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i got a problem i kinda need your help with, my Dog just got flees and i can't seem to get rid of them, i gave her
sevral flee dips, used a flee collor, sprays and they keep coming back, now there all over the rug, all over me and as i fear starting to get in my hair,
Hair has been REALLY itchy and i have a bad feeling that there getting in it, how much damage can they do and is there any way to stop them without damageing my hair or scalp? this is kinda a huge problem because both me and my Girlfriend have long hair and i don't want them doing damage to either of ours. if anyone can help me i would REALLY apreciate it, Thanks
ps: i can't get them off the Dog or the rug either besides my hair :-(
I can't speak from personal experience, but I've heard using a mixture of salt and baking soda will kill the fleas.
I've also heard that you should use this mixture on your carpet as well. Allow to sit for an hour or so, then vacuum it up. After that, take the vacuum cleaner bag and BURN IT! This will prevent the fleas from using the bag as a breeding ground.
Treat your pets with the various flea control stuff too.
I'd be surprised if this is generally good advice. Salt can be very caustic. Just look at the undercarriage of cars where they salt the roads. I know you said to vacuum it up, but you're unlikely to get it all up.
I think it would be preferable to use one of the various flea products out there. One I haven't tried but would if I had a flea problem is a flea-specific hormone that prevents the young ones from maturing. They die of old age as a larva, hence not reproducing. Sorry but I don't know the product name.
...fleas cannot survive for long without floor RUGs...
Would this work for lice as well? (Not that I have any, but I keep coming into contact with people who do).
Take your dog to the vet and have them put FrontLine on your dog. This stuff is really good and works 100%. There are imitation products at Wal-Mart, but they don't work at all. The real stuff you can only get at the vet. Every vet has it. As far as for the carpet and yourselves, I wouldn't know, but get the FrontLine for your dog, you'll be glad you did.
For the dog - Frontline. It's available for your vet.
For the carpet - not sure, eventually they will die there naturally, but you might want to ask your vet if they recommend something.
For your hair - Fleas can and do bite humans. However they are neither able to live nor breed on humans. Take care of the dog and the carpet and your problems are solved.
Steam clean the rug. that'll kill them for sure. you can rent a cleaning machine from DIY stores, if not, find a specialist place.
i know people that had fleas in the carpets before and this always seems work, provided you get rid of them on the doggy too.
hope this is useful
I have had terrible flea bites for the last month or so! ive been showering like 3 times a day and spraying my carpet with special sprays-bleach and water. I think its cut the down a lot as ive only recently bothered taking action.. its real wierd tho as im the only 1 in my house getting bitten :\
just do all you can to kill off the fleas, and in the meantime wash your hair like once a day before you go to bed.. make sure there are none living in your bedsheets too
(QUOTE) "its real wierd tho as im the only 1 in my house getting bitten"
strange thats happening to me too, my girlfriend hasent gotten any bites at all and i've had a LOT of them
mabey they like to bite people with more hairy skin or something?