How to quickly and safely remove fleas from a cat

Fighting fleas in cats is a whole task more complicated than the same process in cats or kittens. The main problem here is the inclination of the cats to constant multi-day love adventures, which is especially important for animals living in private houses and apartments on the lower floors.

Such cats cling to parasites with enviable regularity and with no less diligence carry them into the house. Therefore, to think about how to bring fleas from a cat, the owners of such revelers have to quite often. Fortunately, today there are a lot of means for ridding the animal of fleas, and, in fact, the removal of fleas consists in the correct choice of an effective and safe means, and then in its correct application.

In no case can one treat the presence of fleas in a cat as a self-evident fact and discourage that, they say, it still fastens. Fleas are not only parasites that constantly bite and disturb pet, but also transmitters of many dangerous diseases.And a loving owner will never allow his pet to risk picking up a dangerous ailment because of the reluctance to treat it once more from parasites.

Therefore, if the parasites of the cat appeared, they definitely need to fight. But before removing fleas from a cat, you need to choose the right tool that will surely destroy these fleas. Let's start with this ...

 

Flea Remedies for Cats

All the tools that could be used to remove fleas in a cat are divided into several types:

• Flea drops on withers are easy to use, but at the same time quite effective and safe means. Fleas are destroyed on the animal itself, as well as for a certain period (from several days to several weeks) provide protection against re-infection. The most sensible of all such drops would be to bring fleas from a cat, which is rarely on the street and only accidentally infected with fleas. It is important to follow the safety: the principle of the droplets is based on the penetration of the insecticide into the blood vessels under the skin, and in animals with high sensitivity this can cause allergies. The best known are flea drops from Advantage, Frontline, Hartz, Bars and Blochnet.
• Flea spray - a means for rapid and total removal of parasites. For an animal it is relatively safe, but a little more difficult to apply than drops. The sphere of their use is strongly infected with parasites, but otherwise healthy cats (the presence of the disease in a pet can aggravate the toxic effect of insecticides on the animal itself). Sprays have a weak residual effect and protect the animal from parasites at best only a few days. The best known are flea sprays, for example, Frontline, Hartz, Bolfo.
• Flea shampoos - especially suitable for breeding parasites in a cat with very sensitive skin and good fur. Flea shampoos are good for pedigree animals, but for their successful use the cat must at least tolerate bathing. Many brands of shampoos, well recommended Mr. Bruno, Beaphar, Rolf Club, Phytoelite and Dr. Zoo.
• Flea collars - more suitable for protection against re-infection, rather than for removing fleas from a cat. However, when a pet is slightly infected, a dressed collar is enough for the fleas to leave the animal's fur. This tool is not suitable for cats with sensitive skin and exhibition specimens - because of the collar, hair is often erased around the neck.However, collars are literally necessary for animals that spend most of their time on the street. Often they are used as an additional means of prevention. Kiltix collars are especially effective, but they are expensive - they provide protection for up to six months. More available, but also faster exhaled Hartz and Beaphar.

There are also special flea powder, but for cats they are used extremely rarely. Such drugs require time-consuming application and are usually not as effective as, for example, drops or sprays.

On a note

You should be prepared for the fact that before the complete elimination of fleas will have to buy several funds. After all, before removing fleas from a cat, it is impossible to predict whether he will be allergic to the drug or whether the fleas will not be resistant to a particular insecticide in drops or spray. But most often, the deliverance of the animal from parasites occurs quickly and does not require additional efforts.

Folk remedies for fleas for the most part are not effective enough and can only be used as additional drugs that enhance the action of the main drug.

 

The procedure for removing fleas from a cat

To remove fleas in a cat should be strictly according to the instructions for a specific drug.Before the procedure, it is advisable to comb the animal, wash its bed, and thoroughly treat the place where the pet is resting with insecticides and wash it.

Drops of fleas are applied to the skin at the withers and rubbed with fingers until completely absorbed. Some drops must be spread in several places along the spine. It is important to do this where the cat cannot lick the coat off.

When sprayed, the cat needs to constantly push the wool and spray the preparation directly onto the skin. Depending on the instructions in the instructions, the animal should not be bathed and allowed to wash for 0.5 - 3 hours after treatment. Then it is desirable to bathe it under running water.

With anti-flea shampoo, the cat is bathed the same way as with any other. It is advisable to wash the animal's hair with a simple shampoo after washing off the insecticidal shampoo.

After applying any means to the cat, it is advisable to wear an anti-flea collar in order to protect it from reinfection. If you constantly wear a collar to an animal, you should wear it at least while walking on the street (as well as, for example, during the same love adventure).

 

Safety and precautions when breeding fleas

Most modern flea products for cats and cats are fairly safe and do not require special precautions when using them. However:

• when using drops on withers, it is necessary to control that the cat does not lick them;
• The first few days of wearing a flea collar need to be controlled so that the cat does not have wounds on the neck - a collar insecticide can cause allergies and skin irritations;
• When using the spray, you should take care of the eyes and mouth of the animal, but at the same time it should be used to treat the head as other parts of the body.

When using anti-flea drugs, it is constantly necessary to check whether the cat has any adverse reactions - nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, fever. If such signs are found, it should be shown to the veterinarian.

On a note

Do not worry with a slight increase in salivation in the animal after the start of the application of sprays. Most of them contain alcohol, and saliva secretion is a normal reaction of an animal to its ingestion.

After successful removal of fleas in a cat should be treated from these parasites.the whole house: if the insects are left under the carpets, in the cracks or behind the plinths, they will start to bite the cat again as soon as the preparation from them ceases to act.

 

Preventing flea infection

And finally, you should always remember that it is better to warn cat infestation by fleasthan to continue to deal with them. To do this, at the beginning of the spring season, an animal, constantly walking on the street, puts on a collar from fleas, and tufts of wormwood or tansy, or special sections with the smell of lavender (for example, you can take sections from moth) are placed under his stove bench. It is advisable to regularly comb out a pet and inspect its wool: if fleas appear even in small quantities, they will be noticeable, and it will be possible to start fighting with them even before serious infection.

It is very important not to allow the cat to communicate with street homeless animals. But then he and the cat, to half a hooligan, and the rest to rest. Therefore, each owner of such a mustache brigand must be prepared to be able to remove fleas from his cat quickly and surely at the first detection of parasites.

 

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