Alright.. so i need to kill fleas that MAY be in my carpet. I havn't seen any hop on me but my kitten has got fleas. I have a 12 month old son also.. that crawls on the carpet and puts anything in sight in his mouth, including his hands that obviously touch the carpet. I am sure SOMEONE has had this conundrum at some point... I am hoping some one can help me with this. What i have done so far, i've washed my precious with baby shampoo and combed the rest out... and so far i haven't seen her itch or any live fleas (she's white so they are evident) but i am sure they have gotten in my carpet in my living room. anything NATURAL or CHEMICAL that is toxic for my cat or baby is out of the question.. thanks for reading. i hope you can help!! :)
then make sure you vacuum and dust, then put things back.
Rigorous vacuuming will be the best approach. Things that may be non-toxic to your baby are not going to be good for your kitten. For instance, boric acid is considered a non-toxic approach, but if it gets on your kitten's paws, and your kitten washes its paws (which it will do), it is toxic. But you can get some boric acid or diatomaceous earth, and suck some up the vacuum after you clean. That will work on any fleas in the bag that may have survived the trip through the vacuum.
I would suggest first, doing what you are doing. I am not sure if regular shampoo works as well, but dish washing liquid does kill fleas. Using a metal flea comb on the head, face and ears will get the runaways. If you did not do the head right away, you might repeat the bath. Then, after the first bath, wait about 7 to 10 days and repeat the process, which gets any newly-hatched fleas. Make sure that you leave the dish soap bubbles on the kitten until the fleas are not moving. If you repeat this bath and metal flea combing and don't see anymore fleas, you are probably in the clear. If you just go the kitten within about one week, or so you might be O.K. I would wait to use chemicals and especially around a baby. If there aren't fleas jumping onto your kitten right now, there may not be any in the carpeting. Vacuum each day. See how it goes by the next week or 10 days. You can also comb with metal flea comb on a daily basis, if you are so, inclined. Dip any live fleas on the comb, into a cup of water with dish soap in it.
