The War on Fleas! (Quick Tips)
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- Опубліковано 16 сер 2016
- You can't win the war, but you can bring peace to your life temporarily...
1) Cleanliness of you, your pet, and your home
2) Inspecting yourself and your pet every time you come back in
3) Nematodes on your yard
4) Diatomaceous Earth
5) Natural/Organic Sprays and Oils
6) Orthoboric acid or other rug treatments (WARNING: see my other video)
And the controversial:
7) Nitenpyram
8) Topical Applications
If you're lucky, you'll only have to do one of the above. Unlucky, and you'll need to do them all or more. - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
I had a flea nightmare and the fleas were super fleas which seemed immune to all the harsh chemicals. The one thing that worked for me, after trying everything and getting exhausted from cleaning and vacuuming every day for weeks…..a little known secret! A dehumidifier! Seriously, it’s amazing! You have to get a decent one that gets the humidity below 50% and all the fleas, eggs and larvae just dry up and die. Thank god I found out about this because it was driving me crazy.
@rebecca235 Might have to do this, thanks.
Regular table salt. Sprinkle it all over your carpets and let it stay for 36-to 48 hours and then vacuum it up totally. This is mentioned many, many times on the internet. Look around and you'll see it suggested often. My wife and I used it last year and it worked like a charm--- I wouldn't use it if I had very young children who are still crawling or just beginning to walk. They might get it in their eyes, and of course it could sting.
I took in a flea infested cat that was not treated by a neighbour who owned it. I threw everything at the fleas and nothing worked. The poor thing was in misery. In the end, a cat collar was placed around her neck (The funnel shaped ones Vets give you to stop the cat biting at injuries) and she was wrapped in a towel and lowered into a tepid bath of water and held there for five minutes. This ensured all the fleas drowned. She hated it (and me) and I thought that was the end of the problem. No so, the fleas filled the entire house and I was being bitten to death. Sometimes pulling up to seven or eight fleas from my legs and feet and drowning them in soapy water, every time I sat down.
Again, commercially available products proved very expensive and next to useless. Then I had an idea. I bought a fair quality steam cleaner for £60. I had intended to buy one anyway for the carpets so I just brought the purchase forwards. It was a stunning success.
I did every room and every one of the soft furnishings including the mattresses and quilts. The fierce heat of the steam must of wiped out both fleas and eggs. There was a huge improvement on the very first day. Three more days of steam cleaning (It's very easy work and I am disabled with bed legs so anyone can do it) and they appeared to be gone. As was the cat. No flea bit me or landed on me for almost three weeks, Then one day I found one on my shin. I blasted everywhere I could, including the curtains this time and that was it. The fleas were beaten.
My cleaner: www.amazon.co.uk/Polti-Vaporetto-Steam-Cleaner-3-5/dp/B010HL5AX8
InTheNameOfJustice awesome i’m happy you got rid of them i guess i need one too
I thought you were going to say the fleas and cat left. 😂
I was thinking of doing that too. Seems safer than a lot of these chemicals.
@THE ENLIGHTENED ONE - You don't steam clean the animal... you can burn them...
I had a cat given to me and he was covered with fleas. I did the bath and the fleas appeared dead until they dried out and then they were alive and well. All I could do was wet him and pick them off while wet. And this last one the vet thinks the pet armour did not god and his bits got infected from digging at them. Cat Scratch Fever. But it will never be known for sure. But he died and it was terrible.
Thank you very much for your information. Greetings from Accra, Ghana, West Africa.
thanks for the insight
Great informative video!. Thank you!
From a comment: put Bugstop on tbe perimeter of your rooms, on tbe baseboards.
Steam cleaning kills all 3 stages.
A few drops or a drizzle of Dish detergent in water, in shallow white or light dishes with a night light or low light 2-4 ft. Above. Check traps in the morning to monitor progress.
3-4 drops of lavender, tea tree, sage or citronella essential oil in a bit of hand and body lotion in your palm after your shower. Mix and wipe on to repel fleas.
Spray the yard, as you or pets can walk thru grass and pick up fleas. A dish detergent added to a hose sprayer. Fleas like shade.
Borax swept into cracks on hard wood floors.
Keep a lint roller for straggler fleas when you feel them. They niggle right through socks.
Make a spritzer spray ($ store bottles) of 70-99% rubbing alcohol and water. 50/50. Add 14 drops essential oil to approx. 1/2 c. Alcohol, 1/2 c. Water. Use 1 or 2: tea tree, citronella, lavender, sage, etc. neem...
Spray sofa, shoes, cushions.
Toss clothes and bedding in the dryer if clean but possibly infested.
Don't keep bags of soda or drink containers near your house to draw thirsty ants and fleas, etc.
Zodiac flea spray, vacuum, sweep, mop, Bio groom flea and tick shampoo, flea comb, and capstar is the best way I found. Spray yard with De flea yard spray, made from clove oil.
Quick tips: "No. 3 - Try everything." .... Uh, OK ... I'll get right on that.
Some things work better depending on the conditions. Obviously try one thing then another until something works depending on severity... You might have to "try everything" all at once if things are really bad. If you have a pet and it's become problematic, I typically go straight for the monthly topical as those tend to act like a home bomb. But then again, there it is: do you want to potentially toxify your pet and environment?
No. Literally do everything at the same time. It’s a war and they’re winning if they’re still in your house or on your pet and you. You have to take a multi pronged approach to the situation. The vaccum is also your best friend along with the washer and dryer. Pesticides are a necessity unfortunately.
Thanks for sharing 👍 😊
Great video! Thx:)
I was attacked by a flea bloom and when I spread fine salt all over the floor filling cracks etc where eggs and fleas hide, I experienced a huge decline in bites- and leaving salt there is fine. This is mostly about de fleaing the house. The salt dehydrates all stages of flea cauzing its death. The great thing is it does no harm otherwise to house or pets.
Very good
Great tips
Not the least expensive but Revolution has the best results to stop fleas from biting your pet and help end the 1st cycle quickly. Everything else is listed in the video description.My only other suggestion is to place several soapy water traps. I use a small pie pan sized bowl with less than a cup of water mixed in some Dawn soap. Just a few drops does the trick.. Then I light a Tea Candle and place in the middle of the water trap. The light and heat will attract them. After my 2nd week of infestation I'm down from 50 per bowl to 3 or 4 per night. Vacuuming every day is a must. Getting the eggs gone is very important. Cheers from California.
My two fur babies Daisy and Jazzie have their on room I hope I get this right that room has plywood in there I take a bowl put Dawn and dilute it a little water and put it underneath their night light slowly getting rid of them I never knew they had them I have no carpets in my house but the night light is under well at the window on the floor should I move the night light around the whole room with night light my question sorry does the light need to have heat and do I need to change my nightlight to some kind of a heat lamp?
I'm at that stage now myself a few in soap dishes the flea traps you can buy on amazon with light and sticky pads where the best as well as flea sprays and constant hoovering and combing the cats although I'm still taking flea dirt from them and live fleas they have had baths with Johnson's flea shampoo that didnt work and I let the cats sit in the water for ages the fleas under Belly and groin where still alive had to get them off with comb straight into boiling water with soap liquid. They still scratching but I cant give them anymore spot on or I'll overdose them I'm actually exhausted by the whole routine they are due their next spot on soon. I got one from vet called Advocate now I dont live in America and I think this one is a bit extreme seems to kill a lot of things you get out there so after the Advocate I'm going unto Advantage wish me luck I've spent a fortune already. Dont know how they got so badly infected as they our spot on every month.
