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fleas bad..help...?
i have fleas bad we have sence then taken care of the 2 cats they are flea free but the house is not and its horrible, id just bomb but i have a 2 1/2 year old a 5 month old and im pregnant again, is there any kid safe bombs that will kill fleas and eggs? and we have tryed borax we have tryed dawn dish soap, we bathed the cats put collars on them and also flea drops on the cats and that seemed to help the cats but what about our house? we bought raid flea spray for places the kids dont get into like under the couch and under the area carpet, and we are continplating getting a sitter for a day and raid spraying the carpets and then shampooing them and bombing our room which the kids have nothing in ...HELP if i could bomb the whole house and know it wont hurt the kids i would, but they ahve toys clothes and stuff everywhere not to mention both spend lots and lots of time on the ground. any suggestions or ideas please let me know asap
i was asking which bombs or products are safe for children ...IM NOT GETTING RID OF MY CATS and we cannot afford a proffessional they want an arm and a leg around here
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Attack the infestation with a vengeance:
Go to the pet supplies store and get some carpet flea powder. Ask them if there are any spray products that are good for upholstery and curtains as well.
After you've done the vacuum job, spray down the upholstery, curtains, any fabric... then leave for several hours. If the stuff is dangerous to cats (as most stuff IS these days), lock them in the bathroom with food, water, and cat box while you're gone.
Leave the kids with a neighbor, friend, or relative while you clean up the house. Should only take an afternoon after the spraying.
I recommend this method over bombing, because 1) bombing leaves residues all over everything - including tables and desks - and that needs to be cleaned up before you can let the cats and kids back in, and 2) you have to remove the cats from the premises.. unless you want dead cats as well as dead fleas.
Once you have a relatively flea-free house, don't let the cats outside until you know for sure all the fleas are gone. Any more evidence of fleas should be treated as a re-infestation.
Source(s): I had a problem with fleas after I moved my cats in - took almost a month to get the house flea-free. My cats aren't allowed outside at all anymore, and I haven't had a flea problem ini 2 years. Good luck. - Anonymous1 decade ago
Plan a weekend away and bomb the house Friday night. Come back on Saturday afternoon and open windows. Return to the house Sunday afternoon
- 1 decade ago
Make sure you vacumm and clean the vacuum right after and go to the pet store for flee spray.I forget what its called but it's safe for everything.I had 6 cats at the time and 5 of them kittens.It works and still use the drops and collars.Aswel depending on how long you had flees make sure you check your cats for worms.Flees causes worms.
- 1 decade ago
there iss a powder my boyfriend got for fleas its not safe fo ranyone to be in but you sprinkel it around leave for two hours then come home an dvacuum it all up before you put th ecats and kids back in the house and it killed them instantly we have no more trouble with fleas just flea dip the animals and use drops thats it it should be at a feed and seed store....not sure of the name though. but it wokrs great.....
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- smckech1972Lv 41 decade ago
hire a professional exterminator. You may need to get new furniture, carpet, etc if its that bad. They will need to fumigate it by sealing all openings and gas it. You won't be able to stay there for a few days.
