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On Sep 1, 3:12*pm, Lawrence13 wrote:
On Saturday, 1 September 2012 15:04:05 UTC+1, *wrote: "Lawrence13" wrote in message ... On Saturday, 1 September 2012 12:05:51 UTC+1, Graham P Davis *wrote: 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. -- Graham Davis, Bracknell, Berks. E-mail: change 'boy' to 'man' "A neighbour put his budgerigar in the mincing machine and invented *shredded tweet." - Chic Murray openSUSE Linux:http://www.opensuse.org/en/ As far as I understand dog and cat fleas prefer dogs and cats and only reluctantly try feed on humans. Also they do not live in bedding (that's bed bugs), nope they only jump on their mammal smorgasbord, to eat, then they jump off and go and live in the nooks and crannies of the flooring as they like to be out of sight. Usually where the carpets meet the skirting boards are a des-res for these little buggers, so these are the places to treat with proprietary sprays that also kill the eggs and flea larvae which *are silvery little maggot type creatures that are just perceptible to the human -eye. *I'm scratching as I type and of to the pet shop in a minute or two to get some. Yuck. By the way bed bugs are thriving now in what we used to call the developed world. They are everywhere. ================== I bet you were itching to tell us all that Lawrence? Is Sydenham part of the developed world? :-) Will -- Will The fleas in Sydenham carry knives!!!!! Isn't this just for self-protection?? |
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![]() "Lawrence13" wrote in message ... On Saturday, 1 September 2012 15:04:05 UTC+1, wrote: "Lawrence13" wrote in message ... On Saturday, 1 September 2012 12:05:51 UTC+1, Graham P Davis wrote: 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. -- Graham Davis, Bracknell, Berks. E-mail: change 'boy' to 'man' "A neighbour put his budgerigar in the mincing machine and invented shredded tweet." - Chic Murray openSUSE Linux: http://www.opensuse.org/en/ As far as I understand dog and cat fleas prefer dogs and cats and only reluctantly try feed on humans. Also they do not live in bedding (that's bed bugs), nope they only jump on their mammal smorgasbord, to eat, then they jump off and go and live in the nooks and crannies of the flooring as they like to be out of sight. Usually where the carpets meet the skirting boards are a des-res for these little buggers, so these are the places to treat with proprietary sprays that also kill the eggs and flea larvae which are silvery little maggot type creatures that are just perceptible to the human -eye. I'm scratching as I type and of to the pet shop in a minute or two to get some. Yuck. By the way bed bugs are thriving now in what we used to call the developed world. They are everywhere. ================== I bet you were itching to tell us all that Lawrence? Is Sydenham part of the developed world? :-) Will -- Will The fleas in Sydenham carry knives!!!!! And the cows near me are armed with huge spikes!!!!! Will -- |
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On Saturday, 1 September 2012 16:31:36 UTC+1, haaark wrote:
On Sep 1, 3:12*pm, Lawrence13 wrote: On Saturday, 1 September 2012 15:04:05 UTC+1, *wrote: "Lawrence13" wrote in message ... On Saturday, 1 September 2012 12:05:51 UTC+1, Graham P Davis *wrote: 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. -- Graham Davis, Bracknell, Berks. E-mail: change 'boy' to 'man' "A neighbour put his budgerigar in the mincing machine and invented *shredded tweet." - Chic Murray openSUSE Linux:http://www.opensuse.org/en/ As far as I understand dog and cat fleas prefer dogs and cats and only reluctantly try feed on humans. Also they do not live in bedding (that's bed bugs), nope they only jump on their mammal smorgasbord, to eat, then they jump off and go and live in the nooks and crannies of the flooring as they like to be out of sight. Usually where the carpets meet the skirting boards are a des-res for these little buggers, so these are the places to treat with proprietary sprays that also kill the eggs and flea larvae which *are silvery little maggot type creatures that are just perceptible to the human -eye. *I'm scratching as I type and of to the pet shop in a minute or two to get some. Yuck. By the way bed bugs are thriving now in what we used to call the developed world. They are everywhere. ================== I bet you were itching to tell us all that Lawrence? Is Sydenham part of the developed world? :-) Will -- Will The fleas in Sydenham carry knives!!!!! Isn't this just for self-protection?? Not for the fleas wearing hoodies. |
