On Sep 1, 3:12*pm, Lawrence13 wrote:
On Saturday, 1 September 2012 15:04:05 UTC+1, *wrote:
"Lawrence13" wrote in message

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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??

"Lawrence13" wrote in message
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On Saturday, 1 September 2012 15:04:05 UTC+1,
wrote:
"Lawrence13" wrote in message

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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
--

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.

On Saturday, 1 September 2012 16:34:55 UTC+1, wrote:
"Lawrence13" wrote in message

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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?

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

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.