Fleas represent small insects, 2-4 mm in size. As a rule, they are parasites of many animals, including cats. It should be noted that the most part of fleas parasitizes on some certain animal. For example, cats are often overcome by insects of Ctenocephalides felis. It is possible to bring them independently in house conditions.
The main signs of fleas at cats
The flea during a sting injects saliva into a wound, causing local allergic reaction on skin. It is shown by concern of a cat, reddening and an itch. The animal regularly combs the place of a sting. At the same time the site of skin is injured therefore small wounds and scratches are formed. At poor nutrition, bad immunity there can be eczemas and dermatitis. Quite often at the cats struck with fleas the anemia develops.Little kittens suffer especially strongly. At them the expressed anemia can be observed (it is shown by "cyanosis" of all mucous membranes or pallor). Over time there is organism exhaustion. In practice quite often cases of a lethal outcome meet. Focus on a cat of a flea in places, hard available to it: along a backbone, on a sacrum, a neck or the head. It is necessary to consider that fleas very jumping and can easily jump from one animal on another.
Extermination of fleasMaintenance and respect for purity is an important point in treatment of cats for fleas. It is regularly necessary to make deratization and disinsection of floors, carryings, laying and other places of use and finding of a cat. Much attention needs to be paid to hard-to-reach spots and upholstered furniture in the house or the apartment. Systematically to vacuum pillows, chairs, sofas. Thus it is possible to reduce considerably the number of eggs and larvae by their surfaces. Today in veterinary pharmacies and specialized shops the wide choice of medicines which help to struggle with fleas at cats is presented. Similar medicines are produced in the form of injections, collars, aerosols, drops and special shampoos. Before buying medicine, it is necessary to consult with the veterinarian. Quite often the way of extermination of fleas depends on extent of defeat of a pet. Sometimes processing should be carried out several times. You remember: the overdose or misuse of medicine can lead to serious poisoning of a cat. Attentively follow the instruction.
Preventive measures
Observance of elementary rules of keeping of cats and maintenance of purity indoors are the main ways of fight against fleas. Carry to methods of prevention: - periodic processing of a pet special medicines from fleas; - daily damp cleaning of the room with insecticide addition; - a protection from contact with domestic, homeless and sick animals.