS. I am almost ready to burn down the house.
Last week I bombed for fleas (using a Raid flea-specific bomb) and there is no net change in activity. I am covered with fleas in my own bloody fsking house! Almost ready to eliminate the cats (they came as a matched set of three, one got hit by a car and one has been acting like she will kick off at any time for the past five years) but the wife unit and the child units would rebel. What teh bloody hell can I do???? About the fleas, that is. |
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Next time, use a different brand of flea control. I have to switch mine out every now and again, as it seems to lose it's potency.
For the house - go get a bag of seven dust from the local hardware store. Under the couch cushions, in the carpet, under the beds, etc. Let it sit for a few days then broom out or vacuum. |
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When you bomb the house you have to do it again for the eggs that have hatched. Vacuum and steam clean the carpets first.
Flea Control
Flea control can be challenging because of all the different places that must be treated. The goal of flea control is to eliminate existing adult fleas on pets; then take actions to eliminate larval fleas that develop off the animal. 1. The first action is to treat the animal to kill adult fleas. The newest animal treatments are often prescribed by veterinarians, but some effective older products can now be obtained at pet supply stores. Some products may be purchased on-line. Even if purchased on-line or at a pet supply store, we encourage pet owners to visit with their veterinarian when using animal care products. What about traditional flea treatments? Flea shampoos and powders cost less than the animal preventative treatments listed above, but they may not be as effective. Shampoos and powders will need to be repeated regularly. 2. The second part of managing fleas is to control the larval stage in the pet’s environment by disrupting the flea life cycle and preventing the recurrence of adult fleas. This step begins by laundering and steam cleaning/vacuuming: ■Wash pet bedding in hot water to kill flea larvae. If animals sleep with family members, all bedding must be washed. ■Steam clean or vacuum carpets thoroughly everywhere the infested pet is allowed to roam. After laundering and vacuuming, it will be necessary to treat with an insect growth regulator (IGR) where pets spend time. Focus on locations where pets: ■go in and out of the house ■sleep and rest ■jump off beds, sofas and chairs ■spend time with family members When pets spend time outdoors, it may be necessary to treat outdoor areas, especially shady locations. Effective products which effectively control flea larvae with There are several IGRs which can be used: • Program® is a once-a-month oral treatment which effectively sterilizes the female by preventing eggs from hatching. Data shows that within seven days after lufenuron is fed to the animal, virtually 100% of the eggs laid by female fleas failed to hatch. If you use Program®, all cats and dogs in a household must be treated because any untreated animals can infest your household with fleas. If you already have a flea infestation, lufenuron will break the flea life cycle, but, for a period of time, adult fleas will still bite your pet because it does not kill adult fleas. • Spray Treatments: Instead of using lufenuron, you may choose to treat carpets and other surfaces with an IGR spray to break the flea life cycle. These growth regulators prevent eggs from hatching and larval fleas from pupating into adults. Use products which contain one of these two active ingredients: • Methoprene (Precor, Siphotrol). This IGR has been in the market for many years and has proven to be effective. This IGR breaks down quickly in sunlight, but works well indoors. • Pyriproxifen (Nylor, Archer) does not break down in ultraviolet light as quickly as methoprene so it lasts in carpets for many months. If outdoor treatments are needed, products which contain pyriproxifen should be used. What About Foggers? A fogger (or bomb) can be thought of as total-release-aerosol. The insecticide is released into a mist which dissipates in the room. Unfortunately, foggers do not penetrate well in carpets where larval fleas are hiding. In general, they provide poor flea control. little to no negative impact on human or pet health include insect growth regulators (IGRs). |
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Next time, use a different brand of flea control. I have to switch mine out every now and again, as it seems to lose it's potency. For the house - go get a bag of seven dust from the local hardware store. Under the couch cushions, in the carpet, under the beds, etc. Let it sit for a few days then broom out or vacuum. How best to scatter it? Does the jar come with a sifter lid or some such? |
