My mom has two cats, lucy a black cat and monty a ginger and white cat, it is just one of those irritating little things in life that are inevitable, if you have a cat you are going to get the odd stray flea or two in your home.

We use flea drops on the back of the cats necks but we still on rare occasions find a cople of fleas in the house.

My mom brought this flea spray which comes in a trigger action bottle it is a 500ml bottle of liquid that you spray directly onto soft furnishings, carpets, mats, pet bedding etc but do not spray it onto the animals as it is irritant to skin.

This is designed for fleas but will also kill ants, roaches and other insects.

This spray is great if you have already got fleas in your furniture or carpets as you notice them dying after just 20 minutes and is also good to prevent them being able to live in your furniture.

This spray cost £4.99, used once a week on all soft furnishings lasts around 8 weeks which is good as it keeps us in the knowledge that our house is a pest free zone except the pesky cats.

The only problem users may find with this spray is that it recomends you removing any pets from the room before spraying which is easy enough with a cat but if you are a fish keeper you will need to either remove the tank or cover it with a plastic cloth, we used a plastic table cloth on our fish tank.