Flea Cats - Flea Control Tips |
- Only ever use cat flea products on cats and always follow the manufacturers instructions.
- Only 5% of adult fleas live on your pet. The remainder are found in the home & garden, therefore you need to treat these areas at the same time you treat your pet(s). Pay particular attention to sleeping areas, nooks, crannies & other hard to reach areas where fleas (in all their life stages) can hide.
- Treat all pets in your household.
- Use a monthly flea treatment on your pet to prevent fleas re-occurring.
- Regularly check your pet for signs of fleas. If you are unsure, stand your cat on a white piece of paper, rough up it's fur a little & then lightly spray the paper with a demister. If you have very small brown specks which leave red stains on the paper then that is a sure sign your cat has fleas.
- Vacuum regularly. Put a flea collar in your vacuum cleaner bag.
- Wash pet bedding in hot water regularly.
- If you continue to have problems with a flea infestation after treating your pet, home & outdoors, call in a pest controller.
- Read here for useful information on how to treat flea bites in humans.
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