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Fleas...UGH!

solo1979

solo1979

Lovin' me some snakes!
In 9 years of dog ownership I've never had fleas, until now! UGH!!! My 7 year old pit girl has been getting scabs around her hind area, which I know is a symptom of fleas, but she is also prone to skin issues so I wasn't thinking a whole lot of it. I brushed her the other day and cleaned all the junk off with no sign of living bugs. Well this morning, it was all back again and I was wondering how in the world she was scabby again. So, I dug out a flea comb that I've kept around always just in case and I found a couple. I checked the other dogs and neither has fleas or flea dirt. My dogs are older, this particular dog has arthritis and can't go for long walks, so they literally just go around the block and the only other house they visit is my boyfriend's. My building has become infested with mice AND rats in the past few months though and I'm pretty certain that they brought the fleas with them. So, in addition to the water I had coming in this past summer and damaging furniture, I've now got a house full of fleas thanks to this building. I'm moving next month and was going to pay my landlord for the month of November even though I was only going to be there for a portion of the month, but forget that. I'm out on the 30th. In the meantime, I spent $100 on flea treatment for the dogs and cats. Not bombing the house because there's no reason to disturb the snakes and other critters when we will be out in 18 days anyway. After that, the fleas and the nasty building are HER PROBLEM!

Sorry, just had to rant somewhere because I am ILLED right now!
 
I get bit by fleas so I know the horror! They itch like crazy for a long time. I've good luck with the carpet spray but since you're moving I guess that's not necessary but if you would ever want it, Walmart sells it pretty cheap. It's supposed to work for several months too. Maybe to be safe, get a can and spray your place before you move in, that way the smell won't bother your snakes. Fleas terrify me since they bite me so even the mention of a flea scares me, lol!
 
Oh I have not been bit yet. Strange, because the infested dog sleeps with me at night, but it's also pretty strange that I've found them on only her and nobody else. She is the most unhealthy of the group and as a parasite, I've always heard that fleas take hold on the weakest of any species. I'm big on holistic care for the dogs, so they are fed a raw diet and I don't regularly do the topical monthly flea treatments. For the carpet, I have diatomaceous earth powder, which is all natural and safe for everything in the house but bugs. Luckily, only the bedroom in my current apartment is carpeted. This is an annoyance more than anything and an added expense that I really didn't need right now.
 
That sucks Solana! I'm glad you get to move from that place soon!
Maybe use the Nix treatment for mites, & spray on dog bedding & such. It kills eggs too.
The food greade D.E. is great, but I hear it can wreak havoc on your vacuum.
What a nightmare. :(
 
Yeah, I've used D.E. before and it lingers in my dyson forever. I use to rescue stray kittens covered in fleas. The difference is, I knew they were infested so I quarantined to the bathroom and would put a thick barrier of D.E. on the carpet outside the bathroom. Worked like a charm and I was able to rid kittens of fleas in like 2-3 days. Unfortunately, there's no magic quarantine room now when the apartment is the actual problem. :( So the best I can do is minimize what I can in the apartment for the moment, treat the furkids topically for the next 18 days and get the hell outta there! Grrrrrr!
 
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