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SERIOUS FLEA PROBLEM
I have a persian kitten [verry fluffy and full of fur] of course every animal has fleas but we never rally had a problem with ours. Well Lacey, the cat, has them horribly bad and we have given her baths over and over again. got the flea collar. the flea comb. the flea killer stuff to put on her neck. but none of them have been working bc she is still FULL of them! We even gave her a haircut amd she looks like a rat. shes bleeding because of the fleas and everyoen in the family at our household has flea bites. Any help on a HUGE flea problem???
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Hey!
And I thought I was the only one with that kinda problem. Heres what we did.
1)Talk to your vet about flea killers, colars and shampoos.
2)While your cat using these, clean the entire house. Beds, rugs, blankets, everything. Fleas can always hide in your house.
3) Baths, baths, baths. Even though cats hate water, do everything. Take as long as it needs to take to kill the fleas.
4) Talk with your vet some more.
If nothings working, then I don't know what to say. Keep cleaning!!
Hope I helped!! GOOD LUCK!!!
----Schmivvy♥----
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I had the same problem with my dogs, but we have sand fleas in the yard, and of course they do have to go outside. So, if your cat ever goes outside, or even you for that matter, then that could be the problem. Sand fleas will get on people's clothes, so when the person comes inside, the fleas do too. You might want to try getting the flea and tick foggers. It's just like a regular bug fogger except it focuses on fleas, flea eggs, and ticks. After you do that, if your cat still has them then the best thing to do is to go to a pet store and buy the yard spray for fleas and ticks-or call an exterminator-and spray the yard real good. Be sure that if you have to spray the yard that you fog the house and give your cat a bath on the same day so you kill all the fleas at once.
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Fleas don't live on the animal, they just use them for transport and food. They are living in your soft furnishings, carpets etc and breed prolifically.
You need to tackle both problems at the same time. Get a really good flea killer, if you can, Skoosh is brilliant, non toxic and safe around animals. You should treat your kitten at the same time with a good flea killer. Check with your vet if you've used a variety of flea killers on her as too many could have a nasty effect at her age.
As fleas can hibernate in your soft furnishings for some months, you should keep this two pronged attack on them going. Even in winter now, with central heating, fleas can be a problem.
Once your house and the kitten are free from fleas, keep the house clear and the kitten should be a lot better. If you use something like Frontline on her once a month, you should never see a flea on her again.
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