Reply #19: I used to have battles over fleas [View All]

before moving to a drier climate. They seemed to really like it when I would put on pantyhose, there would literally be hundreds of them on my legs if I walked across the carpet. It was so disgusting. I used everything to try to get rid of them. You can kill the fleas you comb off by putting a small custard cup full of isopropyl alcohol nearby when you comb them with a flea comb and flick them into the alcohol. I use this for when we get ticks on the pup too. It sure beats losing it and wondering what it will get on next.

Good luck!

PS We bought one of those black light things that was supposed to attract fleas so they would jump into the flimsy tray below which had sticky stuff in it. I never even caught one flea that way, but it was hilarious because sometimes in the middle of the night we would pass by the bedroom we had it in... and our big black fluffy cat Caesar would be contentedly staring into it like he was watching TV. A dark room, a black light and a cat obsessed with it. I don't know if he was watching for fleas or what. Silly puddys.