After all the time we have spent in Florida visiting our kids, my next house will have a florida room right here in Wisconsin! I love how the rooms are done up in light, airy colors and everything is just full of sunshine when you want it to be. Plus FB and Minzi are going to insist on it!!

Jen:

One product I have used very successfully to deal with fleas is Capstar.

Two years ago, Ranger, a very sick and flea infested kitten, ran to me from under the farm stand. Some very bad person had thrown him out of a moving car. Long story short, he came home with me about a week after he had been abandoned.

Ranger had a very severe flea infestation. The first night we bathed him in baby shampoo and killed 30 or more fleas on him, but plenty more remained. When I took him to the vet on Monday (he came home on a Saturday), the vets gave him a Capstar pill. Within 6 horus or so, all of the adult fleas on him were dead.

Capstar only kills adult fleas. It does not kill flea eggs. But it does kill the adult fleas right away. You can give a Capstar pill to your little ones every day.

Between the Capstar and Advantage, we were able to kill all of Ranger’s fleas. He was also quarenteened in a spare room. After a week or so (once he was given the OK to mingle with the other cats), I had the room bombed with a vet supplied product. Bombing is not the right word, it was some type of spray. Since I have asthma and develop pneumonia every time I sneeze, friends did the spraying for me.

Mark

Jen:

Looking through my supply room, I found the flee produce the vet's gave me to treat the room. It is

Francodex Flea Sceince

Carpet and Furniture spray with IGR

Manfactured for St Joh Labaratories, Inc
1656 West 240th St
Harbor City, CA 90710
301-326-2720

Mark

Yah, Capstar is a pill you give them vs Advantage which is a topical thing. Capstar is NOT prescription by the way, but make sure you get the real Capstar (you CAN buy it from your vet) and not some knock off to be safe.

OK, so the Fleabusters guy came out on Thursday and applied the powder to my floors and throw rugs. To answer your question Michelle, he said he mostly just works it in with his hands, especially around the edges of the room. He made me go into another room while he was applying, so unfortunately I didn't see him do it.

He also said they no longer apply it to sofas because that's not where the fleas and eggs hide, according to them. They hide in floors and furry things like rugs and towels.

The night before that I applied Frontline Plus on the kitties. Did you know that Frontline Plus kills fleas PLUS eggs and larvae? I was a little nervous about it, because it has an additional chemical in it, but I'm counting on only having to apply it once (maybe twice).

Hope it all works. One good thing, as Michelle said, fleabusters guarantees it for a year.

Thanks for letting me know how Fleabusters applies that stuff to hardwood floors..... I suppose it would work after all or they wouldn't do it, huh? So, is your flea problem under control now????

Well, it's been less than a week since fleabusters came and I applied the Frontline. I haven't seen any fleas yet, and am hoping it stays that way.

Well, that's good to hear. I hope it stays that way for you too!

Thanks. Me too.