I used to work pest control and good ole fashioned Borax (aka laundry soap) helps a lot. You put it in the cracks of your floorboards, the side trim, the cracks in your couches and on your carpet, even on the edges of your bed. Let it sit for a day and then vacuum it up. Take the bag outside or in a sealed bag and outside. It helps a lot. Vacuum a lot. Clean, clean, clean. Dawn dish soap in a bowl helps attract some fleas to a watery grave and you can also use that to bathe your pet, although I'd recommend speaking to your vet first just to be safe.
Boss Darcie what can you do for outside?
Boss Darcie is borax safe for my lab to lick if he lies in it? I’ve tried 2 orange peel baths and just put diatomaceous earth around my baseboards. I have a white/yellow lab who has been miserable all week.
Borax uses boric acid as an active ingredient. Same as Flea-busters. But Borax is definitely safe for human contact as it's not in a form that easily inhaled. Having a floor without a rug, and keeping things clean helps immensely.
Omg people so much misinformation here. The dawn doesn't attract them to the dish but if it does happen to hop in it the soapy water let's them drown whereas with plain water they won't drown, I'm sure the spray idea helps, but to the one who said put diatomaceous earth on their pet... what!? If you watch a time lapse of fleas jumping in that powder to die, it does work, but they need to jump in it over n over and no pet would let that stuff sit w/o licking and them eating that is no good. It's non-toxic, not FOOD GRADE! Also, forgot to mention the fleas go by carbon dioxide (plants near your bait) and heat (candles or heat lights/some lightbulb that isn't LED or other non-heat producing light bulbs. Stick the light pointing at the dish, or place a candle in the middle (the water in dish will protect from any floor damage but you need to keep it where fleas jump most, they can only jump in a semicircle shape so high-lipped dishes will make it harder for fleas to get in their soapy doom.
No harm done y'all just watch what you put on your animals, and when you do any sprays or treatments, follow instructions and don't place on your pet, some sprays are for the pet, but the rest is for the floors ONLY. Now let's get them fleas!!!
@@j.olacio5298 keep your lawn trim, get a big bag of diatomaceous earth and sprinkle it against your house, near doorways especially and in your yard as much as possible if you can afford the extra product. It will look very noticeable at first but by the time the fleas are gone, so is it. Plus you can always work it in to the sidewalk or whatever to blend it in, long as your not just sweeping it away, brush it into the ground. So order a bag if you still have them!
thank you
Used pamolive or dawn liquid dish washing. Work like a miracle. I use it for my pets and I got a flea collar and dropper around the neck work like a charm. Fleas will slip and you would need to help because they are sucking on skin too.
We have been battling a flea issue for around 6 months.. Our cats have been miserable. We have done EVERYTHING. The soapy bowl of water, coconut oil, Diatamaceous earth, NEEM Oil and SAL SUDS, various topicals, CAPSTAR (which is great, but temporary!). I take care of a cat colony and 6 of them are inside... (long story) I finally got some donations for them and bought a couple of doses of REVOLUTION and 4 doses of Credelio.. oral.. cause some had bad flea allergies.. FINGERS crossed this finally works. Our one cat lost all his hair and was miserable. I was only able to bathe him and one of the other cats they have bneen so tortured this past year. I have gotten bitten all up my legs. I am just mserable.
I have been fighting with these shit bastards for 1 mon 1/2. Everyday and nights I steams against the walls wait till dry up then got borax acid and indoor spray for fleas Roches if any ticks larva every shit. So far has minimize, thank you Lord. Mopping every single morning and evening. Does help. I steam the sofa than wait to dry then Spread borax acid on my sofas .then steam my babys Play pens then spread borax acid.at the beginning I was being eaten alive I mean seriously. Very depressing. But I got down and kick ass. After I clean up vacuum mop swept they would come with revenge seriously. It was like the critters were pissed and bit more aggressively. I don't know if that was in the mind but was horrible. After I mop I would see it in water like tiny hair real baby by the 100s I wouldn't stop I would go after it again and again. But it has minimize guys. Borax acid is safe it's just like salt I was told in home Depot. You won't regret it. I would put some on my water to mop. And some the Ortho liquid for fleas indoor. Start mopping none stop. Helps tremendously
You have to keep treating the carpets and anyplace the cats walk or sleep because that's where the eggs are. You want to make sure that as soon as they hatch, they are killed so they do not have time to lay eggs as well. And vacuum, vacuum, vacuum.
I will say this alpine spray and capstar mixed w DE around the lawn and baseboards etc. Those 3 things saved us. Dawn dish soap works temporarily too. Oh and I set up flea traps using a computer desk lamp and bowl of dawn and water. Did 2 in basement and 2 upstairs. You can use a flashlight too. Look up how to set them up. This alone won’t rid fleas BUT it’s part of my multi solution. It takes a lot. I almost gave up lol. I have 2 dogs and 3 cats so it was hell....... not even gonna lie. It’s only been 4 days so I’ll update but so far this is working.
We tried Advantage didn’t do anything but cause my cats bald spot......
tried frontline and my cat was acting weird. I’m against those now. I think the fleas are almost adapting to them.
I agree with you. I am in it right now. It IS HELL ! You are absolutely right. Same here.
Try ya some fabuloso lavender. In a spray bottle for floors and funiture no for use on pets. Delute it and spray
If your house is infested with fleas you need to vacuum DAILY. Since I live in NY state, we don't have fleas in winter. They cannot survive in frigid temps or snow.
Not true I live in nyc its winter here now and we have snow my apartment has fleas and not sure how I got them I have no pets. Exterminator has confirmed there fleas and told me this is bad because fleas are the hardest to get rid of and it would have been better if it was a roach problem because fleas wont die
@@michelek868 fleas cant survive outside in cold winter temps. You must have had these fleas in your house a while where its warm
Yes there in my apartment I don’t have pet but live in a building not sure how they got in and Im pulling my hair out trying to get rid of them nothing is working just feel angry at this point and when I saw your post I was like there alive here in my house right now and it’s been a snowy winter
I have been vacuuming 2 times a day and spraying RGR growth inhibitors and fogged about 20 times cleaned out so much everyday and neighbors think Im moving and I painted and removed rugs and nothing will completely knock these fleas out. Beginning to think they like my home
@@michelek868 Once you have an infestation it is very hard to get rid of them. Keep doing everything you are doing. Wash all bedding and everything in hot water. Take pets to the vet to be treated and buy flea products there, not from a store. Tou will eventually win the war
So I've just started seeing some flees in one of my bathrooms. I have never bathed my dog in the house. And I have been putting ACV in her water every day for a couple years now. I vacuum my house every day ... cause I don't like fur everywhere.
I tried a couple nights of the soapy water and light flea traps, to no avail. Today I mixed ACV with hot water in a water bottle and sprayed the crap out of the bathroom the hallway that leads to the bathroom...laundry room and kitchen. (All near the bathroom) let it soak for an hour and then cleaned the vacuum outside and let it dry in the sun in the meantime. After that dried I brought it back inside ... mopped up the vinegar mixture from the floors and vacuumed again. Then I sprayed the floor and mopped again. I hope those little bastards are done now. But I do plan on doing this daily until I don't see anymore. I think because I put the ACV in my dog's water, the fleas drop off her inside the house. And we leave the bathroom light on for her at night...which I think invite the fleas to the bathroom. I haven't seen them anywhere else in the house. Wish me luck!
