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How To get Rid Of Fleas On Cat

6/3/2015

Life Cycle Of the Cat Flea
Fleas are parasites and needs host to survive. They use the host to feed and as a place to lay their eggs to produce more fleas.

The Flea lays its eggs on the cat
The eggs are attached to the fur and then transformed into its larva state
The larva goes through its own transformation and becomes a Flea Pupa
The Flea pupa is then transformed into an adult cat flea to continue the reproductive cycle.

The only one suffering here is the host which is the cat.

So what have you notices lately about your feline companion, other than the fact that she continues to circle your leg and curls up on your foot and lets out gentle purrs. If you notice your cat scratching more often than usual that is normally a sign that kitty has fleas. Well, just to make sure that it is fleas you can simple look for your self. Gently take you hand or a grooming Knit and sieve through the cats fur, if you see some tiny dark looking insects moving away when you sieve through his fur or if you use the grooming knit and you see tiny dark insects moving about on the knit or dead fur, that is probably fleas.

What are the Dangers of Cat Fleas?
Not all cats react normally to having a parasite such as a flea living on them. Some cats will suffer from Flea allergy dermatitis. When fleas bite a cat, each bite can cause minor skin irritation, some cats will develop an allergy to the saliva of the flea. What this means is that just one flea bite can result in significant irritation, itchiness and aggravation. Flea allergy dermatitis is an itchy illness and cats will commonly scratch, resulting in hair loss. Sometimes this scratching can become so excessive that even after the loss of hair from the irritated areas, the cat will still scratch repeatedly resulting in damage to the flesh of the animal. Normally situations like this happens when a pet is severely neglected or not-owned. If you see the slightest chance of this happening, Get Cat Flea Removal Immediately!

Bayer Advantage II, Large Cat, Over 9-Pound, 6-Month

Tapeworms are common parasites which are associated with the cat flea. This is not transmitted when the tick bites, but is transmitted during the cats self Grooming. What this means is that the cat will lick itself during grooming and ingest fleas carrying the tape worm. After ingestion, the tapeworm larva continues to develop in the cat's gastrointestinal tract. When this internal parasite develops, it lashes itself to your cats intestinal track and lays more eggs. Small egg-filled segments periodically break off and are passed out the rectum. Many may say that the tapeworm is harmless to the cat because it does not make the cat get ill, but in my view most parasites are unpleasant and are up to no good and should be dispensed of immediately.

Hermobartonella is a dangerous blood parasite transmitted by fleas. This parasite is spread when the flea bites the cat. The parasite is transmitted and attaches itself to the red blood cells. What this eventually leads to is the destruction of the blood cells which are oxygenated cells. The cells which brings oxygen to all the cats body. If the cat is infected for a long time without treatment, it will lead to anemia. the cat will become seriously ill and may need to be hospitalized. The cat may need blood transfusion as well as special antibiotics to help it to recover, even then the chances of your cat surviving is very thin as about one third of cats affected by hemobartonella do not survive even after treatment. in this case Prevention is much better than cure!

Getting Rid Of Cat Fleas
There should be no hesitation if you suspect that your cat has fleas. the first step you should take is to ensure that you get rid of fleas off your cat immediately. The best and most trusted way is t acquire a professional and sure flea removal medication. I would recommend Bayer Advantage ii because it does what exactly what it says it will do. Advantage II is a fast topical flea control for cats that kills all life stages of fleas. Fleas are killed within 12 hours and, to protect against further infestations, re-infesting fleas are killed within 2 hours. Advantage II kills fleas through contact, so they do not have to bite to die. One convenient waterproof application of Advantage II lasts up to 1 month. After you immediately dispense of these parasites you will hen go on to deeper methods of keeping your environment flea free.

Clear The Yard from Fleas.
After you have applied the Bayer Advantage to you adorable feline, the next step is to ensure that the yard is flea free. This should probably have been the first line of difference when it comes on to flea and tick prevention. The yard flea and tick treatment is safe and simply easy to use.

In home Spray

Spray all the places where you cat frequents. His bedding and Litter box especially. Fleas like to hang out in cool dark moist places. Ensure that the corners inside and hidden areas are sprayed.

Outside Treatment

The first thing you must day outside is to actually clean up the yard if it needs to be. Keep grass at its lowest level and get rid of unwanted bushes and shrubs. Use the flea and tick home treatment to then spray areas your pet frequents first and then work your way along the entire yard.

