If my cats get fleas, I know about it! I’m a three-course free lunch for the little devils! The first sign for me is I start scratching, not the cat! Then I’ve red spots on my ankles, and if I give Dino a cuddle, I’m covered in bites!
Fortunately, my Dino never get fleas. Mainly because he’s a lazy seventeen year puss old who sleeps most of the day and won’t venture outside unless there isn’t a cloud in the sky, not the faintest chance of rain, or another cat passing by.
In their younger days, Zero, Ziggy and Dino would spend all night in the garden and only come in for breakfast and to use the loo! (Why they didn’t go outside…?) Inevitably, they picked up the nasty little bity animals who think they can catch a free ride into my gaff and treat it like a hotel!
The first treatment I tried was a good quality flea-combe, which I showed to the cats and gently introduced them to. Once they were used to it, they quite enjoyed being combed, especially when they were no longer being bitten.
I kept a bowl of water nearby so I could drown the fleas as I extracted them from the fur. A handy way to stop them making their escape and starting a family in my home!
But by far the best method I’ve found is a ‘Spot-on’ flea treatment which acts like flea birth-control. Very soon, my cats were flea-free, and one dose lasted well over a year. Check out the links below for some of the best flea treatments.
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