Fleas
Gary
Plus flea treatment.
They had a bad problem last summer/fall and then again this year too. Since
they never go outside, it's me that brings fleas inside. I live in a mild
climate too. I've read that a frost will kill off outside fleas but we
haven't had that here yet.
This flea mess each year gets very expensive too between the carpet
treatments and the Frontline.
Wish me luck. I'm hoping today's Frontline application plus more vaccuming
and carpet treatment will do it for the winter. I'll repeat this all again
next month just to be safe.
Gary (and Fred & Jackie)
steve robinson
I must admit my little terrors have never had the pleasure of lodgers
, one of my shepherds did though and front line soon soughted them out
Bill Leary
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Mine have had flees twice. The first time rather bad. The cats, the dogs,
the ferrets and, to some extent, even the humans had them. We did the
front-line treatment on the dogs and cats. Bathed and changed the ferrets
daily for a week, then every other day or so while keeping them isolated
from the cats and dogs. And us. Washed then bagged the clothes and
vacuumed every inch of fabric in the house, also daily. Took a month before
we didn't see any more flees. Kept it up another few weeks to be sure.
Several years later we had another minor infestation. Same routine, but we
seemed to be rid of them in a couple of weeks that time.
No recurrences yet. It's been, oh, five years now.
I suspect the difference was that, at the time of the first, we had several
cats that were outdoor/indoor and a dog that free ranged. The second time,
all but one of the outdoor/indoor cats were gone and the new dog was only
walked on a leash. Now there are no indoor/outdoor cats and the dog is
still only walked on a leash. And has gotten older so she doesn't explore
off the road as much.
- Bill
D.
One of the benefits of living in the mountains
is there are no fleas and few ticks .
" What Luck " .
HAPPY HOLIDAYS ,
dad & li'l ski & peep