hi Rowena hello bee how are you today question odd we're good would like some advice on flu protection okay well did you know that pets don't commonly pick up fleas from other pets it's a myth they actually pick up fleas from places such as your garden or parks where untreated pets or wildlife such as foxes birds and hedgehogs drop flea eggs onto the ground these eggs then become larvae and develop into cocoons when your pet walks through these areas they stimulate fleas to hatch from these cocoons which then jump on them so that mean the indoor pets like B aren't going to get fleas even they can become exposed through untreated pets visiting the home or tiny flea eggs or pupae being brought into the home on shoes or unclosing a small number of fleas can quickly result in a home infestation because I adult female fleas can lay up to 50 eggs a day a day yeah that's around a thousand eggs in 21 days a lot of fleas it can take three months sometimes longer depending on the flea burden there's no chemical product that can kill existing cocoons also known as pupae in your home so you have to wait for them to develop into fleas and hatch out and then jump onto your treated pets for them to be killed so here are some simple tips to help you prevent a flea infestation firstly apply for an M plus every four weeks throughout the year to help protect against fleas and ticks secondly treat all cats and dogs in the household as each pets can act as a host for a flea infestation for 9 Plus combines two active ingredients one to kill adult fleas and another to stop flea eggs from developing into adults therefore breaking the flea lifecycle so prevention is better than cure precisely you should be aware that it's normal to still see fleas on your pet after treatment in fact fleas may become more visible this is because for a nine-plus kills fleas by affecting their central nervous systems making them hyperactive don't worry the fleas will be killed within 24 of jumping onto your treated pet and to help you remember when to treat you can set up a free reminder UK frontline calm perfect will register today you