Cat Flea Treatments
Keep Your Cat Flea Free

While fleas are often thought of as a summer problem, you can find yourself in need of cat flea treatments at any time of the year. Even in the winter, heating your home can activate dormant eggs and unleash these irritating creatures on you and your pet.

Of course, cat fleas are more than a simple annoyance - they can have serious effects on the health and well-being of your cat. The irritation caused by their bit can make your cat very uncomfortable. Some cats can develop a condition known as Flea Allergic Dermatitis, which makes them extremely sensitive to flea saliva so that just one bite can make them miserable. Cats with flea allergic dermatitis can scratch so much that they injure themselves and pull out their own fur, leaving oozing patches of bare skin that can become infected. Fleas can also transmit tapeworms to your cat. Heavy infestations can even cause life-threatening anaemia in young kittens.

These health risks make it clear why it is so important to use effective cat flea treatments and prevent flea infestations if possible. There are a variety of cat flea treatments available and you should make sure to always follow the manufacturer's instructions and the advice of your vet.

Flea collars are an easy and cheap option but can often leave fleas alive on other parts of the body. Flea powders and shampoos will kill the fleas on your cat but can be difficult to apply. Also, they do nothing about flea eggs or adult fleas in the home that could reinfest your cat. Both oral and spot-on treatments are available that will kill adult fleas that are on your cat. There are also oral treatments for available that will enter your cat's bloodstream and prevent any flea that bites her from laying viable eggs, but they will not kill the adult flea.

Flea traps can be a good way of reducing the number of fleas in your home in a natural way. Another option to help cut down the number of fleas and flea eggs in your home is to vacuum regularly and often to remove any flea eggs in carpets and soft furnishings. Flea combs are another natural way to help to reduce the number of fleas on your cat at the time you use them, but will not deal with the problem on their own.