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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2006Hitchhiking fleas
Almost everytime I come back from my grandparent's house I start seeing fleas in my own house and on my inside only cats. So basically what I'm saying is that I use a flea comb on my cats and I see no signs of fleas or flea dirt. I go to my grandparent's house (they have inside/outside cats) and a few days later I start seeing fleas on my cats and in my home. I treat the cats, the house, furniture, etc. After lots of persistant, hard work, the fleas appear to be gone as I won't see any signs of them. Then the cycle starts again the next time I come back from my grandparent's house. So far, this has happened on 4-5 times over the past 3 years or so. At this point, I have to believe it's more than just a coincidence. How likely is it that I'm bringing fleas home with me from their house? Is there anything I can do to stop this (other than not visiting them)? Get them some Frontline for their cats. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') "Mike S." <littleboyblu87@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > How likely is it that I'm bringing fleas home with me from their house? > Is there anything I can do to stop this (other than not visiting them)? Fairly likely. As a groomer in a busy shop I watch this pretty carefully. If I work on a known "flea animal" I spray my _clothing_ and shoes with flea spray well before I come home, then change clothes in the garage before I enter the actual house. Then I shower immediately- mostly to get rid of any residual flea spray that may have gotten on my own skin. Also- keeping my cats on Revolution or Advantage or Frontline is a second line of defense.  SignatureToni http://www.irish-wolfhounds.com > Almost everytime I come back from my grandparent's house I start seeing > fleas in my own house and on my inside only cats. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > How likely is it that I'm bringing fleas home with me from their house? I'd say its probably a certainty. > Is there anything I can do to stop this (other than not visiting them)? Sure. Treat your grandparents' cats and home for fleas-- you'll be doing their cats a favor, too. : > Almost everytime I come back from my grandparent's house I start seeing : > fleas in my own house and on my inside only cats. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] : > : > How likely is it that I'm bringing fleas home with me from their house? : I'd say its probably a certainty. : > Is there anything I can do to stop this (other than not visiting them)? : Sure. Treat your grandparents' cats and home for fleas-- you'll be doing : their cats a favor, too. I was going to say that!! :-) The way I see it the only good flea is a dead flea. On the day I hear that fleas are extinct I'm going to dance a jig. Signature------------------- Keep working millions on welfare depend on you > Almost everytime I come back from my grandparent's house I start seeing > fleas in my own house and on my inside only cats. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > How likely is it that I'm bringing fleas home with me from their house? > Is there anything I can do to stop this (other than not visiting them)? > Yup, that's where they're coming from. If you don't want to do the chemical thing.... Try pennyroyal. It's a member of the mint family & fleas HATE it. You can make tea from the dried plant & spray yourself with it before coming back into your house. I once used it on an older rental house I moved into... It had old hardwood floors & allot of fleas... I mopped the floors with it for a few days in a row & like magic...no more flea problem. SignatureMathew Butler to 3 cats: Chablis, Muscat & Sage En Vino Veritas How about letting your grandparents know that they have a flea problem and that they need to deal with it. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com > Almost everytime I come back from my grandparent's house I start seeing > fleas in my own house and on my inside only cats. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > How likely is it that I'm bringing fleas home with me from their house? > Is there anything I can do to stop this (other than not visiting them)? : How about letting your grandparents know that they have a flea : problem and that they need to deal with it. And offer to help them deal with it. >: How about letting your grandparents know that they have a flea >: problem and that they need to deal with it. >And offer to help them deal with it. I agree. It's really not that hard to deal with a flea problem, but it can't be done half-assed. You need to kill them all in one shot and stop the breeding lifecycle. Vacuum all carpets. Throw the vacuum cleaner bag away. Wash every single piece of cloth not put away. Wash all bedding. Administer a modern medication to the pet that'll stop the flea breeding cycle. Brush fleas off kitty away from carpeting until kitty is flea free. Vacuum all the carpets again. Again, throw the vacuum cleaner bag away. You don't need to bomb the place, but you do need to physically remove all the fleas. : Vacuum all carpets. Throw the vacuum cleaner bag away. You mean they can crawl out of the vacuum cleaner? >: Vacuum all carpets. Throw the vacuum cleaner bag away. >You mean they can crawl out of the vacuum cleaner? Who knows? Why take a chance when a new bag is less than 5 bucks? > : Vacuum all carpets. Throw the vacuum cleaner bag away. > > You mean they can crawl out of the vacuum cleaner? Yes. Fleas are amazingly resilient. Newbie groomers are always entertained when we shampoo a flea infested animal and let it soak until the fleas are "dead". Then we collect several of the "dead" fleas in a cup and let them dry out. They reanimate. Fleas have super powers. SignatureToni http://www.irish-wolfhounds.com |
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