What can i use around the house for fleas?

before you put anything on or around your cats, ask your vet. because my vet told me that most over the counters stuff is dangerous sometimes lethal to cats or doesnt work at all. they can help you find something in a decent price range to. i got a huge bottle of spray for 15 dollars that i can use on both my cats and dog as well as around the house vs getting the drops which was 20 dollars a animal.

Get rid of the flea collars. They can cause allergies and there are better ways to control fleas.

Here is how I tell people to deal with fleas.

First get Frontline, Advantage, or Revolution from the vet to treat the cats. These products are intended to be used once a month to keep fleas off the cat.

Then, if you need to treat the house - which is often the case - use a product which not only kills adult fleas but also prevents eggs from hatching.

When we have bad flea years (haven't had one in along time - knock on wood :-) we use Raid products for the house.

They make a fogger called Raid ® : Flea Killer Plus Fogger

http://www.killsbugsdead.com/fop_fkpf.asp

They also make an area spray called Raid ® : Flea Killer Plus Carpet & Room Spray

http://www.killsbugsdead.com/fop_fk_pc_rs.asp

We have had very good results with those products.

Remember, you want a product that not only kills adult fleas but also prevents eggs from hatching. If you use something that does not prevent the eggs from hatching, when they hatch you are back where you started.

There is a product, Capstar which is a pill you give the cat. It kills all of the fleas on the cat within about 5 hours.

http://www.capstar.novartis.us/

It does not provide long lasting protection - it merely kills all the fleas on the cat.

You can use it to kill all the fleas on the cat and then treat the cat with Frontline, Advantage, or Revolution, and then treat the cat.

Ask your vet about Capstar and using it in combination with other products.

Capstar is available only by prescription.

We have used it to kill all the fleas on feral cats who we could not handle to apply something else. We transfer them to another cage or carrier, move them out of the room, fog the room, give them the Capstar in food, and then put them back in the main cage.

Capstar is like magic - it really will kill all of the fleas on a cat very quickly and it is safe enough that you could use it every day, if need be - though that would be an expensive way to control fleas, day to day.

Indoor cats can get fleas that people carry in on their clothes. If you think that might be happening, get an insecticide you can spray on the yard to kill fleas.

You will probably need to get a sprayer. The ones that attach to the end of a hose might be the type you could use.

Ask the people at a garden store, Lowes, or Home Depot, or similar store for help picking an insecticide and a sprayer.

set up a bright light near your floor (about 6-12 inches high). Underneath the light place a shallow pan (like a 9x9in cake pan) with soapy water in it. The fleas will be attracted to the light, jump to it, hit the light, fall into the soapy water and die. Have done this several times in my own home when the dogs have brought fleas into to the house. Works every time. You may have to leave out a day or two (to make sure you get all of them and their babies), and put it in different rooms depending on where your problem is. When you find no more fleas in the water your should be done.

Vac *** your carpet frequently. Walmart sells some powder in the pet section that is safe for your pet that you sprinkle on the carpet. Petsmart also sells some (slightly more expensive). There are also area sprays.