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I was in a similar position last year after moving into a new place. The previous tenant neglected their cat and the heat brought fleas out of the carpet in force (unfortunately onto our cat and us).
I did all the over the counter stuff, spent about the same as you, did the flea catchers and everything and it was doing nothing. I went with a local pest-control in the end who did the whole house for £90. He sprayed all the floors and we had to leave whatever powder it left down for a fortnight before we could clean/hoover, but it pretty much killed every single bug that had the misfortune to be in the house at the time. Utterly scorched-earth, and no problems since. He said to me that a lot of the over the counter ones act mostly as irritants to fleas rather than killing them, and they tend to develop a resistance after continued use anyway, so cutting straight to the professional stuff you need to be licensed to use is the way to go.
As for the cat; we brushed her and used a combination of one-spot fur treatment and anti-flea tablets (I can't remember the brand, sorry), and that certainly seemed to do the trick especially after the visit from the pest-control.
Also: obligatory cat picture.
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Fleas are driving me nuts. Please advice.
I vacuumed the house, sprayed everything except one room, where the cat was. aired the house out, put cat somewhere else, sprayed last room. Did that 3 times in the last 2 weeks, using another brand of flea spray each time, from the cheap stuff to the expensive stuff. Takes 4 bottles each time to spray my house. I already spend 146 euro's / 129 pounds on spray bottles, 45 euro's / 40 pounds on an anti flea necklace, 25 euro's / 22 pounds on the activyl.
I got Activyl neck drops from the vet. They say stronghold doesn't work well anymore. They got resistant here. They told me to give it on monday, which I did. It's the 100mg for smaller cats, given about a week and a half after the first neck drops I gave her. My computer room seems to be flea free, but last night, my flea catchers (bowl of water with soap and a candle), caught 12 fleas in the kitchen and 5 in my bedroom. Big ones.
I brush her daily, I find at least 5 live ones (really alive) on her every day. I find dead fleas all around the house, but sometimes find live ones. I found one in my beard an hour ago. It's completely driving me nuts. I got red bumps all over my body.
I got an offer for 200 euro's / 176 pounds from renttokill, to spray my house, but no warranty. They might have to come back again after that. Maybe that is the answer? I don't know anymore.
I spend about a week at my parents house just to get some sleep, just going home every day to brush my cat and feed her. I can't take it anymore. It's driving me literally insane. I'm now sleeping on an air mattress in my computer room.
I hope someone can tell me what to do. I can't live like this. I really need help. I'm going to try to sleep now. Every suggestion is welcome.