Hi. Thank you for some good ideas. I wanted to add something I've seen on UA-cam and it looks amazing! Today I am going out to get some cheap clip lamps to do this.... basically you put a dish or bowl of water on floor, squeezing a good amount of Dawn into it, swishing it around just a little. The water should be blue. Then u place lamp near this, shining on water. The fleas are attracted to the light and heat and when they jump toward it, they land in the water and die. You should see the " next morning" videos!!!! Holy cow!!! Full of fleas!!!! And if u do this in different rooms and different areas, you end up getting a lot of the different stages of them!! So, watch these videos of you want, but I'm convinced with good cleaning, vacuuming, a sprinkling of diatomaceous earth, and these water bowls, we could win the battle of the creepy vampires, ( I love what you called them). Ok. Good luck!!!!
Hey, did it work?
I remember my Dad burning the whole yard the beginning of Spring and the end of Summer. He says it killed all the pests in the yard. We really didn't have problems with fleas and ticks growing up! Thank you
So tempted
@@waiata216 Was being facetious about the burning but it would be a great fix if it didn't spread. I've been battling them for nearly two months between vet visits, constant vacuuming, washing everything, Methoprene sprays, diatomaceous earth, borax and he *still* has a flea or three running over him today. I've given him 2 flea treatment ampoules per the vet and nothing. It's exasperating! He's 12 and has never had this problem. I'd gladly get back to enjoying our time asap but these fleas! I don't know if it's the area we moved to or hwhat. Clearly I'm not the only one of you read through comments or watch other videos.
@@habituallinestepper2883 😆😀😁 that's funny.
I'm robin from wisconsin we have problems with fleas but we bought flea traps and they really work we bought them at fleet and farm or check on line they are white with sticks pads they work on wood floors and carpet please a comment bye for now
should you shut your door if you have fleas
Going to get flea pills for my 2 cats.I don't have carpet. But I have been mopping twice a day. Its helping.. They were jumping on my ankles as soon as I came in from work. My cats are never going outside again and I hate it but I have to keep them safe.
Dont force your poor cats to stay inside, just buy some damn anti flea cat collars, they work pretty well (in my experience at least.
Thank you for the great video! I have tiles and have no carpets and I
have fleas plaguing my whole apartment, mattress and vinyl sofa
included. I heard vacuuming works. If I do vaccum, should I just get a powerful steamer since I think it's hotter
and probably good for my mattress or should I invest in a normal vacuum
cleaner because I don't have rugs? Thank you.
Yes steamers work.
We have recently lost our Dear Annie Dog after 12years. Fleas have been our on going battle.We have not wanted her to ingest the insecticide pills. The formula of baking soda and salt sprinkled on bedding and areas where she lay,and carpets. Cleaning products with lemon oil or any citrus is effective.The old dish soap in a shallow bowl or plate and water with a light over it. Amazing how effective this method can show trouble spots.
We have decided to end our relationship with future pets. It has become too expensive,aggravating and time consuming to have an animal in our life.RIP Annie Girl.We loved you so much,we miss you a lot. You were our Best and Last !
Donna Rogers sorry for your loss im sure you were good dog owners.
How
You didn't mention the good things pets do for you. You only mentioned the negative. That's sad. My dog is my life. She never makes me aggravated . I don't care how much money I spend on her and time consuming? The love I get in return is worth every second.
I'm sorry about Annie :(
I tell you what I did the other day. My small dog was scratching really bad and I gave her a bath my using dawn dish soap. An it killed every flea on her even the next day she had dead fleas falling off of her. This really works
I have given my cats 3 baths in dawn dish soap and did not work. I have also tried tea tree oil and it did not work
@@sandyqueen9711 the trick is drowning the fleas. Hold the cat (everything but the head) underwater for at least 5 minutes. Warmer water works better, and make sure you massage a flea shampoo into the fur of fluffy cats really well, it's harder to kill fleas on pets with dense coats
@@aviendha1154 that did not work at all. My cat ended up dying. I do not know if it was the fleas.
@@sandyqueen9711 not funny weirdo. I clearly said drown the fleas, not the cst
I have used Dawn and did not help I think these are part 👽
When n if you use borax acid in evening before going to bed leave over night , in morning you wake before everyone start vacuuming, mopping every residue of borax acid for safety precautions. I would mop twice it does a lot of wonders.
My vet gives my Husky a shot. It works! I have a new dog in the home now and he has fleas and I'm having an issue in the house now. Husky still has no fleas. Gonna take the boxer in for his shot ASAP!
Jennifer Bernardo a shot of what?
RagingTiger I can't remember the name of it but it's a flea shot.
For my dogs,but it's great for cats to,I prefer cold pressed babassu oil because it does not leave your pets skin looking like a greasy gas station mop like coconut oil and I add essential oil in the oil because essential oils need a carrier oil and the essential oil is added protection against fleas etc. If I don't have babassu oil I use solid coconut oil labeled cold pressed/hexane free to avoid hexane/gasoline plus the tick and flea repellent component of coconut oil and babassu oil is “lauric acid”, so it is important to use a pure and unprocessed product. Nutiva/Trader Joe's coconut oils are hexane free...When it's bath time I wash the dogs in Dr.Woods Castile soap made with Shea butter or without the shea butter or whatever the dogs prefer lol.Bathe your cat with a non-irritating product such as unscented Castile soap,soap nuts etc...JFYI I use the Castile soap for cleaning the bathroom etc..I found out Ceylon cinnamon powder is great for deterring fleas so sometimes I put some on my dogs and add it in their food and I sprinkle table salt or sea salt on the rug to keep fleas away and kill them if they are there,but it may damage certain carpets.Food grade diatomaceous earth,not regular diatomaceous earth is a natural flea control for dogs,cats,carpets etc..I use to dust food grade diatomaceous earth on my dog in the past,but stopped because it was drying out her fur..I read that it can be used in pets food etc.. I use to put it in my water and drink it for several reasons,it wasn't horrible,but not something I would keep up with.If you drop a bag of food grade diatomaceous earth on the floor you might be coughing for days......do your research....These products and blends works on me to.
Advantage 2 works well for your pets
I have 3 large dogs (60 to 100#'s), who have their own dog door and free run of my (over-grown) 7 acres. It took about a month of "staying after it;" but, I finally got rid of my flea infestation using a few recycled Hormel entree dishes. I put 2 each on plastic plates, with 2 paper towels between the dishes and plate, gave each dish a good squirt of cheap dish soap, filled them with water, heated them for 2 ~ 2 1/2 minutes in my (1200? watt) microwave, CAREFULLY took them out, tried not to trip getting the plate to the worst areas, set it down; then, reheated it ever couple of hours (as needed)... The paper towels proved to be an asset; since, they always got sloshed on as I was moving the plate. (My balance sucks!) The paper towels had enough soap sludge that it trapped the fleas that didn't make it all the way into the dishes. The dishes (initially) filled up fast enough that it wasn't unusual for me to have to dump them into the toilet and refill them with soapy water. As the days passed, I found that I was no longer getting adult fleas; but, instead, hundreds of tiny recent hatchlings. This went on for the final week or two. Finally, those numbers dwindled to the point where I was only seeing one or two when I'd pick the plates up to reheat them. I still put them down sometimes; but, I've gotten a bit slack about it; since, it's rare that I get even one flea, typically carted in from the outside. I'm hoping that the weather is getting cool enough now that they're going dormant outside.
