| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name
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| 2244.1 |  | WITNES::HANNULA | Cat Tails & Bike Wheels Don't Mix | Mon Feb 20 1989 12:16 | 5 | 
|  |     The exterminator whould be able to help you with any precautions
    you must take before using their services - in regards to safety
    for both you an your cats.
    
    	-Nancy
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| 2244.2 | Vacuuming | WELKIN::STRONACH |  | Tue Feb 21 1989 09:47 | 13 | 
|  | Hi
One of the things I learned to help control fleas during the summer months,
was to vacuum at least twice a week - use a Dirt Devil on the furniture and
make sure to throw the vacuum bag out in the garbage immediately upon
completion!!  I take the Dirt Devil out and brush it out good and spray
it with water and leave it out to air -- by doing this you are picking up
any eggs that may be around.. I also have a professional clean my carpets
in April and September.  
  Marian - mother of 5
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| 2244.3 | DROP THAT DIME..... | DRFIX::IVES |  | Tue Feb 21 1989 11:56 | 16 | 
|  |     If you have have fleas and you live in Florida call the
    exterminator QUICK.
    
    They will be the only answer to getting rid of and keeping them
    out of your home. When we lived there we had them come every
    week and they sprayed the foundation, carpets, and furniture
    to keep the fleas away from the animals and out of our home.
    
    The year we lived there fleas were the worst that they had been
    in 10 years. We had moved down from Ohio with 2 Saint Bernards
    and Three cats, so you can see why it was so necessary we not
    have fleas.!!!!!
    
    "God bless those exterminators."
    
    Barbara
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| 2244.4 |  | YOSMTE::CORDESBRO_JO |  | Tue Feb 21 1989 12:31 | 6 | 
|  |     Have the exterminator spray outside your house too.  This is what
    really brought it under control for us.  Here in California, fleas
    are a year round problem since it never gets cold enough to kill
    them off.
    
    Jo
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| 2244.5 | A Dirt Devil?? | REDWOD::GRAFTON |  | Tue Feb 21 1989 13:18 | 7 | 
|  |     re: .2, Marian,
    
    What's a Dirt Devil??
    
    Thanks,
    
    Jill
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| 2244.6 | <I THINK> | VAX4::DAVIS | ENIS DAVIS - DTN 264-8746 | Wed Feb 22 1989 10:46 | 2 | 
|  |     I think a Dirt Devil is a little vacuum cleaner, a hand held one.
    I think it is made by black and Decker.
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| 2244.7 | DD | WELKIN::STRONACH |  | Wed Feb 22 1989 11:12 | 3 | 
|  | Yep, you're right -- they work great on the furniture!!
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| 2244.8 | PESTEX | LACV01::USHER |  | Mon Mar 06 1989 14:43 | 4 | 
|  |     Has anyone heard of Pestex?  Its guaranteed for a year and what
    they do is put a powder on your rug and the fleas start dying in
    about 3 weeks.  Its non-toxic but I don't know what it is.  Anyone
    heard about it?
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| 2244.9 | The pros use safe products | DOOBER::WILDE | Ask yourself..am I a happy cow? | Mon Mar 27 1989 15:28 | 7 | 
|  | We have the house sprayed 3 times a year by the professionals and, if we
keep the yard sprayed, we can control the fleas.  Mind, our cats are
indoors-only....if you let your cat out, it will bring in fleas and you
won't be able to control that.  We remove the cats for 6 hours when
spraying indoors and the animals are not affected by the spray.  Remember,
if it has to be safe for kids, it will be safe for cats after it dries.
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