Indoors. Vacuum the house thoroughly. Then use a product that kills the adults and the larvae stage. Since the pupae stage can't be killed with pesticides they will continue to hatch out after a pesticide application. Additional pesticides may be used against the adults but a single larvacide application should be sufficient. Adult pesticides include boric acid, permethrim, pyrethrin, tetramethrin. Larvacides include Precor. Outdoors. Use bifithrin, permethrin, tetramethrin, or tralomethrin .

For information on non chemical management of fleas, visit this site. http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/urban/site/catflea.htm#MANAGEMENT or go to our cool links page

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With the advancement of flea control like Advantage and Program, fleas are no longer the nuisance they once were for you and your pet. Advantage is a liquid applied down the pets back which kills all fleas within 24 hours and continues killing them for 1 full month. Program is a pill that is given by mouth every month with a meal. It available in an injection for cats which lasts 6 months. It makes female fleas lay sterile eggs - so called "birth control" for fleas.

With the advancement of flea control like Program, Sentinel and Frontline, fleas and ticks are no longer the nuisance they once were for you and your pet. Frontline is a liquid applied to the back of the neck which kills fleas and ticks within 24 hours and continues killing them for 1 full month. Sentinel is a tablet that is given by mouth every month with a meal. It prevents heartworm disease, the most serious parasite affecting dogs, and stops fleas from reproducing, and also lasts a month.

Spray the yard, spray and flea-bomb the house, flea bathe the cat or dog and then use either powders/sprays or one of the new spot-on products (Advantage or Frontline). The powders/sprays need daily application, while the spot-on products are applied monthly. It may take a few months to see good results.

We offer several good options for flea and tick control. Most are topical, though there are some oral options as well. Capstar- is an oral tablet usually given to pets in-hospital with live fleas on them. It only lasts a few hours, but will kill every flea on the pet during that time. Lower urinary tract disease (often abbreviated LUTD) is a complex and complicated group of disorders in cats.

We recommend treating your home as well as your pet for fleas. For your pet, we recommend a "spot-on" product that kills fleas and ticks. For your home, we recommend a combination of household flea "bombs" and an area treatment spray. Please contact our office and we can determine the right combination of products for your home and your pet.

More than likely, if your pet has an infestation, it is due to a flea problem in your pets immediate environment. Once a flea population has been established in your house hold there is no quick fix to the problem. First things first, get rid of the fleas ON your pet. The veterinarians here can prescribe a one time medication (Capstar) that will kill most of the fleas that are on your pet, but it only lasts 4-6 hours.

No. Most incidences of insect bites are caused by organisms that are visible to the naked eye. Fleas require a host such as a dog, cat or rat. As such the most common flea that bites people is the cat flea. They do not spontaneously appear in sand without some connection to a host animal. For more information about the cat flea, visit: http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/urban/site/catflea.htm

Fleas and ticks are not only a nuisance for your pet, but they can also be dangerous to their health. Ticks carry several types of diseases such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Ehrlichiosis, and Tularemia, all of which you can contract too. Fleas can also cause health problems in your pets such as skin allergies, internal parasites (tapeworms), anemia, and in cats they can spread 'cat scratch disease'.