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The dreaded flea had invaded my home. We've never had fleas before even with indoor/outdoor pets, long haired pets, and growing up in a forest so we were a little appalled and kept asking, "How did this happen?" Regardless of how it happened, the evidence was clear. Last Friday night, I combed out roughly 15 fleas from my cat and dog. Saturday, we did a thorough vacuuming of the apartment and sprayed this stuff down on all soft surfaces (couch, carpet, bathmat, curtains) and then still decided to take EVERYTHING to the laundromat to wash in hot, soapy water and then heat in a commercial dryer for 1 hour.
As for the spray, we put a plastic cone around our pets as high up on their neck as it would go and we sprayed them down all over. The cone was mostly to try and minimize breathing in the spray because we noticed it irritated our own throats. We then took the cone off and really tried to rub it in all over our pets up the neck, in the areas where the legs meet the torso, and butt areas. Then, instead of leaving it on (we noticed how drying it was on our own hands so decided not to leave it on too long), we let it sit for a few minutes and then rinsed it off thoroughly.
We've been flea combing our pets daily since then and what we realized was this: the dog had pretty short hair and has been flea-free since using the spray. The cat, however, with it's very dense, medium long fur still had some fleas but the count has been going down daily since the initial 20. Yesterday I was able to find 1 flea and it was a baby flea at that. This morning, I found none. Personally, I think we weren't able to penetrate to the skin as well as the dog because the cat had so much hair. Because of this, the adult fleas were definitely affected and died but some of the larvae/pupae might have survived because we couldn't/didn't penetrate to the skin.
As for some of the reviewers' claims that this product's label as "natural" is false, we did some searching and here's what we found. The main ingredient is basically a combination of a naturally occurring acid and a salt. In that respect, it's unnatural but in my opinion, it's a heckuva lot more natural than the stuff found in Hartz or other flea killing products that were bioengineered to kill fleas or act as Growth Inhibitors.
Also remember that this product is a one time treatment to kill existing fleas on your pet and doesn't last a month like Frontline or Advantage. It's topical, not internal like those other treatments. Also, remember to keep respraying and cleaning your house since this stuff kills fleas and pupae/larvae but NOT eggs. Eggs can be best dealt with through vacuuming and high temperature and any eggs you weren't able to pick up the first time around may still hatch.
So:
1. Really try to penetrate to the skin.
2. I personally don't recommend leaving the product on for sensitivity issues.
3. Your animal can be retreated in as little as three days for bad infestations.
4. You must treat your home as well or you will just continue to have fleas.
5. After the treatment, consider starting a monthly flea treatment like Frontline or Advantage. We chose Frontline Plus for the dog and Advantage for the cat.
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We just moved to a new area and with the change in season came the crazy fleas. I took my dogs into the vets for a routine appointment and asked about flea meds. The vet gave me a topical application... needless to say it didn't work because I was only able to treat the fleas on the animal. I had a friend suggested DeFlea. I love it, not only are you treating the dog but the sofa, carpet, dog bed, car... everything. Within a few days my dogs were done gnawing on themselves.Best Deals for De Flea Pet & Bedding Spray for Dogs. 24oz (Not for use on Cats)
As a previous reviewer stated, when fleas have taken a foothold in your home you MUST attack the problem in 2 ways: 1)treat the home! Fleas live in yards, carpets, upholstery, and in crevices in and around wood floors. They jump on pets and humans to feed only, they live in your home. To treat your yard: Use amorphous diatomaceous earth or long lasting chemical spray. To treat carpeted areas: If heavily infested spray first with Hartz Ultraguard, this stops eggs, larvae and pupae from reaching the adult flea stage, but doesn't kill adults. Then treat with Fleabusters Rx powder. This natural powder dries out the climate in the carpet, fleas love moisture. This kills all eggs, larvae, pupae and adults, and when new fleas hitch a ride inside the home via pet or human feet, they die later. This powder takes 1-2 weeks to fully work, hence the need for spraying first. Use this powder under couch cushions, mattresses etc. and in hardwood floor crevices. Works for 1+ years!2) treat your pets and the areas they sleep in. This spray is good, not too toxic and kills fleas on contact. Flea baths do work OK, but understand that the flea soap must be in contact with skin for 10 MINUTES to kill fleas, otherwise it just knocks them out and they spring back to life later. Trust me on this, I used to be a professional groomer. This spray kills them instantly, but for cats you MUST rinse it off afterward even though the directions do not say so. I used it on my cats, it worked well, but gets very thick and foamy in the coat. As cat owners know, a cat will lick itself from head to toe after a bath or getting wet, my cat got a lick of this stuff and spit up a bit of white foam. Use common sense and RINSE IT OFF OF CATS!!!
Then spray their cat beds and the other areas where they sleep after machine washing. I like this spray because it doesn't smell of harsh chemicals.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If you use Fleabuster Rx powder every fall you won't have a problem come summertime. I got lazy this year and I'm paying the price by aggressively treating all areas of my home and pets.
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The people complaining about this product not working on their cats clearly can't read. The product description itself says "Not for use on cats".It worked wonders for me!
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If I could give less than one star, I would. Natural Chemistry De-flea spray for cats says it is natural and safe for cats, but after following the directions, a foster cat had to be taken to the Vet for an allergic reaction, costing over $200. The vet said this is a common occurrence with so called "natural" flea sprays, yet there is NOT a warning anywhere on the bottle. It even claims to be safe for "all cats over 12 weeks," it is Non-toxic, "safe" (that's total crap). I had sprayed the cat at about 10pm, following the directions on the bottle and by 10 am the next morning I had to rush her to the vet because she wasn't responsive, wouldn't eat or drink anything, she was laying outside of her bed with her tongue sticking out a bit. I emailed the company yet they failed to respond to my emails. Please think twice before using this product on your cat.Their website is:
