Has your cat been tickling a lot recently? Maybe it's because you have fleas.

Has your cat been tickling a lot recently? Maybe it's because you have fleas.

Although the summer when the temperature gradually becomes sultry makes the shovel officers and cats feel uncomfortable, it is the breeding season for fleas, mites, filariasis and other parasites.

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Fleas are particularly annoying. As long as a flea appears at home, it will multiply rapidly. Therefore, if the shovel officer does not have a comprehensive plan, it is difficult to remove fleas from cats.

In addition, fleas will not only hurt cats, but also hurt shovel officials. Therefore, Fat Orange will tell you in detail how to find, eliminate and prevent fleas on cats today.

The so-called cat fleas refer to fleas parasitic on cats. Cat fleas usually have the following five characteristics:

Parasitic on cats;

Body length is about 2 ~ 3 mm;

Summer rainy season is its breeding season;

The environment with temperature 18~27 degrees and humidity of 75%~85% is the most easy to breed.

You can survive 100 days without blood feeding, and you can survive for half a year with blood feeding.

Cats and fleas can survive and reproduce at temperatures above 13 degrees, especially in spring and summer.

When cat fleas begin to breed, each adult flea can lay 4~20 eggs every day. In the absence of external environmental constraints, the egg production of an adult will exceed 1000. These eggs will become larvae and adults in about 4 weeks.

However, in the rainy season in summer, that is, the peak period of cat flea reproduction, the growth cycle from egg to adult is only about 13 days, so once fleas are found on cats, it will be very troublesome to eliminate them.

Even in the cold winter, cats and fleas can survive, not to mention the warm indoor environment. In addition, affected by the rising temperature caused by global warming, cats and fleas in many areas can breed all year round, which makes me feel terrible just thinking about it.

For free-range cats, they may have fleas parasitic on their bodies during contact with other cats, or they may have an opportunity when cats lie on some grass.

In addition, more and more people keep dogs now, and dogs like to play outside, which may cause fleas to land on the nearby grass or roads, thus expanding the habitat of fleas and making them more likely to parasitize cats.

For cats kept indoors, their cat fleas may be brought in by dung shovels, dogs or visiting guests living at home. And if other homeowners on the same floor also feed their pets, cats will be parasitized by cats and fleas even if they don't go out.

In short, cat fleas will try their best to parasitize cats.

Some diseases and symptoms caused by cat fleas parasitizing cats;

1. Cat flea allergic dermatitis

This is allergic dermatitis caused by protein in saliva of cats and fleas. At this time, the cat kept scratching hard because of severe itching, which would cause the cat's skin to fester and bleed. Other symptoms include rash and hair loss on the neck, back and buttocks of cats.

However, this is related to the cat's physique. Some cats will have allergic reactions as long as they are infected with one or two cat fleas, while others don't take cat fleas seriously at all.

2. Dichotomonas canis

Diptera canis larvae may exist in adult cat fleas. If the cat just swallows the adult containing Dichotomonas canis when combing its hair, then Dichotomonas canis will parasitize the cat, and then some problems will occur. In this article, if there are small white particles on the cat's ass, it means that there are bugs in it and it needs to be repelled. This article mainly explains the relevant knowledge of dipylidium caninum, and interested friends can go and have a look.

3. Bartonella infection in cat blood

Bartonella feline infection refers to an infectious disease of cats caused by Bartonella feline. Because of its infectivity, it is also called "cat infectious anemia".

Although there is no clear infection route of feline infectious anemia at present, it is generally believed that it is infected by fleas and mosquitoes with blood-borne pathogens.

If the red blood cells of cats are destroyed, it will lead to anemia, listlessness and loss of appetite. With the aggravation of anemia, the gingival mucosa of cats will turn white, and symptoms such as shortness of breath will appear, which may even lead to the death of cats.

4. Cat scratch disease

Cat scratch disease is an infectious disease that infects people because of being scratched or bitten by cats. The incidence of cat scratch disease is relatively high in spring and summer, even in winter.