The Hormel dishes worked out great; since: 1) They were free; 2) They were impervious to the microwave; 3) They were low enough for the fleas to easily hop into; 4) Being white, it was easy to monitor their "catch rate."
Fleas are "heat seeking missiles;" so, it's important to keep the water hot. I tried it years ago with just a light; and, got pretty crappy results. Yes, it IS a hassle having to renuke the dishes every couple of hours; but, when you see a ring of dead flea bodies building up to the point of starting to cover the elevated part of the dish, it's a pretty big incentive!
I had almost no fleas at all for most of the summer; but, suddenly got hit with the worst infestation I'd ever seen. I have "dog space" under my bunk; and, seemingly in just a day or two, I couldn't even get my feet on the floor before my feet and legs would get attacked by dozens of the little bastards! When I first started putting them down, I'd have to brush fleas off of my hands, arms, feet, and legs, into the hot water; so, yeah, I got a certain amount of "sadistic pleasure" in watching them sinking to the bottom of the dishes "kicking & screaming..." {evil grin} What's even better, though, is the satisfaction of seeing cooled down traps devoid of even tiny fleas!!!
Dawn soap!
I would say instead of making their blood into an insecticide, which is essentially what you would be doing, bathe the animal and keep bathing! Topical drowning is good. I use neem soap on my cats, as it seems that is the only essential oil that won't disturb them. (like eucalyptus or tea tree oil, cedarwood, etc.) I buy a human grade soap at a local health food store, it is a bar soap with neem oil in it and they seem to tolerate it. I DRENCH them in it. Suds it up! Rinse and rinse and rinse again. Give it a day or two and if they look like you need to do it again, then do it again. Do it at least once a week whilst you clean up the house. Make sure to deworm your cat as well, since the flea bites sometimes carry the worm eggs and can be the gift that keeps on giving if you know what I mean. I used to use that stuff and I had done this to 3 cats I had, and by the end of the day, even though I washed the stuff off of my hands, I got sick and toxic and it was like a nerve bomb on my system. I said "What the heck did I do to my beloved cats, they are SO much smaller than me and I put this stuff on them?"!!!!! OMG!!!! I rinsed it off of them, and then proceeded to do topical cleaning, house cleaning, etc. Boric Acid and Diatomaceous earth (food grade) and salt are your best friends. I know folks do "Dawn dishwashing", but I like the Neem soap better. It really screws with the insects' system and it does not infiltrate the nervous system of the cat. (not like the back of the neck oils did.) If it REALLY gets bad and the cat is so sick he needs a blood transfusion due to anemia, then you are going to see a doctor anyways. I think they give "Revolution" as a shot, and it lasts for 6 months. If you live in the "back 40", heavy woods, hiking, farmland, etc. then that would be the stuff I would be doing instead. The stuff I am talking about it for city and suburbanite dwellers. Don't forget to do pets bedding, wash all the time like towels and blast it in the dryer. (heat kill.) I now plant with bug-repelling plants, citronella, scented geraniums, lemongrasses, scented herbs like basil, rosemary, thymes, oregano, etc will repel the bugs in your backyard. Good luck this flea season!
Here's the link to the Neem soap on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Organix-South-Maximum-Strength-Neem/dp/B00PR6C42E/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1501536637&sr=8-3&keywords=Neem+bar+soap
I run garden centers for a living, have taught horticulture at my local 2 year college, daughter of 2 landscape designers and arborist, so I think I know something about pest control, we call it IPM-Integrated Pest Management.
Something I shared with my group and here.....I wouldn't use Dawn dish soap on my pets because it's full of chemicals.Dawn is not allowed in my home,it makes me gag for air....Formaldehyde can be found in Palmolive, Ajax, Dawn and many other common soaps and household cleaners. EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning gave Dawn dish soap a grade D.Top scoring factors: Ingredient Disclosure poor; May contain ingredients with potential for acute aquatic toxicity; respiratory effects; nervous system effects.....For my dogs,I prefer cold pressed babassu oil because it does not leave my pets skin looking like a greasy gas station mop like coconut oil and I add essential oil in the oil because essential oils need a carrier oil and the essential oil is added protection against fleas etc. If I don't have babassu oil I use solid coconut oil labeled cold pressed/hexane free to avoid hexane/gasoline plus the tick and flea repellent component of coconut oil and babassu oil is “lauric acid”, so it is important to use a pure and unprocessed product. Nutiva/Trader Joe's coconut oils are hexane free...When it's bath time I wash the dogs in Dr.Woods Castile soap made with Shea butter or without the shea butter or whatever the dogs prefer lol.I have soap nuts I use to wash clothes,but I read soap nuts also have a natural insect repellent property so not only will your pets be naturally cleaned they’ll be less likely to attract various pests such as fleas, ticks, and lice. The natural anti-fungal properties of soap nuts are perfect for pets with skin irritations, rashes, and hot spots. Soap nuts liquid is also perfect for washing pet bedding...JFYI These products are for human as well..... tip- salt kills fleas to.. and I use to give my dogs unsulphured bs molasses,just as a little treat,I read that it is great for human and pets with low blood etc..
Well THANKS SO MUCH for all the great information, I for one really appreciate all the tricks of the trade, with cat's which different from what can be used on dogs! About How much $ is neem ?
Going to look up neem soap, bc I'm not comfortable to put essential oils on cats but a neem extract in soap might be safer. Thanks
@Jannet Lane you need to teach your cat from a little age that baths aren't scary. They tolerate it quite well then. Even my new adult cat did pretty well, probably didn't have many bath's or any before. Set up make a difference as well. But there are some cats that would freak out big time and start full on fighting you to death, so be careful and protect your arms. The only way I could manage to bath one kitty that I had like that was playing him in cloth veggie net bag with handles, where his paws would hand out through the holes (holes were very large) while one strong person holds the sack with a cat hight above bath tub and I carefully foamed the cat and spray rinsed him with a shower head. Ofcource the cat screamed the entire time things at us that I'm glad I don't understand! lol But it was absolute nesetity to clean him that time, so we had no choice but to do it. After that experience I realized that my next cat will bath more often then ones in 4 years and he does no problem.
I put salt on my carpet,4 hours later shampooed carpets with hot water.let it dry.put down salt again.it worked.also put salt in bath
Then washed dog
Covering my carpet in diatomaceous earth has really done wonders for me I see one or two but they are on their way on dying out bed bugs weren't as bad of a fight I had to get a 60$ seresto collar for my dog because she was so badly infested baths daily did nothing drops helped some but DE plus the seresto collar seems to have done the trick do what you gotta do I couldn't go to the bathroom without my feet being covered like a nightmare
I used the drops on my cat but it hasn't made much difference she is still scratching like crazy. But she goes out everyday and they are also in my apt.. She was a stray and decided to move in with me so now I have fleas.
DAWN DISH SOAP!!
It’s been a MONTH now & I’ve gotten NOWHERE. I’m miserable. I had a Pro come in with IGR insecticide 3 weeks ago & had to have them come back yesterday. I’ve gotten bit more today than I have in a week. It’s like as soon as I spray for them, they worsen. My cats have taken two rounds of comfortis, I clean 4-5x / week. I vacuum and throw out the bag. I sweep. I dust. I’ve sprayed & wiped furniture with flea sprays. Nothing works. I resent my house (we bought it a month prior to when the fleas emerged). What should be a happy time for me has been miserable. I’m depressed, itchy, exhausted, & pissed off.
