On Sat, 1 Sep 2012 03:20:38 -0700 (PDT)
haaark wrote:

Interesting flea facts:

Plymouth followed by Bristol are the most flea-ridden cities in the
country (year round humidity,mild winters, warm summers). They love
AGW and fitted carpets
The commonest flea on the dog is the cat flea. (Dogs will react to one
flea. Cats can be infested and hardly react).
Control of environmental stages-larvae and pupae on furniture and in
carpets- is far more effective than control on the animal.
Borax is a cheap and cheerful flea control- it dries out pupae and
larvae in the carpet.
In Bristol at any rate pet shop and supermarket flea cotrol products
are a waste of money. Get them from a vet.- I've got no axe to grind-
I'm retired!

I've had no pets myself but reckon I got one or two fleas from from
someone else's a few years ago. Kept washing bed-sheets and blankets
every day or so, spraying carpets and furniture with insecticide, and
eventually got rid of the sods. Baths didn't seem to be terribly
successful as they jumped off when I got in the water, waited patiently
whilst I soaked and jumped back on as soon as I was out! I haven't
petted another dog since.

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