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hi! i'm new here and didn't really know where else to look for help in this, and i don't really know what to do.
so, background: for about two weeks now my roommate's cat has had these weird bumps on his neck, we never thought much about it, and when we checked we only saw scabs so we assumed it was allergies or something.
obviously, that was a big mistake.
it turns out we've had fleas this entire time and its gotten pretty bad. our floor is carpeted, to top this off. i'd try going downstairs with white socks and come back upstairs with about four fleas on my feet. we called pest control two days ago and my roommate went to the vet and put revolution on her cat, and my cat's been on it but i refreshed her dose since it was almost the end of her month; we've been keeping each cat isolated from the rest of the house in separate bathrooms, so things have calmed down..... a bit.
it's been about three days since i put revolution on my cat and i'm still finding fleas on her. it's not as bad as it used to be (they're mostly concentrated on her head/neck and underarm/stomach area) but i'm kind of concerned about revolution not having done the trick yet. i've tried flea combing but i can only get around 5 or 6 fleas in one session (she almost bites my hand off when i try to get to her stomach area, so that's really all i can find on her head/neck and back)
meanwhile the rest of the house is still full of baby fleas!? they aren't full sized but they're tiny and they're everywhere (i'm still picking them off of my socks whenever i go downstairs) we've been vacuuming every day since pest control came in and i've cleaned every last sheet and pillow i own. i've ordered some Precor spray that's supposed to get here this week but i'm concerned it won't be enough
so.. where should i go from here? in regards to house and cat? i've been avoiding bathing my cat because i've never had to do so in the 5 years i've had her (and.... she's a himalayan) but at this point i'm concerned the revolution isn't doing enough. i'm traveling in about a month and i'm concerned i'll still be dealing with a small ocean of fleas by then.
so, background: for about two weeks now my roommate's cat has had these weird bumps on his neck, we never thought much about it, and when we checked we only saw scabs so we assumed it was allergies or something.
obviously, that was a big mistake.
it turns out we've had fleas this entire time and its gotten pretty bad. our floor is carpeted, to top this off. i'd try going downstairs with white socks and come back upstairs with about four fleas on my feet. we called pest control two days ago and my roommate went to the vet and put revolution on her cat, and my cat's been on it but i refreshed her dose since it was almost the end of her month; we've been keeping each cat isolated from the rest of the house in separate bathrooms, so things have calmed down..... a bit.
it's been about three days since i put revolution on my cat and i'm still finding fleas on her. it's not as bad as it used to be (they're mostly concentrated on her head/neck and underarm/stomach area) but i'm kind of concerned about revolution not having done the trick yet. i've tried flea combing but i can only get around 5 or 6 fleas in one session (she almost bites my hand off when i try to get to her stomach area, so that's really all i can find on her head/neck and back)
meanwhile the rest of the house is still full of baby fleas!? they aren't full sized but they're tiny and they're everywhere (i'm still picking them off of my socks whenever i go downstairs) we've been vacuuming every day since pest control came in and i've cleaned every last sheet and pillow i own. i've ordered some Precor spray that's supposed to get here this week but i'm concerned it won't be enough
so.. where should i go from here? in regards to house and cat? i've been avoiding bathing my cat because i've never had to do so in the 5 years i've had her (and.... she's a himalayan) but at this point i'm concerned the revolution isn't doing enough. i'm traveling in about a month and i'm concerned i'll still be dealing with a small ocean of fleas by then.