Neighbor has a new outdoor cat, that is hosting a flea hotel on its body. Our doors face each other (condos) over a carpeted area, and the cat now lives right there in front of my door.
So I have to walk over a flea infested area before and after every ride to work.
I took pity on the neighbors and have been helping them out, introduced them to Advantage for cats, works better than flea collars which they started using. But so far the flea infestation is not under control, I got some flea powder from Amazon, and some flea spray should arrive today, I am going to treat the outside common area this Saturday.
So the last few weeks have been fun, I got fleas in the house (were in the bed for a bit, that was extra fun), and recently I found some in my summer boots. That's a first. Never heard of anybody having that problem before.
So I wore the winter boots today, and so far so good, I even brought some flea powder for my work cube so I don't infect the whole building, cuz I normally store my boots under my desk.
But how do you get fleas (once they have laid eggs, and larva have hatched inside them), out of boots.
My solution, based on the not-so-infinite wisdom of the internet, was to put them in the freezer, so yes, I have a pair of summer boots in my fridge right now.
So I have to walk over a flea infested area before and after every ride to work.
I took pity on the neighbors and have been helping them out, introduced them to Advantage for cats, works better than flea collars which they started using. But so far the flea infestation is not under control, I got some flea powder from Amazon, and some flea spray should arrive today, I am going to treat the outside common area this Saturday.
So the last few weeks have been fun, I got fleas in the house (were in the bed for a bit, that was extra fun), and recently I found some in my summer boots. That's a first. Never heard of anybody having that problem before.
So I wore the winter boots today, and so far so good, I even brought some flea powder for my work cube so I don't infect the whole building, cuz I normally store my boots under my desk.
But how do you get fleas (once they have laid eggs, and larva have hatched inside them), out of boots.
My solution, based on the not-so-infinite wisdom of the internet, was to put them in the freezer, so yes, I have a pair of summer boots in my fridge right now.
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