Fleas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Catty1]

Take you and the kitties somewhere and get the house defogged!

If you have carpets, they will be snug and happy in there!

In the 70's, we lived in Winnipeg, and had fleas every year. DDT was still legal, and I remember my mom going around with the DDT gun....YECCH!

Today's pros use better stuff, and it's not as harmful. Still, you'll want the kitties and humans elsewhere for a while. Make sure the stuff is ok for pets, as they will walk on the carpet and then groom themselves.

You might ask your vet about a preventive to give your outdoor kitty, so she doesn't pick up so many. Or treat her just before she goes out.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm sorry to hear this. I went through something similar but not as bad many years ago. I only had 2 cats at the time and they're both indoor only. They both got fleas so I took them to the vet and they got some kind of a shot so that the fleas would become sterile and wouldn't be able to multiply. I think it was a program shot but I don't think that they have these any more. They do have the liquid and pills though. Then I also bought some advantage and I put it on them. I've been using advantage every month now and I've never had another problem. I buy the large dog kind and then I measure it so I save money and it'll last me a long time. My vet approved this and recommended this to me. At the time I took my cats out and I sprayed my carpet and then we all left for a while until it was safe to return. Good luck.

[Laura's Babies]

Why not try spraying your yard for the fleas, that could make a big differance.

[Don Juan's mom]

On the suggestion of several other Pet Talkers, I've sprinkled 20-Mule Team Borax on the carpets and sofa. Will let you know how it works.

[catmandu]

I have had sporadic flea problems as the front porch is open and they can hop in in search of Cats to land on. So far very little this season as its been so hot and dry.
I find advantage and the flea spray my Vet gave me control the worst of the pests.

[Shadowcat]

Try one of the other topical treatments. Revolution or Advantage. Be sure to treat all of the kitties, not just the one that goes out. Remember that fleas can be in the grass, ride in on you and then live in the house. Good luck

[Catlady711]

Only 5% of the flea population shows up as adult fleas. So for every 5 fleas you see there are 95 immature stages laying around your house (where the reproduction takes place). Each female flea lays 2,000 eggs in her lifetime. Needless to say good flea control takes more than one application of Frontline Plus.

Frontline Plus takes about 6 hours to kill fleas and they are very active right before they die. Don't panic, they WILL die. You will need to keep treating all the cats every month to gain full control over the flea lifecycle. Vacuuming is a very good help also, but I agree with your vet, don't go the route of fogging/bombing the house. The main ingredient in Frontline Plus is Fipronil and has been used in fruit orchards in the US since the 1980's and only attacks the nervous system of insects NOT mammals. However the chemicals in foggers are much more dangerous, not to mention a real pain to deal with.

Keep vacuuming, keep putting the Frontline Plus on EVERY month on all the cats and eventually you will only see an occasional small flea that has not fed which would have just been brought inside by the outdoor kitty most likely.