The main culprit of cat scratch disease is Toxoplasma gondii in Sebal, which is very common in cats, so even if it is infected, it has no symptoms. However, if a person is infected with cat scratch disease, after several days to weeks of incubation, it will cause swelling and pain of lymph nodes.

In addition, when people's lymph nodes swell for one month due to cat scratch disease, eye complications such as spasm, confusion, rash, arthritis and conjunctivitis may occur.

If people infected with cat scratch disease have mild symptoms, they can be cured naturally through their own functions. However, patients with immune diseases such as HIV, children with low immunity and the elderly can easily aggravate their symptoms because of cat scratches.

Cats and fleas can also jump on people to bite people, causing papules, pus and edema on people. Don't tickle your nails at this time, otherwise it will aggravate your condition. )

How did the shovel officer find fleas on cats?

When cats have fleas, they will comb their hair frequently, tickle themselves (mainly with their hind legs), or shake their heads hard. And there will be red spots or "scabs" where cats and fleas have bitten.

Because cats and fleas are relatively small, they often take blood and are not easy to be found. The shovel officer can scratch the cat's hair to see if there is any feces left by cat fleas.

The excrement of cat fleas looks like small black crumbs. If the shovel officer can't tell whether it is cat flea excrement or not, he can put these scraps on a wet tissue. If it turns brown and black, it is the excrement of cat fleas.

Of course, the shovel officer can also go directly to the cat to find cat fleas. Cat fleas like to stay inside the cat's body, such as the side abdomen (from armpit to ribs), thighs, around the abdomen, around the anus, and inside the tail and ears. The shovel officer can find another place from one place and clean up the cats and fleas step by step.

When eliminating and preventing fleas on cats, four methods are mainly used: insect repellent, flea comb, bathing and cleaning the room.

repellent

The best way to eliminate cat fleas is to use drugs. These anthelmintics can not only eliminate fleas, but also have effects on parasites such as roundworms, filariasis and tapeworms. The drugs for cats that have good effect in eliminating cat fleas are Dashu, Aiwoke, Fulham Enhanced Cat Drops, Brian and so on.

Big pets: the main function is to prevent filariasis, fleas (eggs, larvae and adults are effective), mites and roundworms, and the drug effect can last for one month. Moreover, because the administration method is to put the medicine on the cat's neck, it also has the advantage of simple use. The side effect is that the cat may itch and lose hair at the site of administration. If the cat licks the site of administration, it may cause the cat to vomit and drool. (Check whether cats are infected with filariasis before using Dapet. )

Eivok: Its main function is to eliminate fleas and mites, prevent filariasis, and eliminate cat roundworms and hookworms. Its efficacy can last for about one month. When using Avak for cats, you must use it regularly, and the elimination effect is very good. The side effects are nervous symptoms such as trembling, mydriasis, abnormal breathing, drooling, itchy skin, hair removal, loss of appetite and other symptoms when cats lick Aiwalker.

Fulham Enhanced Cat Drops: The main function is to kill the eggs, larvae and adults of fleas by regular administration, and almost 100% of the adults of fleas are killed within 24 hours, but it takes about 48 hours to kill white lice. The biggest feature of R&F is that it takes a short time to eliminate fleas.

Brian: Its main functions are to eliminate and prevent fleas (including eggs, larvae and adults), to eliminate Diptera canis, to prevent ticks, to prevent filariasis, and to prevent cat roundworms and hookworms. Blaine is also a dispensing type, but according to the weight of cats, there will be different dosage, which is mainly divided into two categories: cats under 2.5 kg and cats between 2.5 kg and 7.5 kg. Only cats over 7 weeks old can use this medicine.

The cat fleas we see in cats may only be adult fleas, accounting for only about 5% of cat fleas, and the remaining 95% are flea eggs and flea larvae. As long as flea eggs and larvae are still there, cats should be given drugs regularly.

The usage of these drugs is clearly written in this article. How to make cats take medicine? Cats won't take medicine on their own initiative unless the shovel officer uses some means.