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Wash the cats in blue liquid Dawn dish soap, it kills the fleas on contact. Then lay bowls of dawn and water mixture around the house where the fleas are the most. They hop right in and die. Trust me, it works! I have tried it and many others have had it work for them. http://www.myhomeremedies.com/topic.cgi?topicid=293 |
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Quoted: Wash the cats in blue liquid Dawn dish soap, it kills the fleas on contact. Then lay bowls of dawn and water mixture around the house where the fleas are the most. They hop right in and die. Trust me, it works! I have tried it and many others have had it work for them. http://www.myhomeremedies.com/topic.cgi?topicid=293 This works if you don't want to call in a professional. Also, vacuum, a lot. Always throw out the bags (if your vacuum uses them) after you vacuum. |
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Next time, use a different brand of flea control. I have to switch mine out every now and again, as it seems to lose it's potency. For the house - go get a bag of seven dust from the local hardware store. Under the couch cushions, in the carpet, under the beds, etc. Let it sit for a few days then broom out or vacuum. How best to scatter it? Does the jar come with a sifter lid or some such? No, last I used it, it was just a plastic ziplok bag, I just sprinkled out one side of it. |
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1) Take the pets out and have them flea dipped. 2) Bomb the house TWICE. 3) Spray the yard and confine the pets to your yard - do not let them roam. 4) Fuck that Revolution shit - use Frontline. I have many dogs and never see a flea or tick. Our cats have never roamed far. The only ones to roam very far got killed on the road (25mph, people drive 50+) so the two who are left are being selected by Darwinian methods. Of course, they are both spayed so they will not affect the gene pool. |
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I have 2 indoor/outdoor cast and a dog. I was being cheap with the flea meds. Ended up with your problem.
Bought Advantage and within a few days I seen a difference. Your best bet is to treat the cats and let them wander the inside of the house more then usual. The fleas want a host. If the cats aren't around they start looking for something to bite.. you. I do use Revolution now. Advantage kills fleas fast. But, I like all the benefits of the Revolution. My only other questions would be.. How big are your cats? Are you using enough flea med. on them? Cause the revolution product enters the blood stream and if there isn't enough circulating to kill the fleas and sterilize the eggs you'll have problems. |
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Next time, use a different brand of flea control. I have to switch mine out every now and again, as it seems to lose it's potency. For the house - go get a bag of seven dust from the local hardware store. Under the couch cushions, in the carpet, under the beds, etc. Let it sit for a few days then broom out or vacuum. How best to scatter it? Does the jar come with a sifter lid or some such? rather than use pesticides around your children, try some diatomaceous earth. Diatomaceous earth |
| I have one cat, and have never had fleas indoors.....until 5 weeks ago. The cat went outside for just a few minutes, and must have picked up a flea or two. Within a week, I was seeing them on her and the ocassional one in the house. I tried flea shampoo, but she had them on her again before she was dried good. I tried Spectracide insect killer on the carpet, and still no real help. I went to my vet, and got Frontline. I always heard that it worked good and also mopped up fleas in the house over time. I applied it, and within 2 days, she was 98% clean. She was mopping up fleas in the house, but not quick enough for me, so I bought 2 cans of Raid Carpet and Room Spray for Fleas(was at Walmart, comes in purple can). This was not a fogger but a carpet spray. I started spraying rooms according to instructions and this stuff works! It has the same types of ingredients that the Frontline has, plus a pyrethroid. It doesn't stink, and I never left the house. I have not seen a flea anywhere in over a week now, so I am pleased with this approach. You know you have it bad when the tiny baby fleas are jumping on your legs from the carpet when you walk by. This spray knocked them out fast. Good luck with it. |
