Posts tagged ‘hot water’

Ok just to give you a little bit of background, I have been living in this house for 6 weeks as of Sunday. I moved from a stusio apartment into a 3 bed 2 bath single family home with a big backyard and garage. It is 50 per month and we paid 00 to move [...]

I recently foudn dozens of ticks and eggs on our bed at home. Could these ticks be in the mattress now? what do i do with the sheets n blankets wash them in hot water or spray them with something? We also have two golden retrievers although I don’t visually see ticks on them could [...]

Cat Fleas–in my bed too?

April 5th, 2010

kitten had fleas,,,had kitten treated with Frontline, treated the carpets and furniture (both on and under) with spray, been vacuuming everyday with a flea collar in the bag (new bags everyday are expensive) Every product i have read says to treat the pets bedding HEY What about my bed???I have washed all the sheets and [...]

I think it’s ringworm – no clue where she got it, but she’s going to the vet tomorrow for a diagnosis and treatment. I am wondering what I should do to treat areas in my home if it is ringworm. She does sleep on wall to wall carpeting and she’s allowed on my sofa (fabric). [...]

I am watching a kid for two days while his parents go out of town and he is allergic to dogs. The problem is, I have two dogs. His mom said that she will give him claritin and that works well for him, but as a mom of a kid with allergies, I get obsessed [...]

Okay lets start this off.. I watched my friends dog about 2 weeks ago while she went on vacation and now my dog is literally ATE up with fleas. He stays inside.. He weighs about 40 lbs. I called the vet and I am going to go down there and get him some Frontline and [...]

Is this clean?please help!?

January 5th, 2010

My dog had an accident on my bed (thank goodness just pee) and it didn’t soak through to my mattress but it soaked through my blankets and my egg carton foam padding obviously the blankets can be washed but the foam padding can’t. My bed is really uncomfortable and i have back problems so i [...]

My dog got fleas and sleeps in our room…now it seems that the fleas have invaded our bed. This happened a couple of years ago but I don’t remember how to get rid of them except for a bug bomb and I would like to avoid doing that. We have hardwood floors…I have washed all [...]

My girlfriend found dead bed bugs after we had been getting bitten at night. She vacuumed, washed the bedding in hot water, dryed bedding in hot dryer, and sprayed isopropyl alcohol on everything in the bedroom. It seemed as if they were gone and then POOF 5 months later here they are again. What can [...]

Or do you have any suggestions on what I can use? My 3 yr old yorkie has allergies & I wash his bedding in hot water with dye free detergent. I give him cool baths but he still has these awful bumps coming up on his body. He has all the symptoms for allergies except [...]