My friend has fleas bad. She has 1 sheltie (very thick coat), 1 mutt/collie/suluki/retriever mix, 5 cats, 5 ferrets and 2 cocketiels. Frontline has stopped working on the ferrets after just a week! Sargents drops worked on the 3 cats but her daughter used Hartz drops on the other 2. Hartz not working. Bug bombed their home just last weekend. Fleas still there. Well daughter and son-in-law (my son) didn't pick up their clothes so the fleas survived under them (sigh). Their hot water tank is broken. Everything is going wrong. They have bathed the animals in the cold water with Dawn. We read that Borax does a great job when sprinkled on, let to sit at least a couple hours, vacuum up then remove bag from home. But I also read that it is very toxic to animals that groom, such as cats and ferrets. Please - any advise I can give her? They are struggling with mounting dialysis bills so buying a lot of the expensive items is totally out of the question. Thanks Kathy of Sammy's Clubhouse Spokane Ferret Rescue and Education [Posted in FML 7520]