Fleas can cause you and your pets to end up with a lot of itchy bites. You or your pet could even be allergic to fleas and end up with some very uncomfortable effects from those flea bites. That's why you should make sure that you do everything to avoid a flea infestation. Just seeing one flea doesn't mean that you don't have an infestation since you won't ever see most of the fleas in your house, so as soon as you do see one, it's time to jump into action so you can get rid of those fleas altogether.
Treat Your Pets
The first thing that you should do in order to get rid of fleas is to treat your pets. There are different ways that you can do that. One is that you can visit your vet and ask them for a topical treatment. You can put the treatment on your pet's neck and let it get rid of the fleas on your pet. Generally, these treatments last for a month and are fairly effective. You could also go with a flea collar. Generally, flea collars only control fleas whereas the topical treatments generally control fleas and other issues like ticks.
Clean Bedding
Another way you can help to control a flea infestation is to make sure that your pet's bedding is washed regularly. In order to get rid of fleas and their eggs, you should make sure that you use hot water and plenty of soap to wash the bedding. If your pet sleeps on your bed, make sure that you wash all your sheets, blankets, and pillows as well. If you have a severe infestation, you may want to consider getting rid of your pet's bedding and replacing it altogether. You may want to get something with cedar in it since cedar can help repel insects.
Professional Treatment
If you have tried everything possible to get rid of the fleas but they still aren't going away, you may want to call a professional, like Be There Pest Control, in and have them treat your house and your yard. Depending on how severe it is, you may have to have more than one treatment and you may have to leave your house while they are treating your house if they use a fogger type product.
If you have fleas at your house, you want to do what you can to get rid of them and keep them gone.
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