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Flea infested flat

Can fleas kill kittens?

PoC avatarPosted on July 17, 2022 by Michael BroadJuly 17, 2022

Yes, fleas can kill kittens and we have a story today in the online news media to substantiate that statement. A ‘callous breeder’ in the UK abandoned ’25 terrified cats and kittens to starve to death in a flat’. And … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Flea | Tagged abandoned cats, animal neglect, cat anemia, cat fleas, cat neglect, Cat News, cat rescue, crime, kitten death, kittens

Bad experience with a Bob Martin ‘spot on’ treatment. Warning: margosa extract can be toxic.

PoC avatarPosted on April 1, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 1, 2022

Halfway down this page is an article written by a visitor about six years ago: Suzy. She said that she had a very bad experience with Bob Martin’s spot-on flea treatment because it poisoned her cat. At the time I … continue reading…

Posted in flea treatments | Tagged cat flea treatments, cat fleas, cat health problems, cat poison, cat products, insecticides | 35 Replies
Diatomaceous earth

Food grade diatomaceous earth (DE) – pluses and minuses

PoC avatarPosted on February 22, 2022 by Michael BroadFebruary 22, 2022

Food grade diatomaceous earth is a useful and natural way to control fleas in a multi-cat environment or, for example, for cat breeders. Diatomaceous Earth is dug from the ground as a soft rock and processed to be edible. It … continue reading…

Posted in diatomaceous earth | Tagged cat fleas, Cat Parasites, Diatomaceous Earth, fleas
Gabs on the kitchen floor enjoying the underfloor heating

6 reasons why hard floors are better than carpeted floors for cat owners

PoC avatarPosted on February 21, 2022 by Michael BroadFebruary 21, 2022

Vinyl or laminate flooring is better than carpeted flooring if you live with a domestic cat. And it is even more desirable if you have underfloor heating. I believe that there are six reasons why hard flooring is better than … continue reading…

Posted in hard flooring | Tagged carpets, cat environment, cat fleas, cat scratching, cat shedding, environment, flooring, inappropriate elimination, interactive feeder
Grooming my cat by flea combing around his neck region which is where fleas congregate because a cat cannot groom their themselves

Reason why cat fleas congregate around the neck of a domestic cat

PoC avatarPosted on February 7, 2022 by Michael BroadFebruary 7, 2022

It occurred to me today that in light flea infestations there is an obvious reason why fleas congregate around the neck region of a domestic cat. It has only recently occurred to me (duh 😢). When I flea comb my … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Flea | Tagged cat fleas, flea, flea dirt, flea infestation | 4 Replies
Flea comb and fleas

Cat Parasites – prevalence and species

PoC avatarPosted on December 23, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 23, 2021

Cat Parasites – does your cat or kitten have them? Prevalence In China, for instance, a study found that 41.39% of cats had intestinal parasites. 2.78% had toxoplasma-like oocysts. Hookworms were present in 3.06% of the cats (360 cat faeces … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Health, parasites | Tagged cat fleas, Cat Parasites, parasites, roundworm, tapeworm, ticks | 3 Replies
Flea comb and fleas

Why is flea dirt at the base of the tail while fleas live on the shoulders of a cat?

PoC avatarPosted on October 22, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 22, 2021

In my long experience of dealing with fleas (!) I know that they normally live on the shoulders and neck of a domestic cat. And yet, their flea dirt is always situated at the base of the tail, a considerable … continue reading…

Posted in parasites | Tagged cat flea, cat fleas, Cat Parasites, flea combing, flea dirt, parasites, skin | Leave a reply
Human has to Ingest flea to get tapeworm

Can a cat owner’s children get tapeworms from fleas on their cat?

PoC avatarPosted on October 7, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 7, 2021

It is feasible although very unlikely that a cat owner, or more likely her children, might get tapeworms from a flea that they’d removed from their cat by flea combing or because of a flea infestation in the home. I’ll … continue reading…

Posted in parasitic worms | Tagged cat flea, cat fleas, tapeworm | Leave a reply
Bad flea infestation on a kitten who is probably anemic as a result

How do feral cats deal with fleas?

PoC avatarPosted on September 26, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 26, 2021

By and large feral cats put up with fleas; that’s how they deal with them. They accept them as a way of life and tolerate them because they have to. It’s strange because I’ve just written a story about a … continue reading…

Posted in parasites | Tagged cat flea, cat fleas, Cat Parasites, feline diseases, feral cat, feral cat care, feral cat welfare, flea infestation, fleas, parasites, TNR
Colorado, USA, a place where there are less cat fleas!

If you hate cat fleas the best place to live in America is Colorado

PoC avatarPosted on August 24, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 24, 2021

Someone asked the question whether fleas don’t exist at a certain elevation above sea level. It’s a good question because my reference book on veterinary treatments for cats states that all cats can be affected by the cat flea “except … continue reading…

Posted in parasites | Tagged cat fleas, Cat Parasite, flea infestation, fleas | Leave a reply
Cat fleas cannot fly

Multiple pets? Cat flea problem? 4 things that should interest you.

PoC avatarPosted on August 10, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 10, 2021

The Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic in Ohio, USA, provides American citizens with some excellent advice about flea control in their homes. There are 4 things in their advice which caught my eye and which I would like to pass on. … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Flea | Tagged cat facts, cat flea, cat flea treatments, cat fleas, flea combing, flea infestation | Leave a reply
Flea combing your cat brings pleasure to both parties

One small thing you can do to make your cat happy

PoC avatarPosted on July 28, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 28, 2021

Yes, it’s almost nothing in the grand scheme of things. A gentle flea comb around the head and on the back of the head and shoulders is something every cat owner could do at least once daily. It’ll take about … continue reading…

Posted in parasites | Tagged allogrooming, cat fleas, Cat Parasites, flea combing, fleas, parasites | Leave a reply
Combing includes flea combing. They should be combined

Can cats get fleas in the winter?

PoC avatarPosted on January 16, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 16, 2021

Yes, cats can quite definitely get fleas in the winter and I have first hand experience of it. My cat is, today, an indoor/outdoor cat. He can gow wherever he wants to and he likes to visit a shed a … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Flea | Tagged cat flea, Cat Flea Treatment, cat flea treatments, cat fleas, cat ownership, Cat Parasites, fleas, parasites, responsible cat ownership
Fipronil in cat and dog spot on flea treatments

Cat and dog flea treatments harm river life

PoC avatarPosted on November 17, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 18, 2020

Companion animal flea treatment pesticides, fipronil and imidacloprid, are ending up in rivers where they harm marine wildlife and insects such as dragonflies, mayflies and beetles. Fipronil is the main ingredient in the well known and well used Frontline flea … continue reading…

Posted in flea treatments | Tagged Cat Flea Treatment, cat flea treatments, cat fleas, insecticides | Leave a reply
Cat flea jumping

Do cat fleas jump, climb or crawl?

PoC avatarPosted on November 9, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 9, 2020

Cat fleas jump onto and crawl around their host. They don’t climb onto a host. They don’t have wings so they have to crawl or ‘walk’ over their host, usually the domestic cat. They are very powerful jumpers being able … continue reading…

Posted in parasites | Tagged cat flea, cat fleas, Cat Parasites, parasites | Leave a reply

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