Hi everyone
So heres the story, I have 3 cats, 7 years,5 years and 8 months old. I noticed "dandruff" on my cat Joey a few weeks back and figured it was from the chilly weather we are starting to get, and figured it would subside. The other night I noticed it more then usual so I brushed him really well. Today I woke up and was giving the cats their morning love, and I noticed a black spot on joeys paw and what almost seemed to be blood. I blew on his paw to get the black spot off, and...it jumped
I literally sceamed at the top of my lungs and then noticed they were EVERYWHERE on him
(
I then immediatly called the vet who said I needed to come get frontline to treat all three of my cats. I asked what to do about the house and they said I could either bomb it, exterminate, or get a spray they had called Siphotrol Plus 2 Premise spray, which is safe to use with the cats still in the house (just in another room with the door shut for a few minutes), and that this worked as well as the bombing.
I sped to the vet, came home, treated all three cats immeditely with frontline, which is when i noticed they all had the fleas of course. (Joey was more noticeable because he has some white fur). I then sprayed the whole apartment with the spray, washed every rug, curtain, and article of clothing not in a closet, and prayed. This was all done about 8 hours ago.
Ive owned cats for 20 years and never have any of my cats had fleas, none have ever gone outside. But i now live in a half underground bottom floor apt where my cats sit on the windowsills and stray cats always come up to the screen..a whole other problem. But point is, I have no idea about fleas, the signs of them, or anything about them...so this whole time I thought it was dandruff while my poor cats are suffering right in front of me
I was thinking back the last 2 weeks or so and now that Ive read up on fleas..the black dots you see? EVERYWHERE IN MY APT its been..I had no idea where it was coming from so I just kept wiping eveything down with my beloved bottle of lysol with bleach
And my cats, the two larger ones, have blad spots with scabs where the bald spots are..which I thought were from my kitten who isnt declawed, thinking it was from them playing with one another.
Well its 8 hours later after treatment and I think Im literally ready for a mental breakdown. I ve been in hysterics for the last 3 hours and Im lost about what to do. I dont know if its because I see them more now because I know theyre now there, or if they are literally trying to scare the hell outta me..but there are live fleas allll over the place
( Everywhere I look im picking them up with tweezers and putting them in a cup of rubbing alcohol. I see them crawling all over my cats and I try to get them with the tweezers but they scurry deep into the fur and I just start crying again cause my cat is now meowing at me..I think he knows I finally realized what the hell is going on. Theyre already back on the sheets I washed and anything else my cats came in contact with.
So what I need help with is, how in the heckkk do you get rid of these things??? Frontline says it takes about 24 hours to kill the fleas on the cats, so Ill be checking my cats for any live fleas tomorrow. But theres still going to be live fleas and eggs in my apt, which will be hatching if Im not mistaken? Isnt this a viscious cycle here? Where does it end? How do I stop eggs from hatching or kill the live fleas that arent on my cat? I cant sleep, I havent eaten all day because I refuse to eat anything because I am beyond skeeved right now.
Im a cat veteran, but never have I dealt with fleas and Im so lost and in tears watching my poor cats crying at me from the bites theyre getting. Can anyone help me with any suggestions whatsoever?? Ty so much, Im so sorry for such a long post but I am stressed beyond belief. So Ill just sit back here with my Stoli Raspberry and 7-up and pray for a response soon hhaa! TY sooo much
NIcole
So heres the story, I have 3 cats, 7 years,5 years and 8 months old. I noticed "dandruff" on my cat Joey a few weeks back and figured it was from the chilly weather we are starting to get, and figured it would subside. The other night I noticed it more then usual so I brushed him really well. Today I woke up and was giving the cats their morning love, and I noticed a black spot on joeys paw and what almost seemed to be blood. I blew on his paw to get the black spot off, and...it jumped
I then immediatly called the vet who said I needed to come get frontline to treat all three of my cats. I asked what to do about the house and they said I could either bomb it, exterminate, or get a spray they had called Siphotrol Plus 2 Premise spray, which is safe to use with the cats still in the house (just in another room with the door shut for a few minutes), and that this worked as well as the bombing.
I sped to the vet, came home, treated all three cats immeditely with frontline, which is when i noticed they all had the fleas of course. (Joey was more noticeable because he has some white fur). I then sprayed the whole apartment with the spray, washed every rug, curtain, and article of clothing not in a closet, and prayed. This was all done about 8 hours ago.
Ive owned cats for 20 years and never have any of my cats had fleas, none have ever gone outside. But i now live in a half underground bottom floor apt where my cats sit on the windowsills and stray cats always come up to the screen..a whole other problem. But point is, I have no idea about fleas, the signs of them, or anything about them...so this whole time I thought it was dandruff while my poor cats are suffering right in front of me
I was thinking back the last 2 weeks or so and now that Ive read up on fleas..the black dots you see? EVERYWHERE IN MY APT its been..I had no idea where it was coming from so I just kept wiping eveything down with my beloved bottle of lysol with bleach
Well its 8 hours later after treatment and I think Im literally ready for a mental breakdown. I ve been in hysterics for the last 3 hours and Im lost about what to do. I dont know if its because I see them more now because I know theyre now there, or if they are literally trying to scare the hell outta me..but there are live fleas allll over the place
So what I need help with is, how in the heckkk do you get rid of these things??? Frontline says it takes about 24 hours to kill the fleas on the cats, so Ill be checking my cats for any live fleas tomorrow. But theres still going to be live fleas and eggs in my apt, which will be hatching if Im not mistaken? Isnt this a viscious cycle here? Where does it end? How do I stop eggs from hatching or kill the live fleas that arent on my cat? I cant sleep, I havent eaten all day because I refuse to eat anything because I am beyond skeeved right now.
Im a cat veteran, but never have I dealt with fleas and Im so lost and in tears watching my poor cats crying at me from the bites theyre getting. Can anyone help me with any suggestions whatsoever?? Ty so much, Im so sorry for such a long post but I am stressed beyond belief. So Ill just sit back here with my Stoli Raspberry and 7-up and pray for a response soon hhaa! TY sooo much
NIcole