Flea comb

Because the size of fleas is only about 2~3mm, it is difficult to get cat fleas out when combing hair with a general comb. You can only use a narrow flea comb.

However, when using flea combs, shovel officials must pay attention to the escape of fleas and the fall of flea eggs. Because fleas can jump more than 0/00 times their body length/kloc-,it is necessary to ensure that fleas made by flea combs cannot escape.

Shovel officials can kill fleas in special rooms or choose to kill fleas outside the house. Of course, the most common method is to comb the fleas in the water every few times after grooming the cats. I like to stick cat fleas on the flea comb with transparent glue.

In addition, the shovel officer must not squeeze those fleas, otherwise the eggs in some fleas will fall out and the shovel officer will not find them easily.

If the cat meows like eating pain when combing its hair with a flea comb, it may be that the cat has dermatitis, so the shovel officer had better wait for the cat's dermatitis to get better before using the flea comb.

have a bath

Because cat fleas are not water-resistant, bathing cats can also kill them. Of course, the shovel officer had better use some shampoo with good effect of killing cat fleas. This can not only wash away mature cat fleas, but also wash away cat fleas' feces and eggs attached to cat hair, so bathing cats regularly can also eliminate and prevent cat fleas. Alkaline shampoo can neutralize the acidic saliva left by fleas in the bitten parts of cats and relieve itching for cats. )

When or after bathing a cat, you can comb it with a flea comb. Fleas and flea eggs that have not been eliminated at this time can be eliminated twice. This process should not last long, after all, it is not good for cats to catch cold.

However, don't wait for the cat's hair to dry before combing it with a flea comb, because fleas and flea eggs may be scattered everywhere during the cat's hair drying process, and some fleas will choose to run away after the hair is dry, so be sure to use a flea comb after bathing the cat.

clean the room

The shovel officer should not only eliminate fleas for cats, but also give the family a general cleaning. If the fleas at home are not eliminated, the eggs and larvae of fleas will continue to increase, and then they will pounce on the cat that has eliminated the cat fleas again.

Especially in the corners of the room, gaps in furniture (especially sofas, beds, wardrobes, bookcases) and towels and cat nests that cats often use, it is easy for cats to breed fleas, so the shovel officer must be diligent in cleaning.

For fleas, warm indoors all year round is a good place for them to breed. If they are not "cleared" by shovel officials, their numbers will continue to increase. For example, at first, there were only 10 fleas at home, and after 30 days, it may become 2000 fleas, 90000 flea eggs, and 100000 flea larvae!

At this stage of eliminating cat fleas, it takes at least four weeks for the shovel officer to clean every corner of the room every day. Focus on using vacuum cleaner to eliminate cat fleas, and then use spray insecticide or baking soda according to the actual situation. Cats can't touch baking soda. Be careful.

The garbage bag should be replaced after each cleaning, and the suction nozzle and filter screen on the vacuum cleaner should be disinfected to prevent cats and fleas from breeding in the vacuum cleaner.

In fact, indoor rearing can effectively prevent domestic cats from being parasitized by cat fleas, because cat fleas mainly live in places where direct sunlight can be seen, such as grass, mud and roads, so most of the cats infected with cat fleas are stray cats and those who are free-range.

At the same time, the shovel officer should also pay attention when he goes home. After all, cat fleas may jump into the clothes of the shovel officer and follow them into the house, so even cats fed indoors may be parasitized by cat fleas. (Fleas seem to like to drill into people's clothes.)

Therefore, the shovel officer had better take off his clothes and wash his hands when he comes home. It would be best if the shoes could be put outside the door. If not, let the cat wander around where there are few shoes.

Of course, the shovel officer can also bring a flea-proof collar to the cat. However, it seems that this flea-proof collar can only make cats have no fleas around their necks, and there are still other places. Shovel officials choose whether to use flea-proof collars according to their actual situation.

If the shovel officer finds cat fleas on the cat, he must not mess up the stitches. He mainly kills cat fleas by giving cats medicine regularly every day and cleaning indoor hygiene. Is there any good way to eliminate and prevent cat fleas?