Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Tips for Protecting Your Cat from Fleas

By Raymond Bosen


If you think that owning and taking care of a cat is such a tedious, well you are totally mistaken. But then you should know that the most common problem a cat lover should watch out for is cat fleas. As a cat owner and lover, you should know that these cat fleas are one of the most irritating parasites that will most likely infest your cats every now and then.

In order for you to protect yourself including your pet, you need to have sufficient knowledge and information about cats. Just in case you need to resolve an infestation, you also need to learn more about flea treatment and those important things you can do to remedy the problem.

If your cats at home love to spend their time playing outdoor, they would most likely obtain cat fleas which could result to a serious problem. You should be prepared at all times because the saliva of cat fleas can actually cause allergies to your cats and this may result to itchiness and redness. What's worse is that the itchiness and redness may cause serious skin diseases to surface.

You should know that if this cat flea infestation is not cured right away, it may lead to serious problems such as anemia or bubonic plague. Just in case you don't know, cat fleas may cause kittens to get weak and in worst case scenarios, they could even die. You should also know that checking those preventive measures is very crucial so that you could immediately take care of your cat and remedy the flea infestation.

To start off, you need to examine closely if your pet has been infested by cat flea. For you to be able to say that your cat has been infested by cat flea, you need to pay close attention to some important symptoms and signs. If you notice that your cat is scratching more often than the usual, expect that he is already infested with cat flea.

If you wish to solve this problem right away, you can go ahead and brush the fur of your cat using a fine tooth comb. It is important that you invest on this thing in order to avoid the spread of cat flea. If you were able to get one cat flea from the fine tooth comb you were using, you need to place it in warm water to eventually kill it. Yes, you can choose to squeeze the cat fleas, you wouldn't manage them if they are too many. You should kill the cat fleas right away because you might be having problems in case they will scatter all over your house.




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