I really have not had any problem with fleas or ticks so far, just buffalo gnats and now that the weather is warmer, they seem to be gone. Possible problem: I have 3 that do not go out at all, don't even ask. Also, we have an open floor plan meaning no doors except bathrooms and the cats can open them. Mostly I am worried about the cracks under the baseboards. Guess I could put the inside guys in carriers while I was doing this, but how long? Could I maybe use a wet Swiffer mop to get any off the floor and leave what fell between cracks? Most of the house is quarry tile and bedrooms are wood laminate. ---- Lee Evans <moonsiste...@yahoo.com> wrote: > It does have a drying effect on human skin so be sure to wash your hands, > arms, whatever it contacts. That's how this stuff works. It dries out the > fleas. Their underside is soft and it simply dehydrates them like prunes. > Don't use a flour sifter. What I did was take a tablespoon and place it on my > shed floor (where the fleas were really rocking and rolling and the cats were > itching and scritching) and with a regular broom swept it slowly and gently > from side to side and into the baseboard around the floor. I have lino but > it's also old and slight separations between the each glued down part. So > then I kept the cats out for 24 hours (do in good weather if you have an > outside enclosure attached to a cat room) and next day, no polka dots on my > pants, no flea bites. Yes, you can spread it outside but again, don't poof it > into the air if you are sensitive and don't do on windy day. Flea Busters is > also good but it's boric acid or borax, not good for cats > to lick from their fur. With diatomaceous earth, you don't have to wait > several days. Fleas are gone over night. However, make sure you don't inhale > or you will get all dried out.
Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors too! >________________________________ > From: "dlg...@windstream.net" <dlg...@windstream.net> >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Sent: Monday, July 1, 2013 5:50 PM >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT-diatomaceous earth - warning > > >I was really thinking of using it in the yard and on the deck and seeing how >that worked. So far last year and this year we have had NO FLEA OR TICK >PROBLEMS. The cats only go out on the deck, except Harley. He goes into the >woods, but has only had 2 ticks and no sign of fleas. KNOCK ON WOOD. >nOW IF THERE WAS A SOLUTION FOR BUFFALO GNATS. They raise huge welts on me >and so I spend most of my time indoors until they are gone. They usually >disappear when it starts getting hot. > > > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
