How can I get rid of stubborn fleas on my cat and in my home?

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My indoor cat has fleas, I’m assuming my kids brought them in from the yard. Treated the yard twice, gave our cat 2 treatments of Frontline, also a pill that causes fleas to die after they bite (not sure what they’re called). Between the treatments, flea baths, flea powders with zero help, we had an exterminator spray our home yesterday. I found 2 fleas today!! I don’t know what else to do. My poor cat and home.

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Here is a general description of how to get rid of fleas. You have done most of it, but the vacuuming is seriously important: Unfortunately fleas only hop on the body of your pet when they want to feed, then they hop off again and stay in your pet's environment. So you need to treat all pets in the household as well as the environment (which contains the fleas, their eggs and larvae). Flea treatment:  1) Get some flea medication such as a Flea spray or a spot on from a pet shop or your veterinarian and apply monthly 2) get flea powder, put some in your vacuum cleaner bag and vacuum your house and furniture and also non-carpeted areas frequently to remove flea larvae and eggs which live off house dust., Dispose of the bag in the trash outside. Hot-wash all the pet's bedding, If you do this diligently for a few months you will get rid of the fleas. Flea products: Spot-ons and/or chews Advantage Advantage Multi Frontline (ticks as well) Bravecto spot on (ticks as well) - for cats Simparica, Nexgard Revolution (stronghold in the UK) Tablets: comfortis (will only kill fleas once) Collar: Seresto (ticks as well)

How can I get rid of stubborn fleas on my cat and in my home?

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