Have you vacuumed between the cracks of wood floors? I just did this yesterday after i saw a flea jump in it! Also salt on everything. Then vacuum after a day of you can. Also vetkem is a flea spray, just bought from the vet and used last night. Will let you know if it works.
I inherited flea eggs with a piece of furniture I got from a friend. I broke the flea cycle with salt. Plain, uniodized, free-flowing salt. Sprinkle it on your carpets and floors and in the cracks of your furniture. Let it sit for a couple of days and vacuum it up. The adult fleas have a sort of armor, but the salt will dry out the larvae and eggs. Just be careful if you have pets running around on the carpet. Salt is a natural laxative. You don't want to colon cleanse your cats and dogs!
Terri Light I tried that. It didn’t work. Nothing works. I’m going insane. 😭
@@rhiyance oh, it took me a year, I am sad to report. Fleas are pure evil. And I have them again because I am a sucker for our neighborhood feral cat. The fleaful bastard.
Terri Light I’m going on to month two with no hope. Can’t swing new floors right now, but want to rip out all carpet and do laminate / wood eventually.
What i did on my cat is adding natural bio Coconut Oil ( rub on cat fur ) not much, just use it with comb or take it in your hands.. and rub over his/her furr.. Fleas HATE smell of it.. they die or they run away.. ( that can be nasty because they will be oily, it's totaly safe.. because you can use that oil even for cooking or for your own skin just be careful when you walk, can be slippery if dog/cat was laying at that spot.. ) when is that done.. i vaccum basicly every day 2x and once per week i going deep cleaning room by room... ( moving furniture and cleaning/vaccum every single spot under the bed, under bed cushions/sofa cushions etc etc.. ) If you have rugs.. it will be painful guys.. rugs are magnet for fleas..so i would reccomend really good steam vaccum cleaner for rugs and carpets... so what i doing every night is.. making a trap for fleas.. Lamp pointing down + low wall bucket with water and soap.. they will try to reach the light and poof they jump into water and die.. ( Dont' let your pets near it ) so close the door every night and let lamp only be source of light in that room.. When i notice after week or two there is less and less in that room, i move it to another one.. and don't let pet into that room during the night.. So i kinda kill most of them, i believe not all of them, probably larvas are still somewhere in gaps.. but for me is important to kill adults.. larva can evolve.. but killing adults on time .. in time they will dissapear because they can't lay eggs.. This is my method, it takes long.. but it's safe and it works for me.. You will not get rid of fleas in 1-2 weeks.. it will take couple of weeks/months.. and even then maybe you will never get rid of them completely.. Protect your pet
I dont have any pets but my house recently became infested with fleas. For the past week they have been constantly attacking me and I'm having to wait days before I can get my house exterminated. Meanwhile I've been spraying my legs with rubbing alcohol everytime I see them on me. They have been dying almost instantly when hit with the rubbing alcohol.
I'm hoping to win the war and soon! I'm moving into my house that had previous tenants with a cat. I replaced carpets and repainted most walls (apparently fleas don't like chemical smells of the paint). Whilst putting new furniture together I noticed a few fleas jump on me. My problem is, I think I've become victim of hitchhikers who have traveled with me to my old home (we have no pets) where I'm still packing for the move. Both my son and I are being bitten to high heaven (in old home we are moving from) ... I'm concerned that I'm dealing now with two infected properties. I don't want to be taking the dreaded creatures from my old home into my new one ... and vice versa! Tried the dish soap method in old home and only got one adult flea floating (and a few fruit flies) .... so don't really know which house is the more infested ... trying it again tonight ... plan to use bombs in the new home ... will keep you posted! They say there's a reason for every creature to exist on this earth ... I can't fathom out what the purpose of these irritants are for!!
Bomb under the house that's where they hide.
Dawn soap!!!!!!
You must have a pet moving around in your apartment to hatch the eggs or cocoon so they will jump out just because you get new rugs and throw everything out doesn't mean they will go away you have to move around so they will co.e out and die...you have to vacumn every cornet of your house and empty the vacumn outside also treat your pet you can buy a pesticide at amazon call any exterminator they will nyiu what to buy and treat tour floors sorry your floors especially in basements the flea will jump off pet land in wet floor treated with the pesticide...if you don't clean and move around every inch of your house a few are bound to hatch and you will miss them and it will never end.
WOW! Yu’re really very cute! ;-)
My story is a different situation I have No pets and have never owned a pet yet my apartment in New York city has fleas. I do have neighbors that have pets yet I haven’t heard them complain but I don’t kn for sure. I have empty out most of my apartment and through away rugs and furniture and clothes and I have paint and bombed fogged my apartment more then 20 times and nearly poised myself. I washed and sprayed baseboards floors with RGR Growth inhibitor for $25 a can. I bought over 50 cans it has help but I still get bitten daily mostly ankles and toes and hands and I have also left DE powder on the floor for 17 days. I have shampoo rugs and torn other out also throw out curtains sheets and shoes. I tried dawn soap and I vacuume 2 times a day. The building manager has sent for the exterminator and hes been here 5 times in 4 months and we still have the same problem at this point I feel so hopeless here not sure whats left to do. I change the vacuum cleaner tank daily and Im cleaning everything before bed every night before bed. Nothing is working. I think I’m ready to make them my roommates I just don’t know what more to do..
4 years later here and. after the pandemic seems like they ttruly trippled on us. Are they demons? What we used years ago they seem to laugh at us. I didn't have any for a whole year until somebody opened a window. Now they seem to have a happy home. They out do all the other pests. They use to didn't like the cold but now even without a pet... You're the pet. I sure hope something is working for you now after every main thing was done. Over and over again wasting money. And doing natural things even putting a vale on your face. They love the light and jump right in bed with you. They go up the nose, in your eyes and mouth. You are not alone! All I can say if the invasion continues I am very sorry. Salt seems to work some for a relief so you can sleep. Because everything that was shut down they had a chance to multiple everywhere. They are like little people biting you and your neighbors don't give you any more good news about them. Never tried the coconut oil yet. They said they hate lavender, onions and garlic. And the soap and water thing. The vingar trap seems to make them more aggressive. Just an itchy mess we have here. Ohio. Anyway wishing you the best.
I have the same problem have done everything you’ve done. And they are on me constantly I live in LA. They give diseases. I’m on doxycycline and then got a c-dif. Im positive nothing works. I wear one piece of clothing and I can’t wear it again because the fleas swim and the washer doesn’t get 130’ nor does the dryer. The only thing that has killed them is heat.
Get a steam cleaner and add raw garlic and apple cider vinegar to your diet daily.
Is it possible that mice are in the building? If so, they may be the carriers. Just a wild guess. You might try a lamp, at night, over a low bowl of water with heavy dish detergent in it and see if it captures any of them. I hope you all get the issue resolved.
You never mentioned Coconut oil I now use it and it works just have to keep using it but that's ok because I use it on my face hands elbows, and cook with it.
Non toxic... my animals feel better
Do you use coconut oil topically?
@@jillonajourney3346 yes
Brian May : While coconut oil works somewhat, the problem is that it makes the cats / dog's fur wet looking which attracts and absorbs all the dust / dirt when they go lay in the garden. 😣
Dawn Soap!!
