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"~*Connie*~" wrote in message ... there is nothing you can do outside of flea spray and frontline or advantage or other flea medication from your vet for your pet. Fleas are notorious for being hard to kill. You can bath your cat to help, but the fleas are living in your environment and there is nothing that will kill the eggs, so you need something that will treat for several months. Good luck. "Asfand Yar Qazi" wrote in message ... Heya, Sorry for cross-posting. Don't know which group to send to.. So, got this kitten from Charlton in South-east London. Absolute bargain, only £20. Crazy little blogger. Does really stupid things. Now about a year old. But, since he's been going outside, a worrying phenomenon has started.... SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCH And that's just us humans. First a poem...a very short one: FLEAS Adam had em. A cat does not have to go out to get fleas. Humans can bring them into the house. The flea will hop up on your sock, pants, etc, and accept the ride. Once in, it's everybody's. So are it's progeny. Good luck getting rid of them...many good ideas have been offered. Sylvia...out from lurking ;-) |
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Tina Laitinen wrote:
The salt one is very inexpensive and it's been tried already. Salt is not toxic to cats and the fleas just love it. My mum tried it and she said it got all the fleas out of her carpet. Tina Many suggestions he I will try as many as I can. Thanks a lot :-) God bless, Asfand Yar -- http://www.it-is-truth.org/ |
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Tina Laitinen wrote:
The salt one is very inexpensive and it's been tried already. Salt is not toxic to cats and the fleas just love it. My mum tried it and she said it got all the fleas out of her carpet. Tina Many suggestions he I will try as many as I can. Thanks a lot :-) God bless, Asfand Yar -- http://www.it-is-truth.org/ |
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Hi Asfand,
What flea treatment have you used? It might be worth going to the vet, they can supply you with spot- on treatment that you put on once a month and a spray called Acclaim , that you use on carpets and soft furnishings. The Acclaim only has to be done once a year and kills all the eggs the fleas lay. I think dry cleaning the duvets would kill the fleas and eggs. The chemist would advise you what cream to use for fleas but any cream for insect bites would help. Also, if your cat goes outside he needs to be innoculated against cat diseases and also wormed. If you can't afford a vet , the local PDSA, RSPCA or Blue Cross might be able to help . Alison "Asfand Yar Qazi" wrote in message ... Heya, Sorry for cross-posting. Don't know which group to send to.. So, got this kitten from Charlton in South-east London. Absolute bargain, only £20. Crazy little blogger. Does really stupid things. Now about a year old. But, since he's been going outside, a worrying phenomenon has started.... SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCH And that's just us humans. The poor cat wakes up suddenly at times and viciously attacks various parts of his skin. What can we do? I've checked this website: http://www.yourfamilyshealth.com/fam...th/pets/fleas/ and it says to vaccum regularly could have an affect. We can't really afford exterminators and stuff right now. Would this not have happened if we didn't let him inside, and trained him to stay inside all the time? btw, as a side note, does anyone have any advice for us poor humans? Any cream we can put on our skins to stop the biting? Oh, and will washing duvets kill them? Thanks, Asfand Yar -- http://www.it-is-truth.org/ |
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Hi Asfand,
What flea treatment have you used? It might be worth going to the vet, they can supply you with spot- on treatment that you put on once a month and a spray called Acclaim , that you use on carpets and soft furnishings. The Acclaim only has to be done once a year and kills all the eggs the fleas lay. I think dry cleaning the duvets would kill the fleas and eggs. The chemist would advise you what cream to use for fleas but any cream for insect bites would help. Also, if your cat goes outside he needs to be innoculated against cat diseases and also wormed. If you can't afford a vet , the local PDSA, RSPCA or Blue Cross might be able to help . Alison "Asfand Yar Qazi" wrote in message ... Heya, Sorry for cross-posting. Don't know which group to send to.. So, got this kitten from Charlton in South-east London. Absolute bargain, only £20. Crazy little blogger. Does really stupid things. Now about a year old. But, since he's been going outside, a worrying phenomenon has started.... SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCH And that's just us humans. The poor cat wakes up suddenly at times and viciously attacks various parts of his skin. What can we do? I've checked this website: http://www.yourfamilyshealth.com/fam...th/pets/fleas/ and it says to vaccum regularly could have an affect. We can't really afford exterminators and stuff right now. Would this not have happened if we didn't let him inside, and trained him to stay inside all the time? btw, as a side note, does anyone have any advice for us poor humans? Any cream we can put on our skins to stop the biting? Oh, and will washing duvets kill them? Thanks, Asfand Yar -- http://www.it-is-truth.org/ |
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"Asfand Yar Qazi" wrote in message ... Heya, Sorry for cross-posting. Don't know which group to send to.. So, got this kitten from Charlton in South-east London. Absolute bargain, only £20. Crazy little blogger. Does really stupid things. Now about a year old. But, since he's been going outside, a worrying phenomenon has started.... SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCH And that's just us humans. The poor cat wakes up suddenly at times and viciously attacks various parts of his skin. What can we do? I've checked this website: http://www.yourfamilyshealth.com/fam...th/pets/fleas/ and it says to vaccum regularly could have an affect. We can't really afford exterminators and stuff right now. Would this not have happened if we didn't let him inside, and trained him to stay inside all the time? btw, as a side note, does anyone have any advice for us poor humans? Any cream we can put on our skins to stop the biting? Oh, and will washing duvets kill them? Thanks, Asfand Yar One inexpensive aid to ridding your home of fleas is to construct a "flea trap" All you need is a night light for an electrical outlet located low down on the wall by a baseboard and a cake or pie pan or other shallow pan. Fill the pan with water and add a few squirts of dish soap mixing it up thouroughly but without making suds. When you get ready to go to bed, place the pan on the floor below the nightlight and turn the light on. In the darkness, the fleas will jump towards the light, land in the water, and