Once You are complete and with to venture in other ways to get rid of cat fleas from both your cat and yard, you can look at some of the natural flea and tick treatment solutions.

Citrus Cat- Fleas are known to be repelled by citrus. A freshly squeezed orange or lemon can be rubbed onto your pet's fur, with no harm to your pet if it is licked off, and fresh smelling fur to boot.

Shower Time anyone? -Water really does work in getting rid of fleas. Since fleas do not grasp onto the hair shafts, they fall off in the water and drown. A good long dip in a tub of water will wash away most, if not all of the fleas on your pet. This wash can be complemented by using a citrus based shampoo which of course fleas hate. while the cat is shampooed, brush through thoroughly to get rid of all fleas. Then rinse cat and and for a bit of added incentive, dip in fresh lemon water and dry.

Cedar Chips in The yard- No, this is not a new flavor from Lays, cedar chips are simply pieces of shavings of woods from the cedar tree. Cedar chips are another natural way to keep fleas at away. These parasites hate the scent of cedar chips and do their best to avoid them. You can simply sprinkle the chips in those shady areas that fleas frequent in your yard, as well as under the porch, bedding, and outdoor furniture. You can mow right over cedar chips, turning them into a finer powder that will still repel the fleas. Sprinkle them along your fence to keep fleas from neighboring yards out.

You are now armed with information needed to get rid of fleas in cats. Don't waste time allowing your feline to suffer anyone of the dangers of cat fleas mentioned above. Get all items which you will need to have a cat and yard flea free environment today.

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Cats Cleanliness, Cat Self Grooming

6/1/2015

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Cat Cleanliness - Cat Grooming Itself

Cat Self Grooming
Have you ever sat and watched your cat literally giving his/her self a saliva bath? You notice how your cat will sit, stand, lie down and just about any other motionless stance and just keeps licking and grooming itself. You will see your cat go into some serious acrobatic positions just to get to some very tight spots which needs a bit of licking and scratching. The Cat is one animal which takes its cleanliness quite serious. You see, when your cat wakes, it will spend a considerable amount of time licking or should i say grooming itself. Yes, you are not the only handsome and smooth runner around here, your cat may be on target with that. They dig out any dirt particles stuck in their fur with their teeth and use their rigid like tongues to comb through their fur. You often will see the cat using its for paws and doing what looks like a face wipe. But guess what? it actually is a face wipe. They wet their paws with their saliva and then use it to clean their faces. now if that is not cat cleanliness i don't know what is. They are actually in better hygienic stance than most person i know.....sad but true.

Is That How My cat Smells?
Sniff Sniff, what do you get when you smell your cats, most of us would answer would be, nothing. That's right, to our nose, cats are one of the more odorless animals. When i mean odorless i mean to the human nose of course, as we know animals have a greater sense of smell than humans do. You will rarely smell a cats odor unless that kitty is not grooming himself or has a medical condition and is probably taken medication administered by the vet. Some other reasons why cat may stop grooming his/herself is illness, old age or even being too fat to reach those really difficult curves and corners on its body. Normally when cats cannot groom themselves properly, it can lead to some health risk such as the accumulation of dried up urine or feces around those sensitive areas.

Going To The Bathroom
Let me state again, cats are clean animals and loves to see their litter box keeping empty and fresh. What you will find is that if the litter box becomes full, meaning you are forgetting to empty and clean it (shame on you!). The cat may find other areas in your home to relieve itself. You just can't blame the cat for this, after all would you use a toilet that have been used and never flushed or cleaned? You would find another way to relieve yourself or flush and clean that dirty toilet right? Well it is no different with your cat. They don't want to put their butt over a saturated litter box.

Jumping in The Mud Puddle
These proud and suttle felines are no lover of water, so they will try to keep clean the best way they know how, by simply grooming themselves. You wont find your cat seeing a mud puddle and dashing and splashing in it and doing the cat tango anytime soon. Once that cat feels like it is way dirty and knows that you will give him a bath, you will see him licking furiously just to try and avoid him looking like the picture above! You should not get in the habit of bathing your cat too regular, unless they are dirty to a point where you cant tell your cat different from the house mop. Or you are giving him a flea bath. They will keep themselves nice and clean.

If you decide to help groom your cat, why not do it while petting him and making him feel relaxed. The Four Paws Purple Love Cat grooming Mitten is a must for cat lovers who just loves to pet and groom their cat at the same time.

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