Helps kill fleas , softer cost , snd beautiful fur
Good vid! Everyone please note that you MUST use IGR (insect growth regulator) along with any flea control you choose. PT Alpine spray, Alpine WSG, and Tekko Pro IGR are excellent flea control products.
I had to end up using Pet Armour. I have tried to get rid of them naturally but not working at all. This seems to be working.
What topical product do you use on your dog?
I end up using Advantage II (specifically). Not the new one with mosquito.
Has anyone ever tried steaming them to death with a steamer that you would use for bed bugs? I have one of those steamers we bought years ago, and I am going to try that, tomorrow in my house. I have been trying EVERYTHING...that is a fact. from organic to non organic and commercial stuff, to vacuuming, shampooing the carpets, Diatomaceous Earth, lemon water from boiling lemons for awhile, flea powders, flea sprays, now thinking about the nematodes for the yard. There are fleas out there all over the place this year, and it is insane. Upstairs in my house, even, since my cats got up the stairs when the door was open to the upstairs rooms. AHHHHH!!!! Driving me INSANE! I hate getting flea bites. I hate it for the cats as well. We have two female adult cats, and a little boy kitten, and we can't give him much.
I think you should have tried the yard first. THE SOURCE!!!!
Steaming does NOT work. The heat & moisture helps the eggs to hatch. Forget it.
I also wondered about steaming and read about it somewhere. Washing cloth in sanitize cycle does kill eggs so steaming should to. Perhaps it needs to be steamed for a bit at one spot before moved to another so steamer had time to "boil" them..
Dawn soap!!
diatomaceous earth kills flees but inhaling it is not good for the dogs lungs or yours for that matter, so if you don't like dust kicked up in your face, don't put that on your dog who will inhale it too. Plus it has to be food grade. If you don't specify people could accidentally use the same stuff used for pool filtering and that is bad.
I used D-earth for the longest time. It only worked a couple times, the other times it just left a huge mess for me.
Mix 3 ounces of permethrin and an ounce of precor in a gallon of water. Spray cracks and around walls with thin stream, spray broad across floor/carpet. Killed all my fleas in 2-3 weeks and have not had any going on 3 months now. It will kill cats, so just remove cats until dry then it is safe.
You should not put DE on your pet. The dust if inhaled can damage the lungs for both pet and human (yes that is the FOOD GRADE). It is only useful when settled to the carpet or outside ground. If used on carpet, you should vacuum after 12 hours. Also, it could create skin issues should your pet have sensitive skin. Capstar is good to kill all adult fleas anywhere from 3-24 hours, but you still need to treat larvae and eggs.
So what do you use that you really don't like need a brand please
Bounty original. Dryer sheet occasionally
would you care to elaborate ?
has anyone tried amber collars for their pet?
Coconut oil on your dog to keep the dog from scratching and causing sores at coach the dogs that keeps a dog's coat moist and it is a natural flea repellent.
Put coconut oil on your dog it will keep your dog's fur coated so the fleas will not jump on him or her act as a repellent while coding the spur on the animal. That is what I meant to say
have you coconut oil? i heard it works but then again i haven't tried it so i can't said it work.
On pets it dose
Did it with my kitten
@@kitten_582 did you just apply the coconut oil directly on the fur and massage it in? Did you have to bathe your kitty afterwards?
The expensive natural killer I bought seemed to give my fleas super powers... let's just say after a few terrible days ..I got aggressive.
Drops did not work for us. We had pretty good results with a Saresto flea collar, but the little buggers are back! Miserable!
I tried bomb of the wet type and the dry type and the fleas multiplied even more, I was frustrated to death, someone said try salt all over house with bowls of water with lite on them and they started dying in a week, next vacuum everyday then salt again, fleas gone!
did not work for me
U have to bomb every 14 day for about three times.
I have been gone for few days before leaving I spread the salt but I also put pet armour on the cats
Anvantex did not work maybe I will try Frontline it worked for another dogs I had
I have A longhaired chiuaua. She is constantly biting her back paws and the front right paw. The vet found no fleas or ticks. He told me it was allergies. Pet allergies so I give her 2 pills everyday for this. I just hope it is allergies & not well hidden fleas.
Beverly Wood Would pure aloe Vera that you can ingest be ok to soothe her paws some? I feel so sorry for the little one.
Tried this it did not work.
It might be a food allergy. Ask for some prescription food from your vet. It's pricey but worth it. Takes a few days to start making a difference. Good luck
My dog constantly scratched and chewed his paws, found out he is allergic to chicken which I learned from his groomer chicken allergy is very common. Since I have cut chicken completely from his diet he doesn't chew his paws.
My dog has mutliple allergies. One of the things I learned is to make sure their diet has absolutely no sugar or anything that converts to sugar in their diet. Such as rice, peas, pasta, sweet potatoes etc. And never bath them with oatmeal... it feeds yeast infections which they get from all the scratching. A raw diet is also good for them. I hope this helps at least a little. Good luck.
You have to repeat the Diatomaceous Earth application several times if you have an infestation to get rid of the new hatching fleas. You need to put it on your carpet and in the animal beds and let it sit there for at least 12 hours and repeat several times, again, to get the hatching fleas. I will put it on the carpet and just leave it there for a week or so.
Once the infestation is over, you need to dust your animal at least once a week during the heavy flea season. I care for 20 cats and only once had an infestation and that is because I got lazy with the DE in the fall.
Some people say that DE works for intestinal and heart worms. I was disappointed to find through my own experience and then in a study done on various farm animals that it does not. It will not harm them to eat it, but it's not going to do anything for them outside of maybe make them not like their food due to the grittiness.
Also, I use the Red Lake DE outside and the white powder stuff inside. Though I have used the Red Lake inside, as well. It tends to be more gritty and is the color of sand. But it works great on ants that are making homes under your brick patio. They move out within an hour of applying. I also add some (not a lot) it to my chickens' dust bath and under the bedding in the coop. They have never had lice or mites.
Tried DE and left it days and then vacuumed and repeated again the only thing it killed was two vacuums. I still have fleas and I never owned a pet but I do live in a building with neighbors with small pet. I have used foggers and sprays and dawn soap and DE and a spray with IGR and I have torn out rugs and painted and through out my area rugs and furniture and clothes and shoea my neighbors believe Im moving at this point. I vacuum 2 times a day and have been cleaning with lemon and peppermint and still have fleas biting me especially ankles and toes. My building manager has had an exterminator and hes ben here 5 times and yet I still have fleas. The exterminator is coming again this sunday and Im just so upset about what is left to do at this point
That’s the problem people don’t understand the process of diatomaceous earth what you’re doing is by using diatomaceous earth you were breaking the cycle of the flea which meaning you’re killing the ones that are in and around your house on your pet they come in contact with diatomaceous earth they eventually die, but then if they had already laid eggs, just say in your house or on your animals, they have to hatch Then they have to come in contact with diatomaceous earth so then they die you have to break the cycle diatomaceous earth works great. Everybody is expecting it to work right now when that’s not the process it can take 14+ days for you to actually notice a decrease in flea activity, but you have to be consistent. If they’re on your pets, you need to apply it to them every day or every other day give them a light dusting on top of vacuuming around your house, washing blankets sheets, dog bedding, diatomaceous earth works It’s just that everybody wants that super fast acting miracle treatment, and they think that something such as diatomaceous earth should work at the snap of your finger and that’s not how it works.
