"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
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When visiting cat left fleas at my parents' abode, Mum was pregnant and
didn't want to use any chemicals.

Someone advised the family to apply vegetable oil to the ankles to stop
the fleas getting any foothold. This seemed to work.

Good idea.

You can catch bugs and fleas if you can see them with a wet bar of soap.

Mary