So about a week and a half ago I noticed that my 3 cats had fleas. I used to have an outdoor colony of cats, the last one came in recently making my family grow to 4.....he did not have fleas. I have no idea where they got it, if it didn't come from outside, my older more sickly cat who goes to the vet more seem to have them the worse ( maybe she got from the vet?). She has hyperthyroidism, so when she was scratching and over grooming I attributed it to that. Looking back now this problem might of been brewing for 6 months. Horrible I know.
All of them including the one without fleas were treated with revolution. I cleaned my house like a crazy person. Everything that could be washed was, dried, and then bagged up. All curtains came down, all cat stuff thrown out, rugs thrown out, my bed was sealed up after sprinkling Diatomaceous Earth on it, and I have been sleeping only with a comforter and 2 pillows that are washed every few days and dried. My clean clothes are bagged up and anything I wear goes to the laundry.
I treated my entire house with Diatomaceous Earth, I swept it in every crack and creak in the wood floor and molding. I let it sit for a few hours, vacuumed up. Then steamed my floors. The next day I sprayed bleach in every crack and the molding and washed my place to an inch of its life. I also tried spraying rubbing alcohol on things. Everyday I am vacuuming with Diatomaceous Earth in the bag then replacing the bag every few days. I have been changing the litter often and when I can spraying with alcohol and sprinkling Diatomaceous earth.
All kitties get combed everyday, and any live fleas get put in a glass of water with rubbing alcohol. I set water traps with night lights every night. The problem seems to be under control now, but of course not gone. The last 2 days nothing in the water traps. I found 2 live ones yesterday on 2 cats (1 on each), and 1 live one today on 1 cat the rest were clean. They will all be treated again in a few weeks with revolution.
I am wondering how much further I need to take this. Do I need to call an exterminator. I am worried about the poison. I live in a 1 bedroom apartment I would hate myself if one got sick. Should I chill out and just see what happens? I am nervous bc in about a week and a half I need to travel for work for 5 days. During that time no one will be vacuuming and doing the up keep. Will everything I have done be ruined by that travel and come back to an infestation again. I am at a loss and I have read too much information on the Internet.
On top of it, all the comforts of my home are gone, I have no cushions no bedding no curtains, its depressing. Also I am trying to assimilate a feral cat to his new home and I can't even put new scratching post out. So frustrated and overwhelmed.
Anyone who has experience with this please let me know your story and time it took to get rid of.
All of them including the one without fleas were treated with revolution. I cleaned my house like a crazy person. Everything that could be washed was, dried, and then bagged up. All curtains came down, all cat stuff thrown out, rugs thrown out, my bed was sealed up after sprinkling Diatomaceous Earth on it, and I have been sleeping only with a comforter and 2 pillows that are washed every few days and dried. My clean clothes are bagged up and anything I wear goes to the laundry.
I treated my entire house with Diatomaceous Earth, I swept it in every crack and creak in the wood floor and molding. I let it sit for a few hours, vacuumed up. Then steamed my floors. The next day I sprayed bleach in every crack and the molding and washed my place to an inch of its life. I also tried spraying rubbing alcohol on things. Everyday I am vacuuming with Diatomaceous Earth in the bag then replacing the bag every few days. I have been changing the litter often and when I can spraying with alcohol and sprinkling Diatomaceous earth.
All kitties get combed everyday, and any live fleas get put in a glass of water with rubbing alcohol. I set water traps with night lights every night. The problem seems to be under control now, but of course not gone. The last 2 days nothing in the water traps. I found 2 live ones yesterday on 2 cats (1 on each), and 1 live one today on 1 cat the rest were clean. They will all be treated again in a few weeks with revolution.
I am wondering how much further I need to take this. Do I need to call an exterminator. I am worried about the poison. I live in a 1 bedroom apartment I would hate myself if one got sick. Should I chill out and just see what happens? I am nervous bc in about a week and a half I need to travel for work for 5 days. During that time no one will be vacuuming and doing the up keep. Will everything I have done be ruined by that travel and come back to an infestation again. I am at a loss and I have read too much information on the Internet.
On top of it, all the comforts of my home are gone, I have no cushions no bedding no curtains, its depressing. Also I am trying to assimilate a feral cat to his new home and I can't even put new scratching post out. So frustrated and overwhelmed.
Anyone who has experience with this please let me know your story and time it took to get rid of.