kathy@gitpyr.UUCP (Kathy Moore) (10/31/85)
[MEOW!]
I just tried out something new (to me) last night - a flea comb. It's great!
I have 2 fleabag kittens who are too young to be treated with any affective
flea goop. Someone told me about flea combs. It's a stainless steel comb
with teeth that are very close together. You comb their fur, and it catches
the little buggers in the teeth. Knock the fleas off into a bowl of water
with detergent in it to kill the fleas. I combed for 45 minutes and caught
130 fleas. I'm sure I didn't get all of them, it sure did help!
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Kathy Moore
Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,masscomp,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!kathyrjw@ptsfc.UUCP (Rod Williams) (11/02/85)
> ... Someone told me about flea combs. It's a stainless steel comb >with teeth that are very close together. You comb their fur, and it catches >the little buggers in the teeth. Knock the fleas off into a bowl of water >with detergent in it to kill the fleas. Another vote for flea combs! My two Burmese, although kept indoors, still manage to get infested with fleas every summer. I tried flea powder, non-toxic shampoo, toxic shampoo, nuking the house, even Avon's Skin-So-Soft (a net hint from last year!) to no avail. Then I got a flea comb and bowl of water - it's great! And the cats love it - they get to stay dry, they *love* being combed (they go into a blissful trance, purring like crazy) and end up flea-free and silky smooth. Of course, Burmese are short-haired - I'm not sure I'd want to try this technique on a long-haired Persian... -- rod williams | {ihnp4,dual}!ptsfa!ptsfc!rjw ------------------------------------------- pacific bell | san ramon | california
joe@ccice2.UUCP (Joe DiBenedetto II) (11/06/85)
> [MEOW!] > > I just tried out something new (to me) last night - a flea comb. It's great! > > I have 2 fleabag kittens who are too young to be treated with any affective > flea goop. Someone told me about flea combs. It's a stainless steel comb > with teeth that are very close together. You comb their fur, and it catches > the little buggers in the teeth. Knock the fleas off into a bowl of water > with detergent in it to kill the fleas. I combed for 45 minutes and caught > 130 fleas. I'm sure I didn't get all of them, it sure did help! > > -- > Kathy Moore > Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 > ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,masscomp,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!kathy <Can you say that a flea comb really, I mean really works. Fleas tend to jump a lot. How do you get them to stay on the comb and get them into water. You most likely have them in your house yet. Joe
kathy@gitpyr.UUCP (Kathy Moore) (11/12/85)
Some people have asked where they can get flea combs.
Any good pet shop should have them. I got mine at a pet store, and I
have seen them in a 5 & 10 type store that had a pet section. The comb
I got cost $7.20. As far as where they can be ordered, I don't know,
but this is the information that was on the package:
Lambert Kay Pet Comb by Twinco
Lambert Kay
Division of Carter-Wallace, Inc.
Cranbury, NJ 08512
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Kathy Moore
Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,masscomp,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!kathy