Cat fleas are fleas on pet cats. After sucking cat blood, they jump down to suck other animals and human blood. Because there are many types of blood-sucking animals, cat fleas often carry a variety of bacteria, which can infect various zoonotic dis...
Cat fleas are fleas on pet cats. After sucking cat blood, they jump down to suck other animals and human blood. Because there are many types of blood-sucking animals, cat fleas often carry a variety of bacteria, which can infect various zoonotic diseases and are extremely harmful to human health. Diagnosis and treatment Edit Fleas on cats and dogs are usually cat fleas. Sometimes cats also have rabbit fleas, etc. Fleas on cats can be basically eliminated completely by using modern medicines.
Why should we eliminate fleas?
1. Fleas carry larvae of parasites (tapeworm Dipylidium caninum). When cats comb, they will eat fleas and infect them. Fleas may also carry other infectious bacteria.
2. Flea adults drink cat blood. If it is a kitten, it may cause the cat to be anemia and weak.
3. Some dogs and cats are allergic to flea bites, so they always scratch and cause skin diseases.
4. Flea bites can cause itchy bumps to sensitive people, often near their ankles. (The doctor said that only people who are allergic to flea bites will have itchy skin and redness, but people who are allergic may not know that they are bitten. So when my parents were fleas, I felt that only I, LG, was bitten, and my ankles were terrible. My daughter and I were fine. But this allergy can be cultivated, and if you bite too much, you may be allergic.)
Does my cat have fleas?
The cat will eat fleas when combing, so it is difficult to spot fleas. Only when you notice a cat tickling or someone’s ankle bite will you realize there are fleas. To find fleas, it is best to place the cat on a piece of white paper and use a fine-toothed comb to comb it carefully. If there are fleas, sometimes you can comb out one or two fleas, but you can always find flea excrement - undigested cat blood - in a black comma shape and will melt and turn bloody on a damp cloth.
Flea Life cycle
Flea adults have been living in the host. The host was found to suck blood, and within two days, the adult began to reproduce at a rate of 50 eggs a day. The eggs and flea excrement fall on them together, and those excrements will be larvae and then parasitized on the animals. There are likely eggs and larvae everywhere a cat has been to, but it sleeps the most. Larvae like dark places, so they may move to the depths of carpets or sofas. The larvae finally form cocoons, and the adults grow in the cocoon, waiting for signals from the host to arrive, such as heat, or vibration. If there is no host, the adult can wait for two years in the cocoon. If the conditions are appropriate, the life cycle of the flea can be completed within 15 days. Flea growth is suitable for the growth of heated and carpeted homes all year round. An adult flea can produce thousands of eggs, larvae and adults waiting to hatch at home.
Eliminate fleas
In order to effectively eliminate fleas, adults must be killed and the growth environment of fleas must be controlled. There are many flea killing products on the market, formula, killing speed, effect, validity period, and difficulty of use. If a cat is allergic to flea bites, use quick flea medicine to prevent fleas from continuing to bite it.
Environmental control
Repeat vacuum frequently and immediately tie the bag of the vacuum cleaner tightly and throw it away, which can greatly reduce the chances of fleas growing into adults in the house during the non-adult stage. All the contaminated things should be considered to make the cat's bed thoroughly clean and then return to the animals to parasitize. Others should also be:
1. Use long-acting flea-killing drugs to cats or other pets with fleas to kill adults and prevent egg laying.
2. House treatment, kill fleas from different periods. This step is more difficult because the larvae may be deep in the carpet and sofa. It may be time-consuming and expensive because the entire house needs to be handled, including all the gaps and corners. It is best to suck up dust before taking medicine to stimulate adults to come out of the cocoon. Follow the instructions for use of the medicine to avoid poisoning.
Pay special attention to places where cats often appear, especially where they sleep. If you can wash it, you should wash it well and put it in the sun. If you can't wash it, you can consider throwing it away.
3. All cats and dogs can be given medicine to prevent fleas from becoming adults. But these medicines do not kill adult insects.
Follow all instructions for use, and some methods take several months to completely eliminate the fleas.
Long-term flea killing
If all fleas, non-adult insects are eliminated, the method of killing fleas should be changed. If the pets are not out, there is no need to do anything anymore. If this is not the case, you can choose a long-term flea-killing product. But it cannot be intermittent, and you must insist on using it.
Flea Elimination Products
Cat's neck collar, spray, hair wash (pet shampoo), powder, pills, etc.
Spray, hair wash (pet shampoo), powder has a short effective period. If there is flea growth in the environment around the cat, the cat will soon grow fleas. The cat's neck collar also has a certain validity period and needs to be replaced in time. Some people say that the cat's neck collar has a limited range of fleas, and fleas may grow outside the cat's neck. The collars bought in China may be of varying quality, so be careful when choosing (an article on Tucao mentioned that the main ingredients of the medicine should be: pyrethroid, pyrethroid, urethane, organophosphate or Aldoxi).
I saw Yingzi recommended using Fulaien and Pestinine, which may be the new flea anti-epitation products introduced below.
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have several new safe and effective products, which are harmless to mammals, so they can be used by kittens.
Frontline (Merial) drops or sprays that can safely remove fleas from two-day-old kittens. This medicine kills adult insects.
Advantage (Bayer) Drops kill adult insects.
Program (Novartis) Prevents flea eggs from hatching. Feed your cat once a month or inject it every six months. When fleas drink blood, they drink medicine into their bodies. But this medicine does not kill adult insects.
Staykil (Novartis) spray is used for environmental control and then back to the animals to parasitize. Therefore, when you have pets such as cats and dogs at home, it is best not to use carpets, as the carpet hides dirt and is also a hotbed of fleas. In addition, outdoor grass is also a breeding ground for flea egg laying, because the dog system prevents flea larvae from becoming adults.
There are also some that inhibit flea larvae from becoming parasitic in animals. Therefore, when you have pets such as cats and dogs at home, it is best not to use carpets, as the carpet hides dirt and is also a hotbed of fleas. In addition, outdoor grass is also a breeding ground for flea egg laying, because dog insects' hormone-like medicines (Acclaim 2000, made by Sanofi, or Indorex, made by Virbac) can be used for environmental control and sprayed in places where cats live, with an effective period of up to half a year to one year. These medicines can also kill insect eggs. These are also used as sprays and collars to kill fleas on cats.
Suggestion
Traditional flea-killing drugs are very likely to cause cat poisoning. Some flea-killing drugs for dogs are also poisonous to cats. If several flea-killing drugs are used at the same time, the chemicals in them may react and are toxic to the cat. Therefore, be careful when killing fleas. If the doctor prescribes flea medicines, other medicines, or anesthesia, tell the doctor the flea medicines you are using now. Back to the animals to parasitize. Therefore, when you have pets such as cats and dogs at home, it is best not to use carpets, as the carpet hides dirt and is also a hotbed of fleas. In addition, outdoor grass is also a breeding ground for fleas to lay eggs, because when dogs do not have fleas, be careful not to let cats get fleas; if there are fleas, you should eliminate fleas in time; but be very careful when killing fleas!
