Thread: Help! Sylvester is turning into a giant flea resort

Fleas have 4 life stages and no shop bought product works on all stages. Firstly you have the eggs which aren't sticky so will fall off kitty. The next stage is larva when they are almost transparent and can be 6 - 7 mms. Larva eat the adult flea poop. Next is the pupa when it basically cocoons. From then it can take up to a year before it emerges as an adult flea and the cycle starts again. You need to break this cycle using a number of different ways / products.

Everyone has different ways of dealing with fleas but personally I would firstly bath the cat in a flea treatment shampoo. I would then use one of the tablets like Sentinel (or in jab form at vets). This works by stopping eggs from hatching. Continue with spray or I prefer powder as I think its easier to get it right through the fur. These only kill the adults. If you kill the adults the larva can't feed and die.

Put a flea collar in your hoover and hoover at least once a day. Hoover beds, sofas etc as well. Wash all cushion covers, bedding etc. If you put teddys, cushions etc in freezer it will kill anything flea wise). You could use an insectacide in the garden if you think that's where they have come from.