| In cats and dogs, fleas are perhaps the
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| | (white) and their presence means that
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| most common external parasite problem
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| | there are fleas on your pet - even if you
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| encountered by pet owners. They have been
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| | can't see any!It doesn't automatically
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| around for a very long time and know a
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| | follow however that getting rid of the
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| thing or two about species survival so
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| | fleas will sort out the hair loss
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| getting rid of a flea problem is never
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| | problem. Alas, it is often more
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| easy.
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| | complicated than that but reducing the
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| Keep the following in mind when tackling
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| | flea load will always be beneficial to a
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| fleas on your cat or dog.They are an
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| | scratching pet.Fleas, signs of fleas, or
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| environmental problem, not a pet problem.
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| | a skin reaction to fleas may be present
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| Yes, you will see the fleas on your pet,
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| | on a single e.g. dog in your household,
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| but those you see are a very small
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| | while your other dogs look fine. You
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| proportion of the total flea population
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| | cannot only treat the affected animal to
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| in your pets environment(approx 1%
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| | get rid of the fleas. You must treat all
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| visible to you vs 99% hidden in the
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| | the dogs (and cats) in the household AND
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| environment!). The implication of this is
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| | the environment or you are going to lose
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| that you cannot hope to beat a flea
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| | the battle.Very young animals can
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| problem by only treating the pet - you
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| | literally be sucked (almost) dry of blood
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| have to include the environment in your
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| | if they have a very heavy flea burden.
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| plans.Fleas need blood meals to survive
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| | This can obviously be life threatening on
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| and breed. They are also photophobic
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| | its own, and is often made worse by a
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| (don't like bright sunlight). So that
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| | concurrent worm infestation.What do you
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| patch of sand in the middle of your
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| | use to treat for fleas? By now I hope you
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| garden 20m from the dogs kennel is
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| | realise there is more to this than simply
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| unlikely to be the source of your flea
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| | buying a flea collar!There are a wide
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| problem.Fleas like warm, humid areas out
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| | range of products available for treating
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| of direct sunlight.Dogs and cats are the
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| | both pets and the environment. Remember
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| preferred host for the normal pet flea
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| | though that the formulations for dogs are
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| (C.felis). If you have pets but find
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| | usually different to those for cats -
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| fleas jumping onto you for a blood meal
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| | either in terms of the active ingredient
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| then you have a huge infestation on your
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| | or the dosage. Make sure you consult your
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| hands.The exception to this observation
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| | Veterinarian to establish what is safe
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| is if you move into somewhere that has
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| | for your pet - cats can be particularly
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| not been occupied for a while then newly
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| | susceptible to some of the chemicals used
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| hatched fleas will jump on anything to
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| | to control fleas.Whatever you use to
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| get a blood meal.One should not stop the
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| | treat the environment, it is best to
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| "anti-flea" drive over winter. As it gets
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| | start with a thorough mechanical cleaning
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| cooler, the flea lifecycle takes longer
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| | before you apply any sort of chemical.
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| to complete and the presence of fleas may
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| | Vacuuming, using only a nozzle to ensure
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| be less obvious. However, the lifecycle
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| | good suction into carpet pile and cracks
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| rarely stops altogether, even in very
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| | between floor boards, will remove a
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| cold climates because then the pets are
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| | significant number of the non mobile flea
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| often inside the house with central
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| | eggs and pupae present in the
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| heating. Hmm, lets see...warm,constant
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| | environment. Outside, remove moist and
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| humidity, out of direct sunlight - yes,
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| | rotting vegetation, cut the grass short
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| ideal conditions for flea survival.You
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| | and try to expose damp, shady areas to as
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| might not actually see any real live
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| | much sunlight as possible.Natural flea
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| fleas on your pet (this is particularly
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| | repellants are available but, as with the
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| true of cats because they groom so
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| | other anti-flea formulations, don't
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| frequently). But your pet may still have
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| | expect them to work miracles all by
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| a flea problem. If your dog or cat is
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| | themselves. fleas have been around a long
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| scratching a lot and has some hair loss,
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| | time - several million years in fact - so
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| especially just above the tail on the
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| | they know how to survive as a species.
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| lower back, then look for little black
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| | Your best efforts will be needed to keep
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| and/or white grains in the coat. These
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| | them under control!
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| are flea faeces (black) and flea eggs
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