Defleaing a property any advice?

[Squeakyheart]

Hi
Currently redecorating my rental property and I am covered in flea bites! My own fault for agreeing to a cat, but am desperate to get rid of them. The only carpet is on the stairs everywhere else is laminate. I have sprayed the carpet twice three days apart and have still been bitten.

Can fleas live in the laminate underlay? Any advice gratefully received!

Ring the council. Use advocate on the cat.

Second the council. They will send someone round who will spray the whole place twice. You may also need them a third time. It can take ages to get rid of the buggers. Fortunately if the cat is no longer there, you will eventually get rid of them as they need the animal as a 'host'.

Hi
Go to the Vet's and ask for flea spray - not the stuff from petshops
Spray around edges of carpets at weekly intervals
Get the cat treated too..

Good luck

Do fleas get into the sofa? I have just found them in our dog, bathed her and put the liquid on

Do felas live in the sofa or just on the dog, stupid question I know, but just found them on the dog, bathed her and loads came off her, now put the liquid on, is there anything else I need to do ?

When an infestation gets bad, flease can even live in the skirting board. Unfortunately they don't need an animal host in order to be an on-going pain for you, as their eggs can lie dormant and unhatched for ages, if their isn't a suitable host or meal around. The eggs tend to survive fumigation. Vibration triggers them to hatch, so you need to vacuum every day - trigger them to hatch, and then vacuum them up before the have a chance to nature enough to lay more eggs.

Shop-bought stuff won't cut the mustard. You need a fumigation bomb, or a spray recommended by the vet. And repeated applications every couple of weeks. And plenty of vacuuming.

I would put the cat on Comfortis tablets(available from your vet) or Bravecto tablets for a dog. Tablets are much faster and more effective than spot ons for controlling fleas on your pet and you want the animal in the household to act as a magnet for fleas, who are attracted to the host,hop on but are then killed. You can give the tablet even if you've used a spot on as they have a different active ingredient. Use a veterinary supplied household spray around the whole house. Lots of vacuuming and don't forget you may then have fleas/larvae in your hoover bag, so make sure you're emptying it frequently and disposing of the contents.

You need stuff from your vet. Frontline or advocate on the cat and an aerosol for the house which you need to spray everywhere. Hoover every day, wash anything that will go in the machine and empty your Hoover every time you use it. We came back from holiday once to find one of our cats had infested the house while we had been away! Took about 2 weeks before we were clear.still rather fleas than headlice I always think

The house is empty at present and I thought defleaing the carpet had worked but oh no! I have been painting the skirting boards and been bitten again so I will get some stuff from the local vet and do all rooms!! Wish me luck

Good luck!

We use the spray bombs. Pretty effective in my experience.