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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / August 2003fleas in nice quilts
I've been here before on this...fleas seem to live in my cushioned quilts. I've got three left (tossed one)...have done everything: hot wash...cold wash...tide and bleach...tide, bleach and borax....nothing seems to work. Help! > I've been here before on this...fleas seem to live in my cushioned quilts. > I've got three left (tossed one)...have done everything: hot wash...cold > wash...tide and bleach...tide, bleach and borax....nothing seems to work. > Help! This is only guesswork on my part, but it seems that you have already tried just about everything else. Could you bag the quilt in a heavy plastic bag (possibly even a trash bag) and place a good quantity of pesticide in the bag. It might be a good idea to check with a professional cleaning service to see if they already provide something like this. Leave the bags closed for a considerable period of time because flea eggs can hatch at various intervals. Be sure that your house and pets have been treated (Advantage or Frontline for cats, definitely not Hartz or other off-the-shelf flea product) -- and, of course, the quilts would need to be thoroughly cleaned later before you use them. MaryL << Subject: Re: fleas in nice quilts From: "MaryL" stancole1@yahoo.com Date: Thu, Aug 28, 2003 3:01 PM Message-id: <vkskckj5u9pb49@corp.supernews.com> > I've been here before on this...fleas seem to live in my cushioned quilts. > I've got three left (tossed one)...have done everything: hot wash...cold > wash...tide and bleach...tide, bleach and borax....nothing seems to work. > Help! This is only guesswork on my part, but it seems that you have already tried just about everything else. Could you bag the quilt in a heavy plastic bag (possibly even a trash bag) and place a good quantity of pesticide in the bag. It might be a good idea to check with a professional cleaning service to see if they already provide something like this. Leave the bags closed for a considerable period of time because flea eggs can hatch at various intervals. Be sure that your house and pets have been treated (Advantage or Frontline for cats, definitely not Hartz or other off-the-shelf flea product) -- and, of course, the quilts would need to be thoroughly cleaned later before you use them. MaryL >> Interesting idea...thanx > I've been here before on this...fleas seem to live in my cushioned quilts. > I've got three left (tossed one)...have done everything: hot wash...cold > wash...tide and bleach...tide, bleach and borax....nothing seems to work. > Help! Flea eggs are hardy little buggers. Hell, *fleas* are hardy little buggers. Rather than disposing of your quilts, go with the other suggestions of bagging your quilts. I remember for head lice the interval is ten days, but I'd imagine it would be a bit longer for fleas. Especially since it's summer, this shouldn't be much of a problem in practicality unless you're using these for your cat's bedding. If you are, however, using it for bedding, just advantage or similar alone should take care of the problem. FWIW, too, I've heard that eucalyptus oil makes an effective flea repellant; you don't want to administer this directly to the cat, however, as it is a bit toxic if my memory serves correctly.  SignatureDennis Carr - ke6isf@spamcop.net | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- |
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