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• Part 1 of 3: Treating your pets
• Part 2 of 3: Treating yourself, your house and your garden with chemicals
• Part 3 of 3: Using natural remedies to control fleas
• Tips
• Warnings
• Necessities

If your pet scratches very often, loses tufts of hair, or develops scabs and red, painful patches on his skin, chances are he is very prone to fleas. And if your pet has fleas, they will also be in your home and yard - and maybe even on you. Fortunately, you can take precautions and use synthetic chemicals and natural products to protect your pets and control fleas in the house. Go to Step 1 to find out what you can do.

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Part 1 of 3: Treating your pets

1. Start by bathing your pets. Wash your dog or cat thoroughly with a mild shampoo or citrus-based dish soap. You can also use a commercially available anti-flea shampoo. Fleas do not grab onto your pet's coat and so will fall into the water and drown.
   • After the bath, comb your pet with a flea comb. Use the flea comb every time you treat your pet for fleas.
   • Ask the groomer to trim or trim your pet's coat before starting any other methods. This way, the insecticide you use will end up on your pet's skin, where the fleas reside. A flea comb also works more effectively.
   • Ask the vet about sprays and powders you can apply to your pet's skin.
   • Talk to your vet about sprays and find out what to apply to your pet's skin.
2. Treat all of your pets with both oral and topical medications. Give your pets oral medications such as Program and treat them with topical medications such as Frontline.
   • Make sure to use the correct dose for your pet. An overdose can be very bad for your pet. Never use dog flea repellants on your cat, because a cat's nervous system cannot handle this.
   • Give the flea repellent on the same day you treat your home and garden for fleas. This way you can use the resources as effectively as possible.
3. Wash your pet's basket and blankets, as well as any cloth items that may have been on the floor. Washing will significantly reduce the number of flea eggs and larvae on the basket, blankets and fabric items. The anti-flea agent also works more effectively.
   • Washing the items will not kill the fleas, but some of the eggs will be flushed down the drain. If you put the items in the dryer and dry them on a normal drying cycle for at least half an hour, this will kill the eggs and any fleas that are still on the fabric.
   • Do this all at once. Take everything away at once and wrap it in buttoned sheets. Wrap clean items in clean sheets or put them in trash bags. Leave the items in this way for 12 hours after treating your home and pets to prevent fleas from getting onto the clean items.
4. Let your pets walk freely around your house after treating the house and your pets. Fleas will smell your pets and jump into their fur, then they will be killed shortly after biting your pets' skin.
5. Keep your pets indoors as much as possible for thirty days. If your pet does need to go outside, keep it away from long grass, fallen leaves, and areas of gravel and sand.
   • If you have a dog and need to take it out, stay on the sidewalk or road for the first month. Your dog or cat is poisonous to the fleas that jump on it, but you are trying to control a nasty flea infestation and you don't want new fleas to get into your pet's coat while you try to kill the old ones.
   • If possible, keep your pets indoors during the winter months. Above all, keep your cats indoors. Keeping your pets indoors can save you money because after you kill all the fleas you don't need to treat your pets again unless you see more fleas.
6. Continue to treat your pets monthly with flea control. If your pets stay indoors, you can probably stop treatment after four months. However, if your pets do go outside, you may need to continue treatment.

Part 2 of 3: Treating yourself, your house and your garden with chemicals

1. Spray mosquito repellent with DEET on your socks, ankles and the lower part of your trouser legs every day flea bites to prevent.
   • If you have treated your pet, the fleas will die when they come into contact with your pet's blood. However, you yourself have not been treated with an anti-flea agent, so your blood will still be a tasty snack for them. One bite is enough for a flea to lay more eggs, so you want to prevent them from biting you.
   • After thirty days you no longer have to worry and no longer spray your ankles with an anti-mosquito spray with DEET. If you don't see fleas jumping around anymore, then you are definitely safe. However, if you still see fleas or have flea bites in your ankles, keep spraying mosquito repellant.
2. Thoroughly clean your floors. Do not only clean smooth floors, but also carpets and carpets.
   • Vacuum all carpets, rugs and upholstery. Cut a pet flea collar into pieces and put it in the vacuum cleaner bag. Vacuuming not only removes fleas, eggs and larvae, but the vibrations of the vacuum cleaner also ensure that fleas come out of their pupae. Since you cannot kill flea dolls with anti-flea products, it helps if you can hatch as many dolls as possible. You can then kill more fleas. Dispose of the vacuum cleaner bag in the trash after you are done. Then spray the vacuum cleaner mouth with a lysing agent.
   • Mop slippery floors. Use a detergent or undiluted apple cider vinegar so that the fleas come out of holes and cracks. You can water them more easily when you treat your home.
3. Buy an anti-flea spray or fogger. Read the instructions and make sure you have enough of the remedy to thoroughly treat every square foot of your home. Make sure to buy a product that also kills flea eggs, so check if the product has any of the following active ingredients: methoprene, phenoxycarb, or pyriproxyfen.
   • Spray the product on your carpeting, rugs, furniture, baseboards, along walls and on your pet's basket and blankets. Follow the instructions on the packaging.
   • Don't forget to spray along your doorways, nooks and crannies, cracked floors, and under furniture and furniture cushions. Flea larvae like to hide in dark places, even if your pet is too big to get under your furniture.
   • If you are using a fogger, you will still need to spray where the fogger cannot reach.
4. Also, treat your yard if your pet spends more than five percent of its time outside.
   • Remove garden waste such as fallen leaves, grass clippings and other organic matter before treating your yard. Also, mow your lawn before spraying.
   • Make sure to spray any areas that are partially or completely shaded. For example, spray in dog houses, under trees, shrubs, plants and under pots and garden furniture.
5. 2 weeks after the first treatment, re-inject the medicine into your home. Many of the fleas in your house can still be in pupae, so insecticides cannot reach them. Spraying a second time ensures that you kill fleas that were still in pupae during the first treatment.
   • You may also want to consider asking the vet about eco-friendly products that will work for six to 12 months. When the cocoon hatches, the larvae come into contact with the chemical and die. You only need to repeat the application every six to 12 months.

