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 Although there are many types of fleas the cat flea is the most common and lives on cats and dogs. The flea is very flat, and reddish brown in colour and about 3mm long. Fleas lay about 50 eggs a day and 500-600 over several months.
If you see salt and pepper like debris on your pets, fleas are probably the cause, and can be treated by combing your pet regularly with a special comb, and treated for fleas with an insecticide recommended for this purpose by your vet.
Pet bedding should be destroyed or hot washed. Fleas can spread to humans and bite mainly the ankles, wrists and stomach.
Treatment of fleas is best done by insecticide and even a 99% kill rate can leave survivors to form the basis of another infestation, therefore it is beneficial to treat again to ensure against reoccurrence.
Fleas go deep into carpets, upholstery and pet beds and the warmth encourages their existence. |
