Fleas

I too used a hand steamer and a floor steamer for a few days
and it was successfull

My daughter had a flea infestation in her house and used a steamer, it worked well.

Our dog of nearly 13 years has only had fleas once. Took her to the vet who gave me a treatment for her and a spray for soft furnishings. Used them both and hoovered everything to within an inch of its life and no more fleas. I had obviously caught the problem before it became an infestation.

Just been hoover😄😄. Thanks for all the ideas, I might go for a bomb.p initially.

I don’t think you could call it an infestation at the moment, but I saw a flea on him and he is continually scratching - with luck I’ve caught it before it gets too bad, but I reckon I’m in for the long haul.

Reminds me of my Aunt . She was a nurse before and during the war . She told us of an old man who travelled the roads , he was taken ill and admitted to her ward , they stripped him , burnt his clothes and bathed him , cut his hair and and his beard and washed them too
He was popped into a nice clean bed , protesting all the while ,
The Big Doctor came to examine him and whipped off the bed clothes , jumped back and exclaimed loudly !!
The bed was alive with flees and his head alive with lice
This after all the scrubbing with carbolic
She said it was he heat of the bed hatched them all !!

The house bombs are effective Whitewave as well as treating the animals you have. That's one reason why I vacuum every day, hard floors also help. With two dogs and a cat I dread the thought of infestation. Good luck.

When my late aunt went into care, we discovered her cat and house had a flea infestation.
DH and I wore protective clothing and masks, bought powerful flea killer powder and sprays plus smoke bombs and started to do battle with the dreaded flea.
We hoovered everything, carpets, beds, curtains. Every nook and cranny. He bed was badly infested so we sprayed the mattress before taking it to the tip. I was paranoid a stray flea would hitch a lift home with me!
We then used flea powder in every crevice and sprayed everywhere else. Also set off 2 smoke bombs and locked up the house for 24 hours.
Next we hoovered everywhere again and then put 3 shallow plates of water in each room. We could then check after a couple of days how many dead fleas were floating in the water.
After several days and changes of water there were fewer bodies.
Hoovered again and sprayed everywhere and repeated the shallow dish and water test.
Obviously we washed bedding etc where possible.
No sign of fleas.

I suppose we could have got pest control in. It would have saved us a lot of effort but I was on a mission!

I used have three sometimes four dogs in the house .
I don't like any pongs so my dogs were used to a good thorough brushing , trimming and tea tree oil in their shampoo .
I have never had a flea problem .

Having written that I've picked up human fleas yet again on the bus !

Whitewavemark2

Yes I thought of hoovering more often but twice a day😮😮. My hoover probably needs replacing too as it isn’t terribly powerful.

I’ve traded power for lightness, so might need to go for more weight,……. but, but but.

Nightmare!

You need a ‘Shark’!
Light but super suction.
(Other vacuum cleaners are available)

The house bombs are very effective, you can get them on Amazon.

Yes I thought of hoovering more often but twice a day😮😮. My hoover probably needs replacing too as it isn’t terribly powerful.

I’ve traded power for lightness, so might need to go for more weight,……. but, but but.

Nightmare!

Hoover everything twice a day. Get onto soft furnishings and especially down rage side of any carpets. Fleas can lurk for 3 months without eating 😱
I’m told you can buy some kind of house bomb, light it and it kills fleas. I suspect you need to leave the house during this.

I had a flea infestation 45 years ago. Since then, I’ve treated my dogs with the preventers my vet sells.

Good luck Whitewave 🐕