EndreWhiteMane: Glad to see you and I share your love for Mr Holmes.
I've been very lucky about fleas, I put drops and a collar on both the dog and the cat and haven't been bothered by them yet. (crossing fingers)
penumbren: My love for Sherlock Holmes is accepted, if not fully understood, by my husband. *grins*
I'm not excited about putting flea collars on the cats, after reading far too much about the not-uncommon side effects they can cause in cats in particular (fur loss, sores, seizures, poisoning) and the fact that one of the cats is allergic to the flea bites to the point that she's covered in small scabs on her neck, which the collar would only make worse. I'm just about willing to go buy some if this latest treatment we're trying doesn't work, but I'm giving it a bit before we move on to that step.
Hi Endre, Penumbren - another Sherlock Holmes lover here, my father used to read the stories to us every night before bedtime, even the scary ones. I think I know most of them practically off by heart by now. I really like Sherlock, think that the team of Cumberbatch and Freeman are wonderful. I enjoyed the series starring Jeremy Brett as well.
Penumbren, I haven't had time to read through all the posts, but this one caught my eye. I wouldnt recommend flea collars at all, from what I have read they are toxic and dangerous. Natural remedies include washing your cat with Dawn soap, using a few drops of teatree or lavender oil (very much diluted in a safe oil like almond or olive) on the cat's collar, and also including apple cider vinegar and / or garlic in the cat's food or water, if the cat will tolerate that. Fleas supposedly hate the smell.
To get rid of fleas in the house, try this method, it really works:
http://www.wikihow.com/Eliminate-Fleas-from-Your-Home-for-Free Also try to keep the house relatively dry, as fleas love humidity. Depends where you live, I guess, because dehumidifiers are expensive.
Just edited out my next post, I hate that GOG tries to push them all into one box. Grrrr