My turn for a pet related question...

[Rajah]

This morning I found a small bug on Sienna. I don't think it was a tick, and if it was a flea it was one of a shape I'm not familiar with. Whatever it was, it moved and was long, thin, and black, so it was a bug and I want to get rid of it.

I picked up some fresh Revolution at the vet's this morning (GRR at DH for not picking it up last week when he took Sienna in like I'd asked him to. ) and am going to give everyone a dose when I get home. I'm also going to give them a bath just in case.

What I'm wondering is is there such a thing as a spray or powder you can sprinkle on carpet and leave for 30-90 minutes then vaccuum up that will help kill fleas and other crawly pests? The closest I know of is fogging/fumigating the house and I don't know that I want to do that until DH gets home and we can find something to do with the kitties for 5 hours, but if there's a carpet powder I can use in the rooms the kitties frequent most often to help cut down the chances of the kitties getting anything else, I'd like to get some.

 

[coqui]

You of course can choose your own brand but a quick search brought this up:

http://www.pestproducts.com/flea_stoppers.htm

 

[Bumbles]

Double check with your vet. There are so many products out there that are actually harmful to pets it's not funny.

 

[catsrule]

I see lots of stuff at the store for this.

 

[gepetto]

I don't know if I'd go through all that trouble for just one unidentified bug.

 

[LuvTigger]

Borax (or boric acid, I think they're basically the same thing) works great. We've used it to get rid of fleas and ticks, and we do exactly what you said...sprinkle it on (it's a powder) and leave it for a while, then vacuum it up. We've only done it a couple of times, but our pets have never gotten sick from it. (We have 3 dogs.)

 

[abaldacci]

I with luvtigger it works good to put at your door to keep crawlies form coming into the house, too. It is harmless to people and pets but I wouldn't bath myself in it or any thing.

 

[doxdogy]

For fleas in the yard we sprayed the yard with Ivory dish detergent. It really did kill the fleas. We just poured a bottle into the sprayer that attaches to the garden hose. I didn't believe it when our friend told us about it. But, figured what have I got to loose. The best part is that it is non-toxic to your pets.