How to Get Rid of Fleas On Your Cat, Home, & Yard-Safely
How to get rid of fleas on your cat, home
& yard-safely
How to get rid of fleas on your cat safely
One flea can bite your cat more than 400 x's a day. When fleas bite your cat they are consuming more than the fleas body weight. Female fleas lay hundreds of eggs.(FDA, 2001). The best way to keep your cat from getting fleas is to use preventative remedies because once your cat has fleas they can be exposed to illness and even death in severe cases. (Scroll down to see safe remedies).
Illnesses your cat can get from fleas are:
Ticks are another blood sucking pest that feed on cats and carry diseases and these diseases can be transferred to you:
Diatomaceous Earth (DE) Food Grade Powder is a natural remedy, non toxic, easy to use, safe substance which can be used to get rid of fleas on your cat, home, and yard as well as other pets and livestock. It is made of fossils of fresh water organisms and crushed to a powder.
Prevention-the best flea control for cats
Preventing flea infestations can be done easily by keeping a good flea collar on your cat, if your cat goes outdoors treat your yard with DE Powder.
WARNING! Using the wrong flea control Can be FATAL
Reference: According to FDA Veterinarian Newsletter September/October 2001 Volume XVI, N http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/FDAVeterinarianNewsletter/ucm130778.htm
One flea can bite your cat more than 400 x's a day. When fleas bite your cat they are consuming more than the fleas body weight. Female fleas lay hundreds of eggs.(FDA, 2001). The best way to keep your cat from getting fleas is to use preventative remedies because once your cat has fleas they can be exposed to illness and even death in severe cases. (Scroll down to see safe remedies).
Illnesses your cat can get from fleas are:
- Allergy dermatitis (allergic to flea saliva)
- Hair loss and skin conditions from scratching so much
- Tapeworms (some fleas carry tapeworms and if your cat eats a flea that has a tapeworm your cat will get tapeworm
- Anemia (fleas drink your cat's blood and severe infestations can lead to anemia and even death but reported deaths from flea bites are rare.
Ticks are another blood sucking pest that feed on cats and carry diseases and these diseases can be transferred to you:
- Lyme disease (See Beware of Ticks and Lyme Disease)
- Ehrichiosis (See Ehrichiosis-Vector borne diseases)
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever (FDA,2001).
Diatomaceous Earth (DE) Food Grade Powder is a natural remedy, non toxic, easy to use, safe substance which can be used to get rid of fleas on your cat, home, and yard as well as other pets and livestock. It is made of fossils of fresh water organisms and crushed to a powder.
Prevention-the best flea control for cats
Preventing flea infestations can be done easily by keeping a good flea collar on your cat, if your cat goes outdoors treat your yard with DE Powder.
WARNING! Using the wrong flea control Can be FATAL
- Do not use permethrin on cats it is highly toxic to them.
- Do not use dog flea control products on cats because some products which are safe for dogs are NOT safe for cats
Reference: According to FDA Veterinarian Newsletter September/October 2001 Volume XVI, N http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/FDAVeterinarianNewsletter/ucm130778.htm
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