Why Fleas Could Manifest More Health Matters in Felines
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009If you have noticed your cat itching a lot recently or have reason to believe you may be experiencing a flea problem make sure you’re aware of the peripheral problems fleas can create. Unfortunately fleas can come with additional cat illnesses.
Some cats are allergic to fleas and they may experience an allergic reaction. Fleas can also carry feline worms — specifically feline tapeworm — so a flea infestation can also cause a tapeworm infestation.
Once you find out you have fleas the first objective is getting rid of them. After you’ve treated for fleas you cat begin treating any other cat health problems the fleas might have created.
Treating fleas effectively includes treating your cat, treating your home and treating area outside where your kitty spends time. Since it encompasses so many areas you will need to weigh all the potential options. If you have children, if your pets have problems with traditional flea treatments or if you dislike like working with pesticides you may want to consider a natural flea treatment for your cat.
One of the more popular natural flea treatments is diaomaceous earth, a powder that dehydrates and kills fleas. Diatomaceous earth is safe enough to use directly on your pets, plus you can dust it into the carpet, on furniture in your pet’s bedding etc.
If you’re looking for a more traditional method one of the simplest to use is the once a month topical, that is put on your cat’s back between the shoulder blades where she can’t lick it. In addition you will also need to treat your home with something like a flea bomb or flea spray.
The other way to start eradicating fleas immediately is to vacuum every day and discard the vacuum bag. Vacuum both the carpet and furniture and anywhere your cat may spend a lot of time in the home.
Always read and follow directions cautiously with all flea control methods because they often contain ingredients that can be bad for pets and people when not used appropriately.
