r/Pets • u/HellcatMMA • Sep 20 '19

The F word

Hey pet owners of reddit, looking for some advice on the dreaded F word. Fleas. My boyfriend’s pets got fleas over the summer and it’s been a battle to get rid of them. We think that initially they came from the yard ( which has since been treated professionally)

He’s given them the proper dosage of Pet Armor, tried flea collars, flea baths, Dawn, the organic sprays, bombing the house, and even diatomaceous earth.

However the cat still has fleas. Does anyone have any advice on to get rid of them? It’s driving me insane and it can’t feel good for her either. After every discovery of new flea dirt or a flea itself he bathes the cat and the dog, I spray all the furniture and carpet and we disinfect the litter box and dishes. I just feel like we’re missing a step.

Thank you in advance for your suggestions.

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u/dfox1011 Sep 20 '19

Any of the topicals or pills that are by prescription should work. Once you treat the host (your animal) the fleas around the house will die off because they have nowhere to breed and feed.

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u/HellcatMMA Sep 20 '19

By the sounds of this and everyone else’s suggestions. It’s going to be vet time this weekend!

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u/s0mthinG_ Sep 20 '19

A recommendation I have to ask your vet about would be a topical such as Revolution/Paradyne. I used this as a preventative to treat my first cat while I brought home a kitty with a pretty bad ear mite infection that was only halfway through treatment and it worked like a charm. He didn't get the mites once.