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On Saturday, 1 September 2012 16:34:55 UTC+1, wrote:
"Lawrence13" wrote in message ... On Saturday, 1 September 2012 15:04:05 UTC+1, wrote: "Lawrence13" wrote in message ... On Saturday, 1 September 2012 12:05:51 UTC+1, Graham P Davis wrote: 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. -- Graham Davis, Bracknell, Berks. E-mail: change 'boy' to 'man' "A neighbour put his budgerigar in the mincing machine and invented shredded tweet." - Chic Murray openSUSE Linux: http://www.opensuse.org/en/ As far as I understand dog and cat fleas prefer dogs and cats and only reluctantly try feed on humans. Also they do not live in bedding (that's bed bugs), nope they only jump on their mammal smorgasbord, to eat, then they jump off and go and live in the nooks and crannies of the flooring as they like to be out of sight. Usually where the carpets meet the skirting boards are a des-res for these little buggers, so these are the places to treat with proprietary sprays that also kill the eggs and flea larvae which are silvery little maggot type creatures that are just perceptible to the human -eye. I'm scratching as I type and of to the pet shop in a minute or two to get some. Yuck. By the way bed bugs are thriving now in what we used to call the developed world. They are everywhere. ================== I bet you were itching to tell us all that Lawrence? Is Sydenham part of the developed world? :-) Will -- Will The fleas in Sydenham carry knives!!!!! And the cows near me are armed with huge spikes!!!!! Will -- Spikes!!! Where's the point in that? |
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On 01/09/2012 13:19, Lawrence13 wrote:
As far as I understand dog and cat fleas prefer dogs and cats and only reluctantly try feed on humans. Also they do not live in bedding (that's bed bugs), nope they only jump on their mammal smorgasbord, to eat, then they jump off and go and live in the nooks and crannies of the flooring as they like to be out of sight. Usually where the carpets meet the skirting boards are a des-res for these little buggers, so these are the places to treat with proprietary sprays that also kill the eggs and flea larvae which are silvery little maggot type creatures that are just perceptible to the human -eye. I'm scratching as I type and of to the pet shop in a minute or two to get some. Yuck. By the way bed bugs are thriving now in what we used to call the developed world. They are everywhere. As a dog owner, I should know all about fleas, but it is something thankfully I have no, or little experience of. The current lodger arrived from the re-home centre in a bit of a mess, underweight, shabby and definitely acting a the landlord to some unwanted guests. A visit to the vet the next day to have her professionally looked over, resulted in a short term high protein and carbohydrate diet, an injection and one course of pest rid cleared up those problems. Since then, a dose of "Spot On" every three months (available from pet shops or super markets without a prescription), a thorough grooming including liberal use of a flea comb every week, and there hasn't been any indication of illegal squatters since, either on her or in the house. Vigilance is the rule where house pets are concerned. jim, Northampton |
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On Sat, 1 Sep 2012 12:51:18 +0100, Tim wrote:
Oddly my pet feline has had the fewest "passengers" for any summer over the past 4 years. She must be keeping better company. Our mistress was crawling alive with fleas, lice and worms when she adopted us as suitable servants. Trip to the vet and a week of grooming with a flea comb sorted all those problems out. She has (noticeably!) had fleas once since then, quickly treated with Spot On. Needs regular worming though presumably picked up from the fresh voles she eats. I guess we don't suffer fleas as she has little contact with other cats and it's rather cool up here. There are no ants either. -- Cheers Dave. Nr Garrigill, Cumbria. 421m ASL. |
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