Although fleas are so inconspicuous, this little creature can drive you crazy. Attention those who keep cats at home, if there are fleas on your cat, then the corners of your house may have already been “fluttered” with “fleas”! Because the adult fleas that live on cats only account for about 5% of the total number of fleas, and the remaining 95% are hidden in various places in your home.
I once had a friend who had two ragdoll cats at home. One day he suddenly asked the editor if he could keep the cats at my place for a few days because his children had big red envelopes. After the editor took the cats home, he isolated them as usual and put the two cats in a cage in the living room. At first, the two cats did not behave abnormally and were very clingy. But that night, the editor felt a little itchy and had a few bumps inexplicably. The editor naturally thought of the Ragdoll cats that had just arrived home, so he took a look at the cats’ hair. Sure enough, there were small black spots in the hair of both cats that made people feel numb. At that time, the editor was very heartbroken, but as an experienced shit shoveler, I can’t be timid at this time! I made a quick decision and immediately took the cats to the pet hospital to give them a bath. I also gave them some deworming medicine. I was so worried that I sprayed the entire living room and bathroom with insecticide spray. After doing this, the editor felt extremely lucky. Fortunately, the cat was isolated first, otherwise he would not be able to keep the cat!
Many people don’t understand. It’s understandable that stray cats have fleas. Why do domestic cats that never go out also have fleas?
In fact, most of the fleas on domestic cats are brought back from outside unintentionally. In the hot summer, flea eggs will remain in the grass. If the scavenger happens to pass by the grass, he will contaminate the flea eggs on his shoes or clothes and take them home. After arriving home, the flea eggs will be deposited in the warm and humid environment. After hatching, they will automatically find the environment most suitable for their growth, and cats are their best breeding ground. If the cat is found to be very strange during this period, has a great change in temper, and often scratches its body, it may be infected with fleas.
So what should owners do when their cats are infected with fleas?
1. Combing method
The scavenger can put on gloves and an apron, then pick up the cat’s hair with his hands, and then use a special pet combing brush to comb the cat’s hair to remove all fleas and insect eggs from the cat’s body. But be careful during this process to avoid letting fleas crawl on your body.
2. Drug therapy
The simplest and most direct way to kill fleas is to use deworming medicine on your cat. You can use external repellent drops specially designed for cats. This kind of drops is very expensive, but the effect is not bad, and it is very useful for cats to remove external parasites. I believe that those who have seen fleas on cats will never forget to deworm their cats in their lifetime!
3. Give the cat a bath
If there are not many fleas on the cat, the owner can remove them by giving the cat a bath. If the fleas are serious, they can take a medicated bath. But cats are very afraid of water. If you can bathe a cat by yourself, I respect you as a man. If that doesn’t work, you can send the cat to a pet store for professionals to handle it.
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