As most people know, when you have cats you face the possibility of also having fleas. There are few pests worse than fleas, which are almost microscopic in size and hard to banish. If you want to know how to get rid of fleas on cats, without getting rids of your cats, then keep reading.
But don’t despair!!!!
Safeguarding your cat against fleas is not a difficult task. There are many flea control products to make this task easier.
If you need to know how to get rid of fleas on cats, then you already have a flea problem. Remember, getting rid of the fleas on your cats isn’t enough – you’ll have to free the entire house of fleas in order to keep them away from your cats for good. Getting rid of fleas can be a somewhat tedious process, so be ready to do some work to get rid of them.
The two main fleas that affect dogs and cats are Ctenocephalides Felis (cat flea), Ctenocephalides Canis (dog flea) with the cat flea being the most prevalent for both species. You can usually tell if your cat has fleas easily – if you run a comb (flea comb) through its hair and you get little pieces of small, black dirt then it probably has cat fleas. This dirt is actually flea excrement, and you will need to adopt a flea control program.
If you’ve got cat fleas, you need to look into a flea control method to safeguard your pet. Cats are often susceptible to fleas, and they can easily get them from wandering around outside, other animals or from trips to the vet. This page will give you some useful tips and information about flea control specifically with regards to cats.
Fleas are often more easily avoidable in cats than with other animals – mainly because an easy method is simply to make sure that your cat is an indoor cat. Generally, you shouldn’t ever let cats outside anyway – they don’t need to go out, and they will live much longer if kept indoors. The average life span for an indoor cat is 14 years, as opposed to three years for a cat that goes outside. Cars, diseases, accidents, and other animals are all good reasons to keep your cat inside even aside from the cat flea problem.
Most of the these suggested methods work for cats as well – vacuum and use flea control products on any area where your cat sleeps or hangs out, because there will be flea eggs and adult fleas there. Steam cleaning the carpets will kill most of the eggs. If you must let your cat outdoors, you might get a professional to clean the yard, or you can apply products to the area that you think will be within the cat’s territory.
You also need to make sure that your flea control product is approved for cats. Don’t EVER just go grab a dog flea control method and use it on a cat – they’re different animals, and it can cause serious health problems or even death if you do. Run anything with chemicals by your vet – usually all it takes is a quick phone call, and you can get recommended cat flea control products to get rid of cat fleas. There are a couple of big brands to look at – Frontline, Advantage, Revolution, and Program.
BUYERS BEWARE: Using products from pet shops like Bio-Spot have killed many animals. Using these topical products will put your animals at great risk.
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March 24th, 2010 at 6:17 am
Thanks for the link back, its greatly appreciated.
Gary
March 29th, 2010 at 9:18 am
If you are facing flea infestation at home, you might think that you need to enlist flea removal specialists for help. In fact, if you are willing to spend some effort and time, you can achieve flea extermination within a few days. This involves fumigating your home and yard, cleaning it, as well as keeping your pets in regular thorough bathing and pet hygiene routine.
March 29th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
There is noticeably a lot to grasp about this. I think you made some good points in Features also.
March 29th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
Thanks,
Fleas and I are mortal enemies.
Gary
March 29th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
You are correct Albertina,
A person does not need to hire and expensive exterminator. There are great products on the market now that one can use safely at nome.
Gary
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March 30th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Garlic is another example of a natural remedy and can sometimes be used in place of prescription drugs to treat heartworms in your dog. It is also very effective for repelling fleas and other known parasites. When using garlic to treat your cat or dog, always cook it thoroughly. Raw garlic can be harmful to your pet. I have a friend that has made cooked garlic a regular ingredient in her cats? food.
March 31st, 2010 at 4:47 am
Fairly entertaining post. Couldn’t be written much better. Browsing this post reminds me of my old friend. She constantly kept babbling about this. I will forward this post and I’m pretty sure it will be a good read for ‘em. Thanks for sharing!
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April 1st, 2010 at 7:39 am
Thanks a lot. I appreciate the comments.
Gary
April 1st, 2010 at 7:41 am
I wanted to keep the article simple. I might do another series on fleas and how the topicals medicines work.
Gary
April 1st, 2010 at 7:42 am
Garlic can be a benefit but only in small doses. Garlic causes cats ot become anemic and can be very dangerous if too much is used.
Gary
April 1st, 2010 at 7:43 am
Thanks a lot. Kudos are always nice to get.
Gary