I dusted all my floors and cat with diatomaceous earth and it turned into a nightmare. The dust irritated my throat, sinuses and my eyes so bad I got an eye infection from scratching the cornea with the stuff. Even after I tried to vacuum it out of my life over and over, I can still feel the residue drying out my skin. Oh yes, it didn't even get rid of the fleas.
Lol diatomaceous earth does work and when working with it you should wear a mask and then leave the area for 30 mins .. it’s perfectly safe when just laying around on the floor and needs to be left at least overnight as DE takes a few hours to kill the fleas it comes in contact with .. I also feel it makes you clean every area of your house well bc it gets everywhere
I learned the hard way too man. Diatomaceous earth is extremely dangerous to breathe and can cause permanent harm if too much is inhaled. Make sure you always read the label on any new products.
Also, use only FOOD GRADE if you are going to use DE! I sprinkled my cat tree with it, rubbed it in, let it sit - I did this outside. Vacuumed it w my cordless stick vac and also let it sit in there a while before emptying into a bag and directly into outdoor trash. Then I steam cleaned the cat tree. The cats get flea baths w flea shampoo or dawn soap and monitored w flea comb inspections. Robotic vacuum daily and again, empty into bag in outdoor trash. Rinse and repeat!
I found coconut oil works
What was the nicotine chemical called?
Nitenpyram
Brewer's yeast in the food will repel the fleas from the host
brewers yeast is more effective if you use it with a fatty acid like fish oil
Does this work
Put bedding in freezer. Spray furniture with 60 percent vinegar and 40 percent water.
The only reason I miss living in Nevada, no fleas.
I've used D - earth and it didn't do jack squat.
Mix 3 ounces of permethrin and an ounce of precor in a gallon of water. Spray cracks and around walls with thin stream, spray broad across floor/carpet. Killed all my fleas in 2-3 weeks and have not had any going on 3 months now. Edit: it will kill cats, just remove cats until dry then it is safe.
It has to be a multi solution approach for us anyway. It was part of my arsenal
Daniel T we used alpine so far so good. It actually works
@@33rdGemini "Just remove cats"? Remove cats for how long? I'd have to be rich to afford to place them in a flea free home for (2 to 3 weeks?)
Thank you for your post. I also used DE and left it everywhere and on rugs for 17 days because someone online said to leave it down 17 days and all it did was break my vacuum cleaner. It doesn’t work
I’m giving my pets brewers yeast I hope it works. They say it takes about 4 weeks to start working. Fingers crossed.
I have tried brewers yeast tablets before. It's an old remedy, but I can't say for sure how effective its. It might only be mild deterrent.
Hey mr.stupid, don't it kills your pet in high doses because of the auto brewery syndrome.It's super toxic.
Pulled my carpet and cleaned dog really good and still got fleas help??
Your dog is bringing them in the house from the yard.
Get flea busters and follow the label instructions. This guy saying fleabusters bothered him is a hypochondriac fool. You dont need a mask and it wont effect you at all.
To kill off the fleas that are already on ur dog fill ur bathtub with dawn dish soap and water. Then have ur dog lay in the tub with the water up to the neck for about 10 min. The soapy water will stop any fleas that try to jump. The ones that don't try to jump will simply drown. A dose of fipronil on the back of the neck wouldn't hurt
Lice combs work for longer hIred pets for fleas
I have tried so many of the expensive topical solutions on my cats and they did absolutely nothing!! I'm going to try some of the suggestions here and pray they work. Fleas are the absolute worst! A plague on my existence!!
@April Hernandez Tried it. Doesnt kill a single flea on any of my cats
Nitenpyram
Hi :) do you know if fleas can reproduce without an animal in the house? I had some fleas in my room after my friend's cat was visiting me... I kinda hope it's easier to get rid of them without animals :/ I sprayed my whole room with flea spray and didn't see any fleas now for 2 days. When can I be sure that they are gone forever?
You have to repeat the treatment evry month at least..good luck
Even when the fleas are gone. The problem is the eggs they laid omg so many and they stick to everything including your clothes
I had a lot of luck I think... After two procedures they werent any fleas left... it was 4 years ago now and everything is fine :D
Distilled Vinegar +
Dawn soap + 10 to 15 mins soaking in animal fur = flea free pet (i promise)
(Cage recommended to keep pet in for those 10 mins to 15 mins) Put a Towel in Cage so pet is comfy and not cold.
Repeat every 3 days if house is infested with fleas,this only kills them effectively on your pet.
(Cost between 3$-10$ depending size of bottle your getting of Distilled vinegar and Dawn Soap)
do you put both together in a spray bottle and what are the measurements and is there any water added to the solution?
Fleas don’t always come from pets. There are what they call human fleas….which is what I’m dealing will now. They came into my apartment by the central heating vent in my suite. I have since changed units only to learn they are throughout the entire building. Just worse in some places than others. 😞
No pet ever inside home. But neighbors dog lounged outside our house all the time. It got ran over and died. Then we found some fleas in our home?? Wtf? Kids go outside to play...We find fleas on kids. All summer we didn't have flea trouble. Is it because that dog died And now they don't have it to feast on that it seems our yard is now infested or something??
ORANGE OIL.. period. And if you dont want to buy it, just keep your peels and boil them. The oil will goto the surface, and you can decant the water off.. or just put it in the fridge and let the oil get harder and take it out that way. My first time using orange oil.. was a date, to a girls house that had flease so bad the second you walked in her door.. you had dozens on your legs. A few drops of orange oil in hand lotion later.. and they left me alone. Even in such a thick infestation. Ive used it ever since. It works. And since i have all of your attention now... use worm shit (castings) to get rid of ants.. yes, they will move immediately when its dumped on their house (wouldnt you?). Finally.. hot sauce.. diluted in water. Preferably not a sweet one. This sprayed or wiped down on baseboards or countertops will drive away kitchen roaches. Tobasco works wonders
Dangerous for cats
I heard a dehumidifier works. It drys them out. They die.
Dawn soap!!
I’m looking poison for fleas.
I already poured two bags poisonous sevine on my yard, can I still apply nematodes?? I'm so frustrated with the fleas, they died but back again after the treatment :(
You can try. But who knows the effects of the chemicals on nematodes.
Thanks, damn I've been blaming my cat, I've isolated him
The source is my garage, I get one when coming from there
Yeah. Fleas are resilient and will come from places you might not expect. Typically they are in your yard and more concentrated under bushes (away from direct sun).
Really cold weather will freeze them, but if you have any furry animals around, that's how they weather the winter. :| They'll be back.
A bath with dawn soap works better than anything I've tried.
Honestly, any soap works. As long as it suds up. Leave it on 5 min and fleas are dead. But if you don't treat your house they jump right back on
Raid roach and ant killer
1. Frontline, or Advantage protect your animal first, since the little blood drinking shitbags breed on them.
2. Wait 24 hours for the above to start working.
3. Wash everything, your clothes, blankets, bedding, pet toys, everything, and anything that can be washed, and dried, make sure to do this at atleast 60c 140f.
4. Vacuume everything.
5. Wash your floors with soap.
Keep it up until the fleas are gone.
Frontline, or Advantage might not work for the fleas in your area, as they build up immunity, so try out different products, I just mentioned those two as they are the ones globally available.
Do not waste your money on frontline
Advantix 2 for flea an ticks, the best!!!! It's good for a month. Put on pets neck, for larger, put on neck and top of the rearend by lower spine. If you want the pill for 3 months Bravecto, if you want the pill for a month servrico I think that's the name.
