How can I get rid of fleas without bombing the house?

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Are there any home remedies? My cats are on Advantage, and *they* do not have fleas. However, when I got my newest kitten she did......somehow they got in my bed, and they eat my legs while I sleep. It's awful!! And they aren't going away. I read stuff you buy in pet stores it didn't sound safe for inhaling, and especially in a bed....anyways, any suggestions?
 
Diana is right. That's what my vet told me too.

- Wash everything you can (bedding, clothes, curtains, etc)
- Vacuum all the carpet and furniture then remove the bag and throw it away OUTSIDE. (make sure to get between the cushions and stuff too)
- Spray a flea spray on all the carpets. (the spray should have a growth inhibitor in it)
- Let the spray work, then vacuum again. You'll want to throw that bag outside too.

Keep vacuuming 2 to 3 times a week for a few weeks. You should see a difference in 2, 3 weeks at most. Keep your cats on the Advantage for a couple more months after the infestation.
 
you will need to strip your bed of all linens and wash them in HOT water in the meantime while they are washing since you dont want to use a bomb then try Borax which is a powder soap (and it wouldnt hurt to use this on your sheets in the wash as well) you can sprinkle this onto your bed while the sheets are washing it will suffocate the fleas and when you leave it on for about 1hour then get the hose from the vaccuum cleaner and suck it all up and you can also use this on the carpet if you have carpets
 
wash all bedding in hot water...i bought a spray for the carpeting and vacuum a lot
 
wash all bedding in hot water...i bought a spray for the carpeting and vacuum a lot
 
Go to the grocery store and get a clove of fresh garlic. Cut up just a tiny pinch very tiny and put it in your cats food. The fleas do not like the smell which they can sence through the cats skin. The fleas wont land or bite. Eventually after you vacuum a few times and wash your sheets in hot water, the fleas will be gone. It is cheap and harmless to you and your pets. I have cats and dogs for about 5 years and never once had a flea problem. They dont have flea collars and has never had ticks either. Its cheap and it works.
 
I recently did some research for my son...
Home remidies...
1-slice and boil two lemons in 2 quarts water,let cool.Fill spray bottle.Spay your bed,cats, carpets etc...
2-put some table salt on your mattress,rub it in,vacumm of real good.(the salt cuts up the fleas)
3-if possible wash the cats in cider viniger ,even spray your bed with it
4-get a nite light with a green light bulb(fleas are attracted to the green light for some reason) put a shallow dish/plate with water and some dish soap (not bubbled up) under the lite at night.,by morning it should have drowned a lot of fleas.relpace nightly
5-fleas hate cedar chips(landscaping type also)
6-wash all bedding in "HOT"water to kill any bugs too
7-put salt in you vacumm bag to aid in killing fleas in the bag.
8-vacumm everyday including your bed and funiture
 
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