If you see some dust-like specks on your pet’s fur, check them right away. They might be flea dirt! Get a piece of clean white paper and press on those specks. If some red spots appear, then those are flea droppings.

So be alarmed. Flea presence in your pet means you have fleas at home. As to how many, we can’t be certain. Counting them one by one is like counting stars on a clear, moonless night. But every flea in your pet’s fur could mean dozens more somewhere in your house. If you are too slow to act decisively, you’ll be itching and scratching together with your pet.

Don’t panic. If you’ve thought of marooning your pet somewhere, that’s the devil whispering over your shoulder. Seeking help online or from a neighbor who has a similar experience is a good start. But what if your flea problem is massive and requires immediate action?

All you have to do is to find the person who knows everything about your pet – no other than the pet specialist, the veterinarian. From him you could get all the necessary information you will need for your worries.

Your pet’s veterinarian will surely advise you that you de-flea everything. These de-fleaing procedures will cover not just the flea-infested pet, but the house as well, stopping flea infestation as well as the possible re-infestation.

The use of flea bombs or flea foggers is the best choice in tidying up the entire house. Flea floggers are effective but must be used with extreme caution as they contain toxic chemicals.

Here are some safety tips in using flea foggers:

Read the instruction that comes with the package and follow it to a tee.

Take your children, pets, and all your children’s and pets’ belongings outside before you ‘bomb’ the house. Don’t forget beddings, food, water and food containers, litter boxes, toys, and other things your children and your pet come into contact with.

Either you remove your kitchen and dining wares, utensils, spices and other food items form your house or you securely seal your cabinets, drawers, cupboards and refrigerators airtight using blue painter’s tape.

To make sure that the flea fogger covers the entire room, take your furniture out of the house or move it to another floor. Cover with plastic sheets or tarps any piece of furniture or bedding that you won’t take outside and tape the covers tight.

Stay out of the house while the fogging goes on and remain outside together with your children and your pets for eight hours after the fogging.

Flea foggers are extremely flammable. Don’t light a fire near the house when you are flea fogging it or just after flea fogging. Blow out the pilot light on your stove if you have a gas stove before you set off the fogger.

Put the fogger or bomb on some old newspapers or old rug. Wear latex gloves when you set off the fogger and dispose of the gloves immediately when you get outside.

Make sure that you adequately ventilate the house before you return. Open the windows and the doors and turn on the fans.

Scrub everything inside the house to remove the chemical residues.

If you have cats, don’t use a flea fogger that has permethrin, which is highly toxic to cats.

If you’re pregnant, using a flea fogger is out of the question.

Dispose of used flea bombs carefully, following the instruction. Remember that the active ingredients in flea foggers remain toxic for a period of time specified in the product label.

Flea foggers are the toughest remedy to flea infestation. Make sure you’re ready to use one.