What is the product that you talked about at 5:00 into your video? It is hard to tell what the ingredient is that you are saying.
Nitenpyram. I listed it in the description. You can buy generic brands of it. It should be sized/dosed for your pet. And you give them one in a 24 hour period. I've found it to be a great preventative measure as if you take your dog somewhere that they are likely to get fleas, the flea jumps on, 'bites' and dies. If by some stroke of luck that the flea hitches a ride and doesn't bite, they might survive, but it's been my experience that Nitempyram is a great short term treatment. Like all things tho, I don't give mine these unless absolutely necessary but tend to prefer Nitempyram because if it solves the problem I don't have to continue dosing or deal with a pervasive chemical. Nitempyram is a nicotine derivative and will be processed from the body in a similar way.
WITH THE WINTER coming on now, I await the ultimate flea killer
'bomb' I've used often. As temperatures drop below freezing, I will open
the windows and use fans to move the cold air through my home. One or
more in the windows, pushing the air in and, at the other end of my
apartment, fans in windows sucking the air out. [No fans, just open all
the windows overnight.] I prefer temperatures around 20 degrees, but 30
doesn't hurt! With the former, though, you will need to trickle the
water in all your sinks and tub, because the pipes may freeze up otherwise.
The goal, of course, is to get the house down below freezing. I'll sleep
in a room that is warm, but will switch rooms and freeze that room out
later. This ALWAYS works, when virtually nothing else does, -chemical spray
cans and "bombs", constant vacuuming and mopping, etc. And it really ain't that hard to do! As far as
cost, well, -heating up your home from freezing DOES cost money...
Getting up in the morning to a frozen house is a rude awakening, but i like the
results! While 30 degrees [outside] may not finish them completely, it'll make quite a dent... But a 20 degree outside temperature, that is nuclear!
Another slightly scary method i use is putting bleach on my calfs [legs]. You
could probably put it on full strength without harming yourself, but i
usually cut it 50/50 with water, or more. 10 to 1 probably won't cut it,
as you have to have SOME strength. When house cleaning, we often get
bleach on our hands, and while it is not something i think is good for
me, this is WAR. Fleas burrow into your flesh and lay their eggs there.
If you don't kill the larvae in your own skin, you are literally
"shedding" little fleas as you walk around your own home! I have heard
it claimed that hydrogen peroxide can be used to wash down your skin and
"burn off" fleas. [Btw, peroxide in your ears helps (some) people with
"colds", -esp. upper respiratory viruses!] Maybe peroxide is healthier,
but I don't know that it really works. Bleach WORKS. Try it two parts
water, one part bleach, or 3 to 1 (1/4) may even do it.
We have a cat. The first line of flea defense is to take care of her!
[Temperature is still too warm outside now!] Kitty gets a good combing
every night! She's a flea MAGNET! I use a lice comb my daughter needs
once in a while. It's perfect. [A lady on you tube showed me this, by
the way, God bless her!] Take a pot of boiling water to the tub and set
it on a milk crate [etc.] in there. As you comb the cat, you'll get a
flea in the comb, and instantly you dip the comb [with flea on it] in
the hot water. Often you'll get two or three in a swipe. If you don't
move fast, they'll hop off the comb. But they usually seem "stunned" to
be pulled from their "fur world", so you'll have a (long) moment before
they can react... If they do jump, they may fall in the tub, where you
can have a few cups of warm water handy to dump into the tub to try to
wash them down the drain. A dozen fleas on kitty last night, only six
tonight... Gotta keep at it! Good luck y'all!
Go to doingitcheap with pawpaw and his flea treatment that works for on dogs. I did not know how it would work but it does.
DAWN SOAP!
That topical treatment has totally stoped working. I don't know why. It literally doesn't work at all. My dog is allergic to fleas and is the most infested of our two dogs. I am trying everything. Going for nematodes next. It does feel like a war!
My daughter is going through the same thing her little dog is a long haired chihuahua and she lost most of her hair due to getting bit with fleas but please just keep coming back she's been bombing the house and keeping it cleansed washing the dog at least once a week and it's just not working please let me know if you find something that does work her house is infested and so is the dog and they're getting bigger and the baby a grandmother that's very worried please let me know God bless
@@ilovemylord5065 I'm washing a least once a week too. Using a mixture of shampoo and Dawn soap. I leave it on long enough for the fleas to die and then rinse. Also cover my dog with talcom powder as well as his bed. I saw a guy on UA-cam make a flea trap with water and Dawn soap ina pan with a lamp pointed at the water to make a hot spot. The fleas jump in and kill themselves. I am really enjoying this method because...well, I seriously hate these parasites.
@@cecelia948 thank you so much I will try that
ive been battling fleas over a month now my dog is very sensitive to chemicals so ive used all natural methods that have worked for me the the past dawn dish soap all kinds of vinegar all kind of essential oils i finally broke and bought some raid for my house and some flea shampoos and sprays for the cat ive been using a flea shampoo on the dog but i dilute it alot cause im scared of it my dog has seizures when he comes into contact with flea stuff hes wearing an herbal flea collar currently im at my wits end getting ready to bomb the house but i hear sometimes it doesnt work i need a sure fire way to get this under control now please help me
How about steam cleaning everything?
Itś a very good idea. 😊
Had this problem for so long. Spent hundreds on flea stuff. Now i spray my lawn with back yard cutter from walmart 3 times a year .and all my animals have seresto flea collars now that are good for 8 months . problem solved no fleas at all. And the spray i use for my lawn kill all bugs and mosquito 👍
Kip L what brand you used exactly from Walmart.? I need something for my patio.
@@JM-wp7te its in a blue bottle that attaches to ur garden hose says cutter on the bottle its about $7 a bottle at walmart
What about giving your pet a to eat a little bit of liver everyday and check after a week for fleas?
Does this work
Can u get fleas with no pet
definitely. many ways. but they do need a food source. in my case it's the bunnies and squirrels in the back yard that keep restoring the flea population. :|
We have racoons and squirrels that keep coming into our yard, even the birds can have fleas if you think about it. I live in the center of Chicago, so it's not in the suburbs or country, it can happen anywhere's. If your coworker has an infestation and their cubicle is right next to yours, good luck you are probably going to bring some of them home with you. Same with bedbugs! That's why there is so much of a bug explosion in the cities now.
I do not own a pet but my neighbor does I had to cat sit for her a few days and the cat has no flea collar
the owner felt she was an indoor cat an did not need one but gets she
tons of stuff from amazon all the time so I got a flea problem If you use Borax can you leave the Borax for carpet can you leave it on
for 2 weeks that should cover the life cycle of the Fleas and if you
have a spray that kills fleas if you use both will that get rid of the
fleas and can you leave the borax on indefinitely under a bed or couch
Dawn dawn dawn dawn dawn dawn dawn DISH SOAPPPPPPP
Go to vets get a proper flea killer the vet will recommend what is good for your animal.I tried everything bet sorted it out only cost £7
Terry Newman : I guess the vets in your area are not charging much ! In the US if you go to a vet you have to pay a visit charge plus pay for the flea medication. For 3 cats it would cost you $70 each month just for the medication. However, those chemicals may only work for a week or two. This year in the summer of 2019 they are no longer effective ; at least not in the west coast of usa.
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Jean Murillo lol
Where do u buy it at
@@AR-yc9du Amazon
Noo it isnt stop lieing i use it and the way ur supposed to and it didnt do shit it was a waste of money but i took it back and got my money