Cat Fleas

Fleas are a reality for both cats and dogs unfortunately as they are parasites that feed off your pets causing a variety of disease as well as different types of worms. No matter how you look at it, fleas harm animals and can cause a great deal of pain and suffering as well as hair loss, allergies, itching and scratching, blood poisoning, anemia and other serious health concerns.

As far as flea control for cats go, flea prevention is the very best starting off point. The two simplest ways to discourage flea infestation are to make sure your cat has the healthiest nutrition possible and to make sure his environment is immaculately clean. Cat fleas can get on humans as well as they can easily multiply very quickly and once they inhabit your home they quickly take over it! Keeping your home as "flea free” as possible is essential to your welfare as well as the rest of your family's and all of your pets.

Do not assume that fleas only get on cats that go outdoors. Flea control for cats must extend to both indoor as well as outdoor cats alike. Fleas can easily be brought into a home by a cat or by any other source such as on a shoe or a piece of clothing. Fleas are quite the hitchhikers and can hitch a ride on your pant leg and then hop off once they are inside a home. Cat fleas can jump off and live on humans, as they go from spot to spot just as easily as they can on a cat or dog but they cannot hide as well on a person.

One flea is able to lay up to 20 eggs at a time if not more and they are able to lay eggs on a daily basis. What this means is that by the time you see the signs of fleas on your cat your home may have already become overrun by fleas.

Fleas are parasite that feed on cats that are old, weakened and not in the best of health. For that reason do everything you can to keep your cat in exceptional health. Flea control for cats is becoming more and more sophisticated. In order to treat your cat for fleas make a visit to the veterinarian and inquire about the products Advantage for tick and flea control for cats and Frontline for fleas and ticks for both cats and dogs.

Fleas can bite humans so you need to protect yourself, your pets and yourself as much as possible. Frontline Advantage is an excellent product that can only be purchased with a prescription for your cat or dog for flea control and keep in mind that ticks on cats can also be a problem so make sure to not just get appropriate flea control for your cat but proper tick control as well.