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Fleas are small, agile insects that feed on the blood of an animal, usually your harmless, furry, hairy dog ​​or cat. This WikiHow article will give you some tips on how to get rid of fleas at home.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Treating fleas in the house

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   Use vegetable powder mixed with borax or boric acid. The easiest way to get rid of fleas is to treat them when they are most vulnerable — the eggs and larvae stage of development. Adult fleas can only survive for a week if they do not suck blood from a host, while flea larvae can live for many months, so it is important to attack the larvae first. This mixture will help prevent fleas from multiplying.
   • Plant powders are perhaps the oldest natural insecticides. Borat is a mineral widely used as a wood preservative, detergent and insecticide, and is known to cause gastrointestinal poisoning for fleas.

     

     
     
   • Be careful not to inhale the mixture of vegetable powder and borate. Wear a mask when handling powdered indoors.

     

   • Sprinkle it on your dog or cat's carpet, furniture, bed or bed. The best way to do this is when you are about to be away from home for quite a while, around 24 hours. Leave the mixture for 1 day. When you get home, vacuum up carpets, furniture, and wash your pet bedding and bedding.

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   Fill a shallow bowl with water and dish soap. The water and dishwashing liquid will serve as a pool full of flea poison. They will die when they fall into the mix.
   • Put the water and dishwashing liquid mixture in a shallow bowl low enough for fleas to accidentally jump in. An old plate is very effective at this.
   • Place the mixture next to a low chandelier, preferably a night lamp. Fleas are attracted to light. Many will fall into the mix trying to jump to the light and die in it.

     

     
     

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   Use a lemon juice solution to treat flea-infested areas. Cut the lemons into thin slices and add 500 ml of water. Boil water. After that, leave it on overnight for best effect. Pour the mixture into a spray bottle and spray it over fleas.

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   Use cedar shavings where fleas are present. Cedar shavings are available from pet stores or home repair shops. Fleas hate the scent of cedar and will do everything possible to avoid it.
   • Make sure your pet is not allergic to cedar. Many dogs may be allergic to the cedar tree. So while chasing fleas is a good thing, getting your dog in misery is clearly not recommended.

     

   • Place cedar bark in corners in the room, in the barn or dog nest, and under furniture.

     

   • If possible, place cedar bark in a cloth bag under your pillow in your bed. This will make sure your bed is free from fleas. In addition, it also helps your bed to smell good and clean.

     

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   Sprinkle salt on the carpet. Salt is a desiccant, meaning it absorbs moisture and dries out objects. When a salt crystal sticks to the flea, it will rub and scratch the flea, causing them to bleed to death while moving.
   • Use salt as smooth, as smooth as possible; The salt needs to be very small to get to the fleas.
   • After 7-10 days, vacuum thoroughly where the salt was sprinkled, making sure to remove all the salt and fleas from the carpet. Repeat this one more time or two.

     

   • When you are finished vacuuming, throw away the old vacuum bag and replace it with a new one.

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   Vacuuming, vacuuming, vacuuming. Vacuum anywhere fleas are present, even where pets often go. Most fleas will not be able to survive the giant tornado of a vacuum cleaner!
   • We usually leave the vacuum in a strong mode, the suction power is very large, but the average level will work perfectly.
   • Place the moth tape on the carpet and suck it into the machine (or into a vacuum cleaner). This will kill all the fleas you have sucked into!

     

   • Always dispose of the garbage bag in the machine after vacuuming. This will prevent the flea from coming back.

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   Buy flea traps. A flea trap works similarly to a dishwashing liquid with light trap (above). Fleas are attracted to the heat and light of the lamp and fall into a trap.
8. Spray growth regulator (IGR) on the floor and on the bed. IGR, like Nylar, prevent fleas from growing, thereby disrupting their reproductive cycle. This is quite helpful when you are trying to control a large number of fleas. The most economical way is to purchase liquid chemicals and mix according to the instructions that come with the product. Usually solution needs to be sprayed at least twice, about three and a half weeks apart. This method is often effective when spraying on frequently visited areas in the home each month during flea season.
   • IGR is not toxic to mammals. Therefore, IGR is suitable for homes with young children or small animals such as hamsters, reptiles, or fish.
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Part 2 of 2: Treating fleas for pets

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   Bathe your pet often. Bathing your pet will help kill fleas on your pet. There can be many different species of fleas at different stages from one host waiting to jump on your pet, so make sure to do this with other preventive measures like vacuuming. , borate powder and cedar shavings.
   • Prepare to bathe your dog by applying flea soap near the dog's ears, eyes, nose, mouth, and rump. When fleas feel water, they will immediately find safe places to hide, such as around the neck, on the head, and near the buttocks. Rub soap before you pour water on your dog.

