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Fleas
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:01 am
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:01 am
Got back from vacation last night and there are fleas in the house. I called the exterminator and he's going to come out and spray and bug bomb the place. They seemed to be confined primarily in the kitchen area which I thought was weird but then he asked if it was a split level house and it is. The front part including the kitchen is raised off the ground with the back addition being on slab. He thinks something crawled under the house that had fleas, died, they crawled up a pipe.
So before he comes to do the spray, is there anything I need to be doing? And I have a cat that is indoor only, what should I get to treat it (or should I just get rid of the damned thing which I'd love to do)?
So before he comes to do the spray, is there anything I need to be doing? And I have a cat that is indoor only, what should I get to treat it (or should I just get rid of the damned thing which I'd love to do)?
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Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:03 am to DavidTheGnome
cat probably has some by now. 
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:05 am to Nado Jenkins83
go buy some revolution and apply it to the cat,
that'll take care of the fleas if she has any
that'll take care of the fleas if she has any
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:05 am to DavidTheGnome
Is this a sneaky way of saying you have protestors in your yard?
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:08 am to DavidTheGnome
This happened to friends last month when they went on vacation. The neighbors feed stray cats and apparently, while they were on vacation and the dog was away, the strays hung out under the house. When they returned home, there were fleas all over. Bug guy bombed the place. Then, they had to vacuum everything like crazy. Fortunately, they hadn't put the dog back in the house when they found the fleas. He was at a friend's for the week, so they left him there for another day. Get your house bombed and take the cat to the vet for a good bath and whatever flea treatment the vet recommends while the house is being bombed.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:09 am to DavidTheGnome
Revolution topical for cats it works very well and I have had to switch up products on my cats because some did not work as well as they used too.
Also can try Capstar too but it's a single oral dose that will kill the fleas on the cat then the topical will give you 30 days.
Also can try Capstar too but it's a single oral dose that will kill the fleas on the cat then the topical will give you 30 days.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:09 am to fisherbm1112
Should I wash the cat now or after the bug bomb? And I don't have any place to put the damned thing other than an outside room. It's still connected to the house, would that be safe or do you think the fumes would get to it? There's no ac pumped to that room so I'm not sure if it would
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:11 am to DavidTheGnome
Vacuum, shampoo your carpets with boiling water and pine sol, and spray with a water/vinegar mix.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:12 am to Gris Gris
Ok I'll take him to the vet. Transporting him I think it's inevitable they'll get in my car, will that create a whole other issue? Once in the car will they just die off or will I be infesting it too?
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:13 am to DavidTheGnome
i don't think u need to take the cat to the vet, all the vet will do is the same thing you can do with revolution or some other medicine
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:13 am to SabiDojo
Thankfully no carpet to vacuum, just wood floors. I'll sweep everything up though. What about chairs, beds, etc?
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:17 am to DavidTheGnome
And where do I buy revolution? Does Walmart have it or should I go out to petco?
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:21 am to DavidTheGnome
Revolution only thru a vet Capstar is over the counter at a pet store
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:26 am to Cracker
You don't have to bathe the cat, topicals work better on skin that is not squeaky clean. Probably not worth the stress either. But if you are bombing the hose cat needs to leave too and my guess is the vet would treat with Revolution and leave them in cage. unless the cat is infested they will likely not get in your car.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 1:27 pm to Cracker
Ok got rid of the cat. The lady I originally got it from wanted him back anyways, so that's one less thing to worry about.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 9:45 pm to DavidTheGnome
Here is an old school helper. Sprinkle some Ionized salt around. Destroys fleas.
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