Post by Bellatrix on Nov 2, 2019 23:21:25 GMT
I've been missing for a few days as I noticed my cats behaving in a strange way, both of them! They wouldn't walk on any carpeted surfaces, wouldn't go upstairs at all and have only used dining area, hallway (avoiding the rug) and kitchen and even then would be sat on a worktop, bookshelf or table 
I thought it was really bizarre as they both usually chase up the stairs with us at bedtime. Then I realised they were both having a bit of a scratch and wanted to sit outside in the garden most of the time. I dragged the flea comb through both of them and was shocked as to the army of friends they were both carrying!
I thought it was really bizarre as they both usually chase up the stairs with us at bedtime. Then I realised they were both having a bit of a scratch and wanted to sit outside in the garden most of the time. I dragged the flea comb through both of them and was shocked as to the army of friends they were both carrying!Over the last few days, I've had to take up every carpet in the house, 2 bedrooms (1 has floorboards thankfully) Lounge, 4 stairs, 4 landings, all the underlays, miles of carpet gripper, that viscous wooden stuff with teeth, so many staples, enough to open a stationers. 4 trips to the recycling centre (recycled fleas) Am exhausted.
Reason for all this was because all our carpets were wool and those critters love to live in natural fabrics, even if I'd sprayed the whole house with frontline, couldn't get to the underneath and nooks because of the grippers and extra layers of underlay everywhere were forming a barrier.
Cats now treated but having to continually hoover for the next week in all crevices while we decide what to do about flooring. No more carpets though that's for sure. 
I've removed all the carpets in the house and stairs. All hard flooring throughout apart from my huge persian rug and some other rugs that you can put in the machine. Been hoovering everday everywhere, treated the cats twice now but still have some fleas, as if that hasn't been bad enough to deal with, we now have mice between the floorboards in our attic rooms. Seemed to have moved in for the winter, Reallt at my wits end with all this now. About to purchase an electromagnetic field plug- in rodent deterrent to offend them with and see if they'll move on. Some really good reviews and then some that said didn't work, don't know what to think but can't think what else to do.
hope we are all enjoying a brill weekend, will catch up later xx
who is going through the mill at the mo, wishing you a very speedy recovery Trisha big luv 
