Kan det här vara Terry Pratchetts The Carpet People ? Huvudpersonerna är egentligen inte loppor, men de är loppor; De lever inte på ett husdjur, utan på en matta. men konceptet låter likartat, med "sugas bort" av ett vakuum (eller något liknande) som är en central plotpunkt.
The story follows the journey of a tribe called the Munrungs, across a world known as the Carpet. ... The Munrungs cross the carpet to find a new home after their village is destroyed by the powerful and mysterious natural force Fray. The origins of Fray are never explained in the book, but it is described in a way to suggest sweeping or vacuuming (some reviewers have suggested it represents human footfalls), and is referred to as sweeping on the back cover of the current UK edition...