On 18/05/2012 10:28, wrote:
Jeff wrote:
Get a can of Johnsons House Flea Spray Extra Guard. This will deal with
the fleas and anything which hatches from their eggs. We don't have any
pets, but brought some of the unwanted guests back with us after we
stayed with some friends who keep cats. It took several weeks to
eradicate the pests!

I thought cat fleas couldn't live on human blood for a significant length
of time?

From Wikipedia:
"Humans can be bitten, though a long-term population of cat fleas cannot
be sustained and infest people. However, if the female flea is allowed
to feed for twelve consecutive hours on a human, it can lay viable eggs".

It's the "viable eggs" bit which is the problem! The spray I mentioned
- apart from having pyrethrins to deal with the adults - has an agent
which interferes with the development of larvae into pupae, thus
blocking the life cycle.

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Jeff

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Jeff Layman wrote:
Get a can of Johnsons House Flea Spray Extra Guard. This will deal with
the fleas and anything which hatches from their eggs. We don't have any
pets, but brought some of the unwanted guests back with us after we
stayed with some friends who keep cats. It took several weeks to
eradicate the pests!

I thought cat fleas couldn't live on human blood for a significant length
of time?


They can't, but they don't know that, and have a jolly good try before they
snuff it.

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Kathy

"Martin" wrote in message
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On 18 May 2012 09:28:47 GMT, wrote:

Jeff Layman wrote:
Get a can of Johnsons House Flea Spray Extra Guard. This will deal with
the fleas and anything which hatches from their eggs. We don't have any
pets, but brought some of the unwanted guests back with us after we
stayed with some friends who keep cats. It took several weeks to
eradicate the pests!

I thought cat fleas couldn't live on human blood for a significant length
of time?

At least long enough to bite :-)

Our 21 year old cat died last week. :-((((


Sorry to hear that, I know how they can get under your skin and into your
heart.

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Kathy

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 May 2012 11:26:32 +0100, "Kathy" wrote:

"Martin" wrote in message
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On 18 May 2012 09:28:47 GMT, wrote:

Jeff Layman wrote:
Get a can of Johnsons House Flea Spray Extra Guard. This will deal
with
the fleas and anything which hatches from their eggs. We don't have
any
pets, but brought some of the unwanted guests back with us after we
stayed with some friends who keep cats. It took several weeks to
eradicate the pests!

I thought cat fleas couldn't live on human blood for a significant
length
of time?

At least long enough to bite :-)

Our 21 year old cat died last week. :-((((


Sorry to hear that, I know how they can get under your skin and into your
heart.

We had him put down. It took a lot of effort to make the decision.
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I know very well about that final decision, it's heartbreaking. One day
only the happy memories will remain, but not quite yet.
Tina

Martin wrote:
Get a can of Johnsons House Flea Spray Extra Guard. This will deal with
the fleas and anything which hatches from their eggs. We don't have any
pets, but brought some of the unwanted guests back with us after we
stayed with some friends who keep cats. It took several weeks to
eradicate the pests!
I thought cat fleas couldn't live on human blood for a significant length
of time?
At least long enough to bite :-)

Well, yes, but Jeff said they stayed for several weeks (and has since
explained with the help of wikipedia!), which contradicted what I thought
was the case.

Our 21 year old cat died last week. :-((((

Oh dear. I suppose 21 is quite old for a cat? My aunt's jack russell
died recently, which was probably about 20.

"Martin" wrote in message
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Our 21 year old cat died last week. :-((((
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Martin

I am very sorry to hear this. I know your pain. I was never a cat person
until my dogs had all passed away and a little cat who'd been in my garden
for years and I'd fed her sometimes (I'd assumed she belonged to a
neighbour) knocked on my door when I was dog-free.
I thought "why not? and let her in.
I found out years later that she did indeed belong to a neighbour and had
moved out when they got a new dog that bit her very severely, and then I
knew her true age. I lost her when she was 25. A few years before she got
too old to go on rat patrol around my chicken huts, she brought a gangly
teenage un-neutered lost boycat here. Strange as she would never tolerate
another cat in our garden.
If anyone wants me to tell the rest of the story about Kitty Farmcat &
Boyfriend, I will, but I don't want to go too OT on a gardening group.
Are cats OT? they stop the mice eating the peas

Tina

echinosum wrote in
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Managed to do a bit better with the photography.
'Bugs found in our bed | Flickr - Photo Sharing!'
(http://tinyurl.com/7qghped)

Actually I think I know now, but I'd like to know what you think before
I put any ideas in your head.





Another url to read.

http://tinyurl.com/7e935pn

It might help.

Baz

Baz wrote in news:XnsA05774DB558B4myloelysister@
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echinosum wrote in
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Managed to do a bit better with the photography.
'Bugs found in our bed | Flickr - Photo Sharing!'
(http://tinyurl.com/7qghped)

Actually I think I know now, but I'd like to know what you think before
I put any ideas in your head.





Another url to read.

http://tinyurl.com/7e935pn

It might help.

Baz

Sorry, wrong link.

Baz