What increases my risk for a hypertensive crisis? Failure to take your blood pressure medicine as directed by your doctor. Hypertension caused by pregnancy (preeclampsia, eclampsia) Thyroid disease, kidney or adrenal disease, heart disease, or stroke. Cocaine or amphetamine use. Cigarette smoking or alcohol abuse.
Fill shallow bowls of water with dish detergent. The water and dish detergent mixture is like a toxic swimming pool for fleas. When they jump into the mixture, they die. Place the water and detergent mixture in a very shallow bowl, low enough to the ground so that the fleas accidentally hop into it. An old frisbee does the job quite well.
Kill adults: Use a flea comb to pick them off and drown them in soapy water. Follow this with a flea bath and a dusting of DE. Dust DE on pets bedding and carpets, and vacuum carpets after 30 minutes. Get rid of the eggs: Vacuum, vacuum, vacuum. Vacuum carpets like your life depends on it, and be even stricter about your petâs bed and resting places.