Part 3 of 3: Using natural remedies to control fleas

1. Keep your house as cold as possible when you are not at home. Fleas cannot cope well with a cold environment. Keeping your home as cold as possible when you are away will force fleas to get into your pets' coats where they will die.
   • Buy a programmable electronic thermostat that allows you to turn the heating down or off while you are working or sleeping.
   • If possible, open the windows completely when you are not at home.
2. Put furniture covers on your furniture after treating your home. This will prevent fleas from hiding under your pillows, pillows or throws.
3. Rub a citrus fruit over your pets' fur. Squeeze the juice from an orange or lemon and rub the skin on your pets' fur. Your pets will smell nice and it will not be harmful if they lick the juices of the fruit from their fur.
   • Keep in mind that concentrated citrus oil is toxic to pets when ingested, so use only the juice and never the essential oils.
4. Use the natural enemy of fleas in your garden. You can buy nematodes (nematodes) at the pet store, a garden center or a webshop specialized in organic pest control. The nematodes will kill the flea larvae, preventing the next generation of fleas from settling in your home. Don't worry - these aren't the nematodes that are causing your pets heartworms.
5. Just use table salt. Sprinkle a generous amount of salt on your carpet. The fleas will die within days. Vacuum the carpet three days later. After three weeks, sprinkle salt on your carpet again and vacuum it up after three days. It works fine and is safe for your pets.
6. Use apple cider vinegar. Add a teaspoon of vinegar to every gallon of water in your dog's water bowl. Your dog will drink the water and the vinegar will be absorbed into his body. Your dog's blood will no longer taste good to the fleas. Your dog will have to drink two or three bowls before you see a difference. It works very well once the vinegar is absorbed into your dog's body.

Tips

• Dogs with thick or curly hair are better treated with oral flea repellants, as medications applied to their skin will have a shorter range.
• Always work with your vet if you have a persistent flea infestation. Your vet will give you detailed instructions and tell you the best products to treat your pet, your home, and your yard.
• Apply a generous amount of menthol to your ankles before entering your home. This will keep the fleas from biting your feet and ankles.

Warnings

• Some dog flea repellants contain permethrin, which can cause seizures and death in cats. Only use canine products on dogs.
• If your pet develops a seizure caused by the wrong dose of flea control, contact your vet immediately.
• If your pet has pale gums, is lethargic, and has a cold body, the fleas may have caused your pet to lose a lot of blood. It can also indicate anemia, which can be fatal. This is especially dangerous for small animals, puppies and kittens, and you should see your vet as soon as possible to get it treated.
• Do not use Frontline or other products containing fipronil. Fleas seem to have become resistant to this chemical.
• Using an oral agent with nitenpyram will kill adult fleas in your pet's coat within 30 minutes of ingestion. You can then continue the treatment with a topical agent.

Necessities

• Shampoo or a detergent based on citrus fruits
• Anti-flea shampoo
• Anti-flea agent and spray for the home and garden
• Spray or powder
• Flea comb
• Oral and topical anti-flea agents
• Clean sheets and / or garbage bags
• Mosquito repellent with DEET
• Vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner bags
• Flea collar (s)
• Mop and all-purpose cleaner
• Flea spray or fogger
• Furniture covers
• Brewer's yeast
• Garlic (for dogs, not cats)
• Orange or lemon zest
• Nematodes (nematodes)
• Apple cider vinegar