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montrealbedbug
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Posted 5 years ago
Tue Sep 4 2007 18:01:45
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I need a treatment for my cat... bed bugs eat him in the couch.....
I don't know if one or two bed bugs stay in his long hairs permanently....
(Excuse my english, I speak french.... )
Thanks!
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buggeroff
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Posted 5 years ago
Tue Sep 4 2007 23:08:40
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My cat is on Frontline and Program, but that's because that's what was in the kitchen drawer when the BBs appeared at my house. If I were buying something new, I think I wold go with Revolution.
I haven't found a scrap of evidence that any of the anti-flea products has any effect on BBs, but my cat sure hasn't got fleas!
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Posted 5 years ago
Tue Sep 4 2007 23:09:21
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I use Frontline Plus on my kitty. Make sure you get the "plus" kind. It protects against more varieties of bugs than the normal kind. It's not proven to work against BBs, but I think it works because he always seems to scratch less when he's on it (each application lasts about a month).
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Wed Sep 5 2007 0:57:23
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Several of the bed bug professionals have suggested these treatments do not keep bed bugs away from pets, as many of us had previously assumed. They can't hurt, and who knows? And you sure do want to prevent fleas. But thought I'd throw that out there.
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Bites44
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Posted 5 years ago
Sat Nov 3 2007 20:14:50
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I started dusting my cats with DE.
How do you know if your cat is being bitten?
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mrbill0626
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Posted 5 years ago
Sat Nov 3 2007 21:45:02
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Yeah, I think I read on one of the DE (Diatomaceous Earth) web sites where you can sprinkle DE onto your cat's fur and even rub it onto the skin and it will kill any bed bugs that might get on the cat. And sprinkling DE around the cat's bedding also might help. There's a FAQ on this site about DE, if you want more info-It's a link called:
What is diatomaceous earth (DE)? Should I use it? As far as where to get DE, you can get it online at: http://www.diatect.com/indoor-insect-killer-ingredients.php and there's info on there about it too. And/or you can probably buy it at a farm supply store, such as Agway or the Farm Bureau Co-op.Bill
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Posted 5 years ago
Sun Nov 4 2007 1:31:24
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Maybe more scratching than normal, with no other obvious reasons (cat does not have a skin problem, dandruff, fleas, etc.)?
Make sure it is food grade DE, Bites!
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Bites44
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Sun Nov 4 2007 9:52:54
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Yes, definitely Food Grade! I use it also in the garden sometimes, and it comes in small containers, usually about 1/4 a pound for about $9.00. So I could sell 50 pounds and make about $400.00.
No fleas. In Northern Alberta, we are lucky our cats do not get fleas. Something about the elevation. My cats sometimes get ear mites, but at this point I am not noticing any scratching. No time to set them on a sheet and comb them carefully, and this might not prove anything as I understand they do not cling to hair or fur. (I think).
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Posted 5 years ago
Sun Nov 4 2007 16:06:59
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Good!
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beach57
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Posted 5 years ago
Mon Nov 5 2007 10:40:54
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My mother-in-law had her apartment treated for bed bugs over a month ago. Now that she has moved back in, her cat is starting to scratch and get bald spots. This never happened before. Is there a chance that the bugs would bite the cat and not my mother-in-law? She has not complained of any bites over the past month.
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paulaw0919
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Posted 5 years ago
Mon Nov 5 2007 10:45:20
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Yes, Beach it is possible. Does the cat have Front line on it? Where is it going bald? Cat can also have mites and such. Because bedbugs cannot navigate in hair that well, they may be more to bite in an area that has less hair. (belly, ears etc...) Don't rule out other insect/parasites on the animal either though. Has kitty gotten a good bath recently?
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paulaw0919
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Posted 5 years ago
Mon Nov 5 2007 10:47:54
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Maybe Kitty has been stressed out over this too causing this? How long ago was the last treatment? COuld also be a reaction to chemicals...jut some more thoughts to consider...
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buggeroff
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Posted 5 years ago
Mon Nov 5 2007 14:10:32
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That's interesting, beach - same thing happened to my cat. She's got a balding patch inside her "forearm" and I'm wondering if it's BB related. We had a starling problem a couple of months ago, and I suspected bird mites, but the starlings have been gone for over a month, kitty has been treated twice with Program and Frontline and she's still got this spot. Sort of like a hot spot on a dog, but not as angry-looking.
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bugobsessed
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Posted 5 years ago
Fri Nov 9 2007 23:54:23
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Buggeroff, Beach have you brought your cats to the vet? Could be ringworm. That causes bald spots. I once had a cat who developed two bald spots on her-- they were very pink. Turned out it was ringworm. But, then again, I didn't have a bedbug problem then, either. So could be any of the above mentioned too, I guess.
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death2bedbugs
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Posted 5 years ago
Fri Nov 30 2007 18:43:42
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my cat was sick within half an hr of being back in the flat 3o hrs after pesticides had been sprayed. took her to the vets who said she was poisined, shes ok but can't live here, not now we need to get another treatment so we're moving. has anyone elses pets had such a reaction? if not what kind of pesticides are ur PCO's using? ours used pyritherane(!) insectisides also found in dog flea spray!
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itchyincharmcity
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Posted 5 years ago
Fri Nov 30 2007 19:01:32
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I guess that's why they have separate flea sprays for dogs and cats. My PCO used Suspend to which he said he added a pyrethrin "kicker." But Suspend is deltamethrin, which is a pyrethroid itself, so I am not sure why he would add one as a kicker when it already is one. Could any prose out there explain this?
Anyway, he said everything he was using was fine for pets and children. He did not know I have a cat but when he saw my turtle he said he had to go, the pesticides would kill anything that lived in water.
My cat has been staying at my mother's house, will be there for several more weeks. I will watch her carefully when she returns.
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Aha! I see, pyrethroids are synthetic pyrethrins. I found a fact sheet which says that pyrethrins are one of the least poisonous insecticides to mammals. keep in mind that this fact sheet was produced by pesticide people, but it does cite scientific research. http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/pyrethrins.pdf -
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Posted 5 years ago
Sun Dec 2 2007 9:44:03
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Question:
How would people suggest bathing or treating ones cat to ensure nothing follows you to your next place in her fur?
I don't know if my cat is being bitten, but her favorite spot is on the badly infested couch where I get bitten instantly everytime I sit.
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pleasehelp
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Posted 5 years ago
Sun Dec 2 2007 12:44:05
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Doug Summers said he was experimenting with a cedar oil treatment for his dogs... Do you have any news, Doug?
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