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Next time, use a different brand of flea control. I have to switch mine out every now and again, as it seems to lose it's potency. For the house - go get a bag of seven dust from the local hardware store. Under the couch cushions, in the carpet, under the beds, etc. Let it sit for a few days then broom out or vacuum. How best to scatter it? Does the jar come with a sifter lid or some such? I have seen people use a panty hose to sift powdery products like this. I never used Sevin in the house, but have coated outdoor cats and dogs with it, working it into the coat, for fleas. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Wash the cats in blue liquid Dawn dish soap, it kills the fleas on contact. Then lay bowls of dawn and water mixture around the house where the fleas are the most. They hop right in and die. Trust me, it works! I have tried it and many others have had it work for them. http://www.myhomeremedies.com/topic.cgi?topicid=293 This works if you don't want to call in a professional. Also, vacuum, a lot. Always throw out the bags (if your vacuum uses them) after you vacuum. +1 Works even better if you aim a small light (like a desk lamp) at the bowls with the soapy water in it. Fleas go toward the light and jump in the water and drown. |
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Wash the cats in blue liquid Dawn dish soap, it kills the fleas on contact. Then lay bowls of dawn and water mixture around the house where the fleas are the most. They hop right in and die. Trust me, it works! I have tried it and many others have had it work for them. http://www.myhomeremedies.com/topic.cgi?topicid=293 This works if you don't want to call in a professional. Also, vacuum, a lot. Always throw out the bags (if your vacuum uses them) after you vacuum. +1 Works even better if you aim a small light (like a desk lamp) at the bowls with the soapy water in it. Fleas go toward the light and jump in the water and drown. I have seen this done, but it was not something that would rid an entire house of fleas. |
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Use Borax on your floors. Let it sit for a few days. Vacuum it up. Repeat 3x. The Borax sucks all the moisture out of the eggs and larvae. Kills the breeding cycle. Best eco-friendly way to get rid of fleas. Except for the small fact that borax is more poisonous than some of the pesticides mentioned here. But, hey it's natural so it must be OK. Just like cyanide, strychnine, ricin, etc. etc. are 100% all natural straight from mother earth. 
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I tried Frontline 3 times it never worked on these okla fleas,I found blue dawn works and sevin dust is the only thing that seems to make a dent in the infestation,one time this year alone I used 3 differnt extreminators with NO lasting effect on the flea population,DAMN DOG.....
at least the cats don`t go next door and roll around with the fleabittencritters... good luck,best thing I ever did was get rid of the carpets... |
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Next time, use a different brand of flea control. I have to switch mine out every now and again, as it seems to lose it's potency. For the house - go get a bag of seven dust from the local hardware store. Under the couch cushions, in the carpet, under the beds, etc. Let it sit for a few days then broom out or vacuum. How best to scatter it? Does the jar come with a sifter lid or some such? rather than use pesticides around your children, try some diatomaceous earth. Diatomaceous earth What do you suggest I do after it had zero effect on the fleas? Been there, done that. |
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Cyper WP. As long as you don't live near a body of water, it is harmless. It is a Pyrethroid, a synthetic cousin to natural pyretherins. 3 months of bug-free outdoors. Buy it online, $35 per POUND. You mix at 0.10%, that is 1/8th OUNCE per gallon. That pound makes 128 gallons of mix, you could cover a football field with a pound. Inside, use any of the systemic insect growth regulators, see your vet. |
 Raid Flea Bomb Plus is highly effective for the treatment of severe flea infestations. This formulation contains 'vlGRen' Insect Growth Regulator which means adult fleas are killed and their hatching eggs are prevented from developing, thus breaking the breeding cycle Followed by  and  &  |
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go to Wal-Mart to the Pets dept. They carry a carpet powder that is apple cinnamon scented. Don't know what brand off the top of my head. It is only like $3.97 per canister of it. Sprinkle liberally and let it sit for twice as long as the canister says to. Do it about 3 times over a 2 week period and it will kill them all.
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Put the bowls filled with dishwashing water under ordinary light bulb lamps on the floor. The heat attracts the fleas; they jump at the light and fall into the water and drown. Typically, water tension is great enough to support the flea, but the soap 'loosens' the tension, the flea breaks through and drowns!
The first few nights you'll notice a large number of fleas at the bottom. If you use some kind of larvae killer, eventually, the number of dead fleas in the bowls will decrease and you'll be getting the problem under control. Until you keep the cats indoors all the time, you're gonna have an infestation. |