     

   • After you've applied soap to the vulnerable areas of your dog, rinse and lather the dog's entire body. Leave the soap on the dog for at least 10 minutes, for as long as possible. Brush off the dead flea when the dog is dry.

     

   • If your dog does not respond well to soap for fleas, you can try a soap containing eucalyptus, tea tree, or cedar. Fleas don't like these essential oils, so take advantage of that.
2. Use a flea treatment for cats or dogs. Flea products, like Advantage or Frontline, are medicines that are applied to pets each month.
   • Usually these drops are applied directly to the pet's skin, usually between the shoulder blades and several points along the spine. Then, the drug will be absorbed through the skin (dermal system).

     

3. Alternate the topical for flea bites and mix them with IGR (insect growth regulator) regularly. This will prevent the flea from adjusting to the medication. You will notice that the effects of some anti-flea drugs decrease as the flea has adapted to a certain drug (including chemicals in a flea collar). In this case, you should switch to alternating medications and use an insect growth regulator (IGR), such as Nylar. The use of IGR is not for the successful postpartum generation, and at the same time it will prevent fleas from adapting to the drug when used on a large scale.
4. First give a pet to the Capstar to quickly destroy the fleas. Capstar is an oral medicine that lasts for a few hours. Capstar causes fleas to writhe and die when biting on pets. Bathe your pet to get rid of the dead fleas and help relieve itching.
   • Some cats may become hyperactive, cry or gasp. If this happens, try reducing the dosage indicated, but you may have to discontinue using Capstar on sensitive cats.

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   Mix a flea medicine in your pet's food. Fleas live on animal blood, so you can treat fleas by taking advantage of your pet's food.
   • Give the pet a pill to take. This medication attacks the flea's nervous system through the blood and tissue of dogs or cats. Although this medicine kills all fleas on pets, it does not prevent fleas.
   • Mix vinegar in your pet's water. Do not use this method on cats, as the cat's pH is much more sensitive than dogs. Mix 15 ml of apple cider vinegar in your dog's cup of water, or use water to make your dog's vinegar bath.
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Advice

• When looking for fleas, you may also find things like "flea droppings." Flea droppings are black and will turn red if placed on a wet towel. A flea feces is the blood that a tick passes out of the body. It is a reliable indication of the location of the flea.
• Buy a flea collar and place it in a vacuum cleaner. Cut them into pieces several centimeters long and put in a bag. Place one in the new vacuum cleaner bag. This will kill any fleas that are alive after being sucked from the floor, furniture, etc.
• Before taking a pet's flea bath, you should wash your hands and arms (up to your elbows) with flea soap. This will prevent the fleas from jumping on you while bathing, biting you, and returning to your pet. Bathe immediately after bathing your pet as some flea soaps can cause irritation when left on the skin for too long. Lavender or mint-scented rosemary products (shampoo or shower gel) are also great flea repellants.
• Avoid leaving salt on the carpet for too long. Salt is hygroscopic, so it will absorb moisture and seep through the carpet fibers. It is best not to use salt where the air conditioner is not on continuously.
• Fleas have a long lifespan, so you may need to use two or three methods 3 weeks apart to completely remove the fleas from your home.
• Limit your use of insecticides. Use in well-ventilated area and wear gloves. If possible, find alternative natural methods and try to keep your bed clean. Continued exposure to insecticides can harm the health of pets and people.
• When you use flea medicine on a dog / cat, fleas will jump to humans as discussed above. However, it is extremely important to bathe and remove any signs of fleas before they reproduce.
• Fleas are difficult to kill, so be sure to squeeze them to death as soon as you catch them with a tape trap.
• Place a bucket / cup of water (you can also add more soap) near where you are often attacked by fleas. Catch the fleas on you and throw them in it. (Foam) soap / water will surround and drown the flea.
• Buy fly-stubbing ropes to catch fleas, they work very well.

Warning

• Leave the house when you spray your flea spray.