If you’ve treated your dog or cat for fleas and they’re still scratching, you’re not imagining things – and you’re not doing anything wrong. You’re just missing the other 95% of the problem.

The 5% Myth

Most pet owners assume that if they see a flea on their dog, the fleas are the problem. In reality, adult fleas on your pet make up only around 5% of the total infestation. The remaining 95% – eggs, larvae, and pupae – are living in your home: in the carpet, under the sofa cushions, in pet bedding, in the car, in the cracks of the floorboards.

That’s why a spot-on or a tablet, however effective on your pet, often isn’t enough on its own. You can treat the animal perfectly and still be dealing with a home reinfestation weeks later, because the environment was never addressed.

The Flea Life Cycle, Explained

To understand why home treatment matters, it helps to understand the four life stages of a flea:

  • Eggs – Laid on your pet, but they don’t stay there. They fall off almost immediately into carpets, bedding, and soft furnishings.
  • Larvae – Hatch out of sight, burrowing into carpet fibres and cracks, feeding on organic debris.
  • Pupae – Develop inside a protective cocoon, where they can lie dormant for weeks or months, waiting for the right conditions (vibration, warmth, carbon dioxide) to emerge.
  • Adult fleas – Jump onto a host to feed and breed, restarting the whole cycle.

Only the adult stage lives on the pet. Every other stage is hiding in the home. Break the cycle at just one point and the infestation carries on regardless.

A Different Kind of Household Spray

Most household flea sprays rely on pesticides that work by attacking a flea’s nervous system. They can be effective, but they usually come with a list of precautions: ventilate the room, keep children and pets out until it’s dry, avoid fish tanks. It’s often enough to put people off treating the home at all – which only makes the underlying problem worse.

FLEE Household Flea Spray takes a different approach. Rather than relying on pesticides, it uses dimethicone to physically trap fleas, mites, and their eggs on contact – no poisoning, no resistance, no harsh chemical residue.

That means:

  • Pesticide-free and safe to use around children, pets, plants, and even fish tanks
  • No need to ventilate or vacate the room while treating
  • Kills fleas, mites, and every life stage — eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults — on contact
  • One can treats an average four-bedroom home

Simply spray carpets, pet bedding, and other affected soft furnishings, and get on with your day.

Check out this video of our Vet Tech Jennifer Mahon who talks about FLEE – FLEE Spray

The Bottom Line

Fleas aren’t just a pet problem – they’re a household problem. Treating the animal alone tackles 5% of the infestation and leaves the other 95% to hatch out over the following weeks. Breaking the cycle means treating where the fleas actually live: the home.

FLEE Household Flea Spray is designed to fit easily alongside your existing parasite control routine, giving a simple, pesticide-free way to protect the whole household – pets and people included.

Treat the home, not just the pet – and stop fleas in their tracks. 

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