Bathe your dog or cat using a gentle shampoo or a citrus-based dishwashing liquid. You can also use a commercial flea dip. Fleas don't grasp onto your pet's hair shaft, so they will fall into the water and drown.  Bathing is unfortunately not enough to stop a flea infestation. Other fleas in the environment may jump back onto your pet once they are dry. It is important to follow the bath with medication as well. After the bath, comb your pet with a flea comb. You'll also want to use a flea comb every time your pet is treated for fleas. Ask your groomer to clip your pet's hair or shave it shorter prior to other treatments. That way, the insecticide can reach your pet's skin where the fleas live and can make the flea comb more effective. Talk to your vet about sprays and spot on that you can apply to your pet's skin. Different medications will come in different forms (oral medication your pet must swallow or topical treatments you apply to their fur) and they will do different things. For instance, Program doesn't kill fleas but prevents them from breeding, and is therefore best for a mild infestation. Oral products such as Capstar and Nexgard kill fleas, but Capstar only works for 24 hours, whereas Nexgard is effective for 30 days. Ask your vet which treatment is best for your pet.  Be sure to use the correct dosage made specifically for your pet, as your pet can have a serious reaction to an overdose. Never use dog flea prevention on a cat, as a cat's nervous system can only handle feline flea preventative. Give the flea preventative on the same day that you treat your house and yard for fleas for maximum effectiveness. Washing will significantly reduce the number of flea eggs and larvae on the bedding and cloth items and will make your insecticide more effective.  The wash cycle will not kill the fleas, but it may eject some of the eggs through the drain.  The dry cycle, on normal for over 30 minutes, will kill the eggs and any fleas remaining on the cloth. Do this all at the same time, removing everything at once and wrapping it in tied-up sheets.  Keep the clean items wrapped in clean sheets or garbage bags until 12 hours after you've treated your house and your animals to prevent fleas from crawling onto the clean items. Fleas will smell your pet and will jump onto their fur, and they will be eliminated soon after they bite your pet's skin. This may help you bring an infestation under control. If your animal must go outside, keep it away from long grasses, fallen leaves, gravel areas or sandy patches.  If you have a dog and you need to walk the dog, try to stick to pavement for this first month. While your dog or cat is toxic to fleas jumping on them, you are trying to eliminate a nasty infestation, and you don't want to introduce new fleas to your pet when you are trying to kill off the old ones. If possible, keep pets inside during the winter months, especially cats.  Quarantining your animals can save you money because after your infestation is eliminated, you don't need to re-treat them unless you notice more fleas. If your pet stays inside, then you can probably stop the flea preventative treatments after four months. However, if your pets are going outside, you need to continue the treatments.

Summary: Start with a good bath. Treat all your pets using either oral or topical medications. Wash your pet's bedding as well as any cloth items that have been on the floor. Allow your pets to roam freely around your house after treatment. Consider keeping your pet indoors as much as possible for the first 30 days. Continue treating your pets with flea preventative every 30 days.


Apply dry cleaning solvent to a clean cloth or paper towel, and press it against a small, hidden area of your carpeting. After several minutes, take a damp cloth and blot out the solvent. Allow test area to dry, and make sure the solvent did not leave a stain or remove dye from the carpeting. Using a cloth or paper towels, press the solvent into the stained carpeting, moving from the outer edges to the middle of the stain. Press hard enough for the solvent to penetrate deep into the carpet fibers. Then allow the stain area to dry. Try using a fan or dehumidifier in the room to speed the drying process. If traces are found, repeat the process described above. You may need to clean the area multiple times before the stain disappears completely. This is normal with oil stains because the oil may seep up through the carpet fibers after the initial cleaning.

Summary: Test the dry cleaning solvent before applying it to the oil stain area. Apply the dry cleaning solvent to the oil stain area. After 5 minutes, take a damp cloth or paper towel and blot up the dry cleaning solvent from the carpeting. Examine the dried carpeting for any traces of the oil stain.


You may find that various people, ranging from security guards to colleagues, might suggest your dress is offensive. Sometimes such people are trying to help you by providing advice.  It’s best to remain calm and apologize. If possible, you could say you will go back to the hotel or home to change. The problem with getting angry or resisting this change is that the police could get involved then, and you don’t want that. You could just throw a Pashmina shawl around your shoulders and avoid a stickier situation. In addition to dress, keep public displays of affection for private times. It’s all about Dubai’s cultural modesty requirements.  Don’t hold hands, hug, or make out in public.  Be aware that Islamic women in Dubai might not appreciate a handshake or eye contact. A British couple was jailed for a month because they kissed each other in public.  You could be arrested for offending public decency especially if the complaining person is Muslim and a citizen of the United Arab Emirates. You could be deported or end up with a month in jail.
Summary: Handle criticism well. Follow rules for public displays of affection as well.