sorry, but this is about fleas
Its such a nightmare. About 2 month ago, OH's mams cat got fleas. she did the treatment on it and cleaned her house and sprayed it. but before she realised, they managed to attatch to us and the boys and transfer their way to my house. I dont have any pets. Now i have sprayed my whole house twice now, and cleaned everything and they are still here!! I cant get rid of them and i feel so dirty even though i know its not my fault! Does anyone know how i can get fid of them? I picked one off matthew today and it jumped off me. i am so depressed about it. i really feel dirty!! xxx
Ps. i am fomaly known as heather matthew n joshua xx
Ps. i am fomaly known as heather matthew n joshua xx
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Fleas can live in carpets with out needing to go onto a animal for 365days before they'll die, they'll feed off crap in the carpet and you. Cat fleas are the worst as dog fleas don't bite humans but these little blighters do?
what stuff have you used? was it shop bought or from vets? from my experience the shop bought stuff doesn't work, you need a good stuff from the vets (some chemists sell it now) but you'll pay for it.
Either that or you can phone your council and they'll come and spray but again I don't think they do it free and you'd probably ahve to move out for a couple of days.
tell oh mum she should buy the prevention stuff instead of waiting for them to get fleas, you can buy frontline from the chemists now for about ??10 for 3 months supply so its hardly expensive and prevention is better than waiting for them to get it.
Hope you get sorted, and your not dirty - its not your fault honey!!
ps if you do get one of the blighters make sure you crack it in between your finger nails (you'll hear a snap) - its the only way to kill them
xxx
[Modified by: 2peez~in~a~pod on November 18, 2008 03:58 PM]
The do tend to go for woman over men its got something to do with our hormones!!! but try not to scratch as they will scar. If they are really getting to you, you could try an antihystamine like piriton, that should ease the itching.
Do u know how much the council charge?
I'll defo get some piriton. they itch like hell! gonna buy some bio oil n see if i can reduce any scarring to.
God damn fleas. why do they even exist? its not like they have any useful purpose!!
god im itching now!! lol
I know I sound bossy but we had fleas a while ago (forgot to Frontline the cats for a few months) so I did a lot of research.
Basically once you've got the problem you have to treat your house regularly for up to a year. You probably won't have live, hopping fleas constantly for all that time (and even if you do they'll die because they don't have a host) but you'll probably find that they come back periodically as the larvae hatch. Sorry
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am i ever gonne get rid? lol
I'll spray this weekend, then i'll keep doing it every few weeks maybe. Wish the spray didnt cost so much!!
What happenes if the get in the human hair? i think i've been bit on my head and i am scared they are sitting in my hair! is this possible? can u get special shampoo?
argh i feel totally minging now!
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