No More Fleas Please
No one wants to find out that their house is infested with tiny, brown, blood suckers that are feasting on you and your cat! These fleas can cause you kitty to scratch so much that she can develop sores. If your fleas infestation is particularly bad then you may have itchy red spots from bites as well! And if you are watching closely you may see them hopping on your carpet, bed or pet to pet.
An interesting bit of trivia is that fleas can jump over 33 cm, which is more than 1 foot. But not to fear, there are many ways to control these dastardly bugs.
Fleas have been around for a long time and have been pests of animals and humans for many years. They are actually carriers of some pretty terrible germs as well:
* Fleas transmit the bacterium Yersinia pestis from rats to humans; and therefore are required for the transmission of bubonic plague, which caused the deaths of as many as 25 million people during the 14th Century. * Fleas transmit murine typhus. * Fleas are hosts to Dipylidium caninum, or tapeworms, as they are more commonly known. Dogs, cats, other pets, or humans who accidentally swallow an infected flea (for example, while playing with a pet who has fleas) can develop a tapeworm infection. * Fleas can cause painful rashes, especially in sensitive individuals. These rashes may become infected when the affected individual scratches them.
With all the choices in flea prevention there should be no reason for an infestation to get out of control.
1. Be sure to wash all your bedding thoroughly is hot water. Vacuum the mattress and all the crevices because eggs can gather in those areas. 2. The carpet should be vacuumed everyday and the used bags thrown out. Steam clean the carpet to ensure all the eggs and fleas are dead. 3. For especially bad infestations consider using an insect bomb. Follow the directions thoroughly to protect all of your animals. 4. The outdoors needs to be treated as well. Ignoring this will only cause another infestation to occur!
An interesting bit of trivia is that fleas can jump over 33 cm, which is more than 1 foot. But not to fear, there are many ways to control these dastardly bugs.
Fleas have been around for a long time and have been pests of animals and humans for many years. They are actually carriers of some pretty terrible germs as well:
* Fleas transmit the bacterium Yersinia pestis from rats to humans; and therefore are required for the transmission of bubonic plague, which caused the deaths of as many as 25 million people during the 14th Century. * Fleas transmit murine typhus. * Fleas are hosts to Dipylidium caninum, or tapeworms, as they are more commonly known. Dogs, cats, other pets, or humans who accidentally swallow an infected flea (for example, while playing with a pet who has fleas) can develop a tapeworm infection. * Fleas can cause painful rashes, especially in sensitive individuals. These rashes may become infected when the affected individual scratches them.
With all the choices in flea prevention there should be no reason for an infestation to get out of control.
1. Be sure to wash all your bedding thoroughly is hot water. Vacuum the mattress and all the crevices because eggs can gather in those areas. 2. The carpet should be vacuumed everyday and the used bags thrown out. Steam clean the carpet to ensure all the eggs and fleas are dead. 3. For especially bad infestations consider using an insect bomb. Follow the directions thoroughly to protect all of your animals. 4. The outdoors needs to be treated as well. Ignoring this will only cause another infestation to occur!
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