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Do I have to treat the house? (Fleas)

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JellyCatFish · 04/08/2019 10:43

I've had my kitten for a week and unfortunately she came with fleas Sad.

I took her to the vets straight away and she was treated with a spot on. The vet also sold me indorex to spray the house with. BUT I have severe OCD (actually diagnosed) when it comes to chemicals and aerosols, so I want to avoid as much as possible. The last time I had a cat with fleas I didn't have to spray and the house didn't become infested so I'm hoping I can get away with it this time?

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dementedpixie · 04/08/2019 10:49

Depends how big the infestation is. If it's small the fleas should go over time as they get killed by the treated cat. What spot on was it?

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JellyCatFish · 04/08/2019 12:21

It's fairly small, I've found about 5 fleas on her (only 1 live). I've hopefully hoovered/steamed any eggs that may be laying around too. I don't know what the spot on was as the vet put it on her and then disposed of the pack

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NotSoThinLizzy · 04/08/2019 12:23

You might be ok I'm the same with spraying chemicals 😊 we had about a week before every flea died of completely from hoovering and treating the cats. Make sure you empty the Hoover outside as they can get back out hoovers.

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