because the soap breaks the surface tension that would otherwise support them on top of the water, they will sink and drown. It's pretty frightening how many you can get up in the morning and see at the bottom! For households with curious cats (isnt' that all of them?) putting a pie tin inside of a just slightly larger shallow pan can help keep you cat from turning it over and spilling the water. This doesn't work by itself. You have to combine approaches. You MUST treat your cat for fleas using Frontline or one of the other veterinary available flea products. Don't waste your money and time and risk your cat's health by using an over the counter flea preventative on your cat. You must also treat the home environment, and that involves a lot of vacuuming. Vacuum every day, and don't forget the soft furnishings like the sofa and the drapes and the mattresses. Throw away the used vacuum bags every day and don't let them sit in the closet. I do not know what home insecticide treatments are available in the UK, but you want to purchase one (a fogger, perhaps) with an insect growth regulator. Be sure to follow the directions of any chemical you may buy, and remove the cat's food and water bowls as well as any people food that might come into contact with the chemical. You CAN rid your home of fleas, but it's not a quick process. And, once you do so, you must be very vigilant about a reinfestation. The usual source is an animal that is allowed to go in and out, or a new animal that's infested already. If you wish to continue to allow your cat outdoor access, it's imperative that he receive the Frontline monthly and you continue to practice a lot of vacuuming and throw away the bags. It's a lot easier on you and the cat if you just restrict his access to indoors only though. |
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"Asfand Yar Qazi" wrote in message ... Heya, Sorry for cross-posting. Don't know which group to send to.. So, got this kitten from Charlton in South-east London. Absolute bargain, only £20. Crazy little blogger. Does really stupid things. Now about a year old. But, since he's been going outside, a worrying phenomenon has started.... SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCHS CRATCHSCRATCH SCRATCHSCRATCHSCRATCH And that's just us humans. The poor cat wakes up suddenly at times and viciously attacks various parts of his skin. What can we do? I've checked this website: http://www.yourfamilyshealth.com/fam...th/pets/fleas/ and it says to vaccum regularly could have an affect. We can't really afford exterminators and stuff right now. Would this not have happened if we didn't let him inside, and trained him to stay inside all the time? btw, as a side note, does anyone have any advice for us poor humans? Any cream we can put on our skins to stop the biting? Oh, and will washing duvets kill them? Thanks, Asfand Yar One inexpensive aid to ridding your home of fleas is to construct a "flea trap" All you need is a night light for an electrical outlet located low down on the wall by a baseboard and a cake or pie pan or other shallow pan. Fill the pan with water and add a few squirts of dish soap mixing it up thouroughly but without making suds. When you get ready to go to bed, place the pan on the floor below the nightlight and turn the light on. In the darkness, the fleas will jump towards the light, land in the water, and because the soap breaks the surface tension that would otherwise support them on top of the water, they will sink and drown. It's pretty frightening how many you can get up in the morning and see at the bottom! For households with curious cats (isnt' that all of them?) putting a pie tin inside of a just slightly larger shallow pan can help keep you cat from turning it over and spilling the water. This doesn't work by itself. You have to combine approaches. You MUST treat your cat for fleas using Frontline or one of the other veterinary available flea products. Don't waste your money and time and risk your cat's health by using an over the counter flea preventative on your cat. You must also treat the home environment, and that involves a lot of vacuuming. Vacuum every day, and don't forget the soft furnishings like the sofa and the drapes and the mattresses. Throw away the used vacuum bags every day and don't let them sit in the closet. I do not know what home insecticide treatments are available in the UK, but you want to purchase one (a fogger, perhaps) with an insect growth regulator. Be sure to follow the directions of any chemical you may buy, and remove the cat's food and water bowls as well as any people food that might come into contact with the chemical. You CAN rid your home of fleas, but it's not a quick process. And, once you do so, you must be very vigilant about a reinfestation. The usual source is an animal that is allowed to go in and out, or a new animal that's infested already. If you wish to continue to allow your cat outdoor access, it's imperative that he receive the Frontline monthly and you continue to practice a lot of vacuuming and throw away the bags. It's a lot easier on you and the cat if you just restrict his access to indoors only though. |
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"Alison" wrote in message ... Hi Asfand, What flea treatment have you used? It might be worth going to the vet, they can supply you with spot- on treatment that you put on once a month I can thoroughly recommend Advantage - it turns your cat into a walking flea killer :-)) Ivor |
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"Alison" wrote in message ... Hi Asfand, What flea treatment have you used? It might be worth going to the vet, they can supply you with spot- on treatment that you put on once a month I can thoroughly recommend Advantage - it turns your cat into a walking flea killer :-)) Ivor |
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Sunflower wrote:
You CAN rid your home of fleas, but it's not a quick process. And, once you do so, you must be very vigilant about a reinfestation. The usual source is an animal that is allowed to go in and out, or a new animal that's infested already. If you wish to continue to allow your cat outdoor access, it's imperative that he receive the Frontline monthly and you continue to practice a lot of vacuuming and throw away the bags. Great. More work. Its my brother's cat, and he's away at University 5 days a week. It's a lot easier on you and the cat if you just restrict his access to indoors only though. Problem is though, that he's an outdoor animal now (he's been brought up like that I'm afraid.) My Mum, having been brought up in Pakistan with animals all her life (cats, dogs, chickens, buffalos, etc.!), can't bear to see it scratching on the door wanting to go out ("Its in its nature, I can't stop it," she says.) Some people keep their cat outside in the shed at all times, even when they've had kittens. What are your thoughts on this? -- http://www.it-is-truth.org/ |
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