How do you get rid of fleas from a house?
October 14th, 2011 | 
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So, I just moved back home to help my mom with some stuff around the house because she’s getting older. I noticed when I first got here about a month ago that her pets (long haired dachshund, persian cat) had a few fleas. I bathed the dog and put a treatment on both (Hartz Ultra Guard Pro) but, they seemed to be getting worse. I obviously can’t bathe the cat without losing a finger and I live in a small town with no groomers.
Well, it gets better. My mom is allergic to some chemical that is in most bug sprays, foggers, etc. and she’s somewhat of a pack rat and has furniture to big for the rooms its in just because it was a granmothers or whatever (hence the moving home to help with stuff around the house). So, even if I got her out of the house to bomb it, it would take me a month or more to wipe down every knick knack and whatever else she has collected over the years.
I did some research and found diatomaceous earth. I ordered a huge back from Amazon and went to sprinkling. I put it on the rugs, on the floors, in the pets bedding, and on the pets. I let it stay over night and vaccuum it up in the mornings and repeat.
Today, I walked into the front of the house in a room that we never use and within a minute had fleas on my ankles. so I immediately ran to the store and bought bengal flea spray in a purple container and sprayed the room down but, I will have to go wash the room down later or my mom won’t be able to go in there without a hive breaking out.
I know they spread fast but geez! I’m at a loss because of my circumstances with the allergy and stuff in the way keeping me from fogging. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Hopefully, someone out there has some expierence with some awesome suggestion.
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You can make your own flea treatments. There are tons of recipes online and on YouTube.
Use Frontline spot on treatment on the pets, and vacuum the house every day. Wash their beds once a week and use plastic beds with bedding, not soft beds or baskets as they harbour fleas.
Hartz is notorious for not working. Worse, it’s got quite a reputation for causing (sometimes fatal) nervous system problems in pets. Stop using it. Get Frontline or Advantage or something similar from a vet. Yes, it is more expensive but it’ll work better and the ones you can get from a vet are better regulated. The ones you can buy over the counter aren’t regulated at all.
Fleas don’t actually live on your pets. They live in the soft surfaces of your home. Your carpet, drapes, couches, blankets, dog beds, pillows.. Wash EVERYTHING in hot water. Get a steam cleaner to do the carpets and apolstery with. Wash everything you can every few days. Keep the house as spotless as you can and keep up with the diatomaceous earth if it seems to be helping. Bug boms often don’t work at all in cluttered spaces so don’t bother with them anymore, especially given your mothers allergy. It’s going to be a slow battle but you will win it with persistance.