A question for all of my kitty loving friends.....  

Since I never usew chemicals the YEAST is the only way to go. They can't taste it, & it kills fleas & their eggs!! So buy some powdered yeast, & add it to their canned food....Lori

I have to say that the only thing I've found to really work and that I've heard from other people to be the only thing that works, is Frontline. Perhaps you can do some eBay selling or budget in another area in your life to be able to afford it? It really does seem to be the best option. Best flea-free wishes for you!

cant say ive ever heard of using sevin dust for around animals, i thought on packet it said to be careful around animals and children with it.

I used to use it when i gardened but only if i knew no animals or children would be around.

Lish

Try to avoid using pesticides on your kitty. Cats have very thin skin and will absorb the chemicals into their blood stream. The chemicals will build up over time and can cause nervous system disorders.

Here is a good article on natural flea prevention that you may be able to use. It gives tips on getting fleas off of your pet as well as reducing the number of fleas in your house and yard: http://www.associatedcont...

I read somewhere that you can use the staff that people use on kids.the rid for lice cause it has conditioner in it not to dry the skin out.But if you have a lot of cats then try the new thing out calld bio sport for fleas & tick.Good luck.

Hi Katlady. Any of those commonly used flea treatments are probably the worse kind you can use as they are very highly toxic and could cause later health problems for your furbabies....I did a quick check for the Frontline Plus just to see how expensive they are..yikes you're right..costs a small fortune
I once had a kitty that must have inherited all his siblings fleas...years and years ago, a woman who worked in my mother's bank brought in a litter of kittens that her female cat had had...all the kittens were 'adopted' save one, no one seemed to want him...well guess who adopted him..yup my mother..she brought him home and yikes, he was crawling with fleas...the way I got rid of them was to give him constant baths..that cat must have had the guinness world record for a cat with the most baths...after each bath, I combed him with a flea comb..by my side I kept a bowl of hot water and would dunk the comb that caught the fleas, and in some cases just grab at the critter with my fingers and dunk in the water...after about I don't know how many baths, Tommy was flea free..
Now you have a lot more kitties so this will be harder to do and no doubt you would have to wear combat gear...
There are more natural alternatives and in the long run a lot cheaper than that Frontline plus--here's a great website to order these products




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So I guess it's eeny meeny miney mo to choose which one...LOL--Also you just might be able to find something in a Health food store

There's a product called "Capstar" that kills fleas right away.

If you get the dog size, cut it in half, then 6 pills will do your 11 cats (I need 12 pills.)

If you treat them 4 days in a row, then a week later treat them again, then a week later again, that should get the entire life cycle.

They only last 24 hours, but they are cheaper than the monthly application.

You might also consider bombing the house (the cats not in it of course) with a spray that kills all phases of the life cycle.

I did this last fall, capstar/bomb/spray the yard and the flea problem pretty much went away.

I just read this thread to get ideas. About the only thing I've ever used that worked was frontline but I love the idea of using yeast powder and I'll definitely try that one if the cats get fleas this Summer. Thanks for posting this helpful thread.

According to TV and our vet, vacuuming every day, including the upholstered furniture, and sprinkling salt on carpets is one of the best ways to control them. The eggs can't hatch out and make more. And putting a 1-inch piece of a flea collar in the dust bag or cup kills fleas right away. Cheap AND effective AND safe... it sure helps with our 3 dogs!

Me, i don't like kitty. im not a pet lover, what i want is just look at them but being the owner,... i dont like. if we have a cat here in our house, they just eat what we eat. were cant afford to buy food for them.