Gertie,
I treat the yard. That is my best thing, I try to kill the fleas outside before they ever get on Rusty. I bathe him at least once a week with different shampoos until he developes immunity. Actually the fleas develop immunity before he does..I comb him alot (flea comb) to make sure none are on him and I try to keep them out of the house. I learned all I could about fleas and how to control them.
It's not so bad. Fleas hate water and cedar shavings. Fleas can hold their breath for over a minute, so I make triple sure they are drowning if I find any and make sure they are not in the bathtub waiting to revive when I am not looking.
They hate cedar shavings so much they don't come near them, so I keep those outside around the decks etc., in the yard and use it around the perimeter of the house.
For inside put a little water in a lidded jar and put some dish washing detergent (Joy, Dawn, Palmolive) in the jar. If you ever find a flea in the house or on your baby, put the flea in this jar to kill it. Screw the lid back on, those little buggers can hold their breath and climb and jump out.
Some essentail oils are great. I have used tea tree oil. Mix it with water. Just spritz it on before walks outside. Especially the legs and the tail area and especially under the tail. Because the legs are wet, fleas don't seem to bother him.
I am more concerned about them hitching a ride on my pant cuffs
