Most people forget their car when they are getting rid of fleas from their home. Fleas get into your car through many means. If you carry you dog or cat in the car, just a short ride a few fleas would have hopped off. Even if you don’t carry your pet, fleas can get in when they cling to your clothes and after having bitten you, they drop of when you are in your car. Well, they could just about hitch a ride on anything that was in your home that you carry to your car.
And it you park your car close to your home, the fleas can get there themselves without you carrying them. Perhaps your dog or cat took a nap under you car and the fleas got in from there. If I were you, I’ll park a bit further away. The further the better. Fleas like warmth and so they then to stick close to home. The carpet and interior of a car makes good hiding place for these pest.
The same methods you use for your home, you can apply in your car. Flea powder like Organic Insect Control works fine with regular vacuuming the carpets and seats. The only thing you can’t do is to remove the whole interior and wash it.
Off course you can use flea sprays and flea bombs but air out your car properly before you drive. Best tip – get the fleas early, then you won’t have to worry about getting rid of fleas from your car.
Have you ever tried Capstar pills for getting rid of fleas? It is very effective to kill of fleas that is on your pet. Those who used it say that they were quite amaze to see flea death throes within a few hours. For a change, it is quite fun to see fleas tortured as they die. In case you are wondering, the pills are small, so you don’t have to force the pill into your pet and get fleas all over you.
The downside of Capstar pills is that the effect wears off around 24 hours. So you have to use it in conjunction with flea treatment. The upside off course is that it give almost instant relive to you beloved dog or cat. There are also different dosage for different size of pets and from what most vets say, they are quite save for your pets for getting rid of fleas.
I picked up this story from KVOA.com about a soldier in Baghdad getting rid of fleas using diesel. Apparently a scruffy dog in Baghdad adopted a paratrooper unit there. Edward Watson, the paratrooper in question wrote in his blog about Charlie, the new found friend in warzone.. It is quite a long post and the blog even has some pictures of Charlie. The site might be 18 PL rated, which is understandable since it is war there.
What I liked to point out however was that Edward used diesel fuel to rid Charlie of fleas. It is not something I recommend, instead I strongly suggest you don’t try this at home ever. Any spark and your precious pet will be toast. Granted that for for Edward, I don’t reckon he could have gotten any flea powder even if he wanted to. He wrote,
Even after the bath he still had fleas so one of they guys went and
dipped him in JP8 (Diesel Fuel). We thought this was crazy, but it
worked and he was flea free.
This is an extreme measure for getting rid of fleas. It could seriously harm you and your pet.
Sometimes getting rid of fleas requires extreme action. But don’t over do it. It is so easy to resort to chemical bomb the fleas but the chemicals can be dangerous to you family especially if you have toddlers or babies around. Fleas also build up tolerance to certain chemicals over time.
Having just watched Die Hard 4.0 myself, I know we can be tempted to gun em down, but hold on to your “weapons of mass flea destruction”. You don’t have to do what these guys did in the video below.
I know its kind of funny, but using more “traditional” methods could be more effective.
After all the effort that you put in to getting rid of fleas, and at times feeling that you are losing the battle, it is good to let lose. Don’t let the bugs get to you, pun intended. But getting all stressed up will not help you or your family. I know how you feel. Here is a funny video to cheer you up. I did the same when I had fleas attacking me. And yes, it is about fleas. I guarantee that you will enjoy it.
pills for getting rid of fleas? It is very effective to kill of fleas that is on your pet. Those who used it say that they were quite amaze to see flea death throes within a few hours. For a change, it is quite fun to see fleas tortured as they die. In case you are wondering, the pills are small, so you don’t have to force the pill into your pet and get fleas all over you.