FLEA HELP. AT WIT'S END

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Does anyone know of any obscure ways to kill fleas without spending a fortune? I've tried everything under the sun and the little blighters are still alive and growing by the day!! I've tried flea spray, vacuuming with a flea collar inside, steam cleaning, salt, indorex (the latter two have apprently worked for everyone on the internet, except me!) we are sick of getting bitten day in and day out and best yet, it wasn't even our cat that had the fleas!

Any help appreciated

Have you tried a flea bomb? That was once the only thing that worked for me when my brothers dog brought them into my house.

The only thing that worked for us was the council coming out. Cost 76 quid but I was at the end of my tether!

If Indorex didn't work, you're going to need to call a pest control company. Indorex really does work, so these must be feisty fleas

If you do use a flea bomb make sure you cover any fish tanks you have.

Get a man in.

I've found it to be the only way.

Cost £70 for a 3 bed house.

Flea bombs. They're amazing.

I did bombs, but I had to do several over a few weeks. It took a while to get rid. Also constant washing of bedding. Tbh, it's probably quicker and not much more expensive to get someone in.

We've looked at getting someone in and it comes to almost £200, something we definitely can't afford right now

What is your cat treated with? Or don't you have one...

How long have you been treating the carpet etc? I sprayed mine every two days or so for a week after Fleamageddon.

Try the bombs then. There are 2 sorts. You can get the ones you light like a candle, or the ones you need to 'set off' and then leave the house for a while (I think those are better). You then need to hoover and wash all the bedding. There are also better and worse sprays - Acclaim is a good one. Grrrr...

I think these ones are good:

www.amazon.co.uk/Insecto-INS3002-Super-Flea-Bomb/dp/B008Q6RHQK/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1498061965&sr=8-18&keywords=flea+bomb&tag=mumsnetforum-21

I actually took the bedding off first and then set off the fogger so it would do the mattress as well.

Not sure what animal you have hosting them but get treatment from the vets and order a soresto collar, they aren't cheap but they're effective.

Sorry, multi post. I set 2 off upstairs and 2 off downstairs. I then followed up with candle ones a week later!

Hya - when i had this issue i spoke to the vet who prescribed my dog with some medicine which worked a treat - cant remember what its called tho

Actually i remember now

It was called

Comfortiss

Hi we have one cat, she has always been treated and has a collar too and we check her regularly never seen any fleas. I assume they have jumped onto one of us and just duplicated themselves, we've had the problem about two weeks now. Going to try the salt method again and leave it for an extra day, see if that does more. If not seriously contemplating ripping out all the rugs and running away lol

Sorry I meant carpets not rugs! We threw away all the rugs!

What is your cat treated with? If it's Frontline or something with the same active ingredient it is ineffective as fleas are now becoming resistant to it.

How long do our leave thearly room for when using flea spray.

Treat your cat with advocate and let her go into each room, they will jump on her, bite and then die.
We used a can of indorex in each room, there was no way one could do a whole house.
I also filled plastic tub lids (you know the kind you buy for kids toys?) with water and left them under each bed, each sofa and each table as they jump in there and die.
You have my sympathy, but one day they will just be gone. Your cat needs to be turned into a flea killing machine!

Food grade diatomaceous earth is not expensive. Needs to be from a reputable source.