Reverend Conehead
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You may remember my previous post in which I was frustrated about having been bitten up and down my arms and legs with bug bites. I thought they were bed bugs. Turns out, that's not the case. They were fleas. I have only one animal, a black and white cat. Her name is Rosie, and she's an indoor cat who does not interact with other animals. I figured that, because of that, she would not ever get fleas. Plus, I used to live in Denver, where the altitude and dry climate don't let fleas even survive. However, I had heard from a friend who works in pest control that bed bugs have made a resurgence, and so I thought it had to be that. However, when I threw out my bed (which I hated anyway), I inspected it thoroughly, there was absolutely no evidence of bed bugs. Then the man from the exterminator found no evidence of bed bugs. But something had bitten me!
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So I put out these sticky traps to catch bugs. None got trapped in my bedroom. However, after about a week, I found a few bugs in the traps in my living room, where my cat often hangs out. They were tiny. I could only see them in detail with a magnifying glass. Then I looked up images of bed bugs, fleas, and ticks on the Internet. These did not resemble bed bugs or ticks at all. They looked like fleas.
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So I treated my cat with this stuff called "Frontline Plus for Cats", and then I treated my whole place with this Ortho insecticide. I also have a fogger named "Hot Shot" that I was planning on using today, but I'm starting to think it may not be necessary. I haven't been bitten since I used those other methods. Plus, to bug bomb this place, I would have to disappear somewhere for several hours with my cat in the car, and it's snowing here. I think this might be enough. I gave her the Frontline treatment on the first of the month, and so I'll treat her with that again on the first of next month, just to keep the protection up.
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In one since, getting bitten by those fleas was a blessing in disguise. I had no idea my cat had fleas. She didn't seem to be scratching herself a lot, and cats are unfortunately very good at hiding their suffering. So she was probably getting bitten, and was suffering, and I didn't know it. So, at least this alerted me that she needed my help. I don't know for sure how we ended up with fleas, but those little monsters are crafty. I did buy a used guitar amp, a used guitar, and a used boom box recently, so maybe they hitched a ride on one of those. They can also jump, so it could have been as simple as they jumped from one person and onto me at the grocery store. But I think they're all dead now. If they make a comeback, maybe I'll go ahead and bug bomb this place. I had a negative reaction to getting bit. I was short on breath until, at the urging of a friend, I took an antihistamine.
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I hate these kind of bugs. It's a wakeup call to me to thoroughly inspect any hotel room, whether inexpensive or expensive, for bed bugs, fleas, and ticks. That's why I recommend to everyone to watch Youtube videos on how to inspect hotel rooms for these creepy crawlies. If you ever find a room with them, refuse to accept that room! Some of the Youtubers recommended accepting another room (after you inspect it), but I personally would demand my money back and would find another hotel.
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So I put out these sticky traps to catch bugs. None got trapped in my bedroom. However, after about a week, I found a few bugs in the traps in my living room, where my cat often hangs out. They were tiny. I could only see them in detail with a magnifying glass. Then I looked up images of bed bugs, fleas, and ticks on the Internet. These did not resemble bed bugs or ticks at all. They looked like fleas.
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So I treated my cat with this stuff called "Frontline Plus for Cats", and then I treated my whole place with this Ortho insecticide. I also have a fogger named "Hot Shot" that I was planning on using today, but I'm starting to think it may not be necessary. I haven't been bitten since I used those other methods. Plus, to bug bomb this place, I would have to disappear somewhere for several hours with my cat in the car, and it's snowing here. I think this might be enough. I gave her the Frontline treatment on the first of the month, and so I'll treat her with that again on the first of next month, just to keep the protection up.
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In one since, getting bitten by those fleas was a blessing in disguise. I had no idea my cat had fleas. She didn't seem to be scratching herself a lot, and cats are unfortunately very good at hiding their suffering. So she was probably getting bitten, and was suffering, and I didn't know it. So, at least this alerted me that she needed my help. I don't know for sure how we ended up with fleas, but those little monsters are crafty. I did buy a used guitar amp, a used guitar, and a used boom box recently, so maybe they hitched a ride on one of those. They can also jump, so it could have been as simple as they jumped from one person and onto me at the grocery store. But I think they're all dead now. If they make a comeback, maybe I'll go ahead and bug bomb this place. I had a negative reaction to getting bit. I was short on breath until, at the urging of a friend, I took an antihistamine.
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I hate these kind of bugs. It's a wakeup call to me to thoroughly inspect any hotel room, whether inexpensive or expensive, for bed bugs, fleas, and ticks. That's why I recommend to everyone to watch Youtube videos on how to inspect hotel rooms for these creepy crawlies. If you ever find a room with them, refuse to accept that room! Some of the Youtubers recommended accepting another room (after you inspect it), but I personally would demand my money back and would find another hotel.
