Flea Control For Cats - What’s the Best Flea Control For Cats?

 Fleas are a nuisance. All cat owners would agree to that. These tiny little pests can multiple at an alarming rate and one flea alone can produce millions of offspring over a short span of time. They cause skin irritation to sensitive cats, which can results in intense itch and constant scratching. Balding patches can be seen in these cats. Fleas also cause other health problems like anemia as they feed on blood from the cat. They are also known to transmit parasites like tapeworms and blood parasite like Hemobartonella felis that can produce hemolytic anemia in cats.

With such harmful and detrimental effects, Flea Control For Cats is therefore an absolute must.

What’s the best flea control for cats? I heard you asking.

We have the flea combs which are specially made fine-tooth combs for trapping fleas while brushing through your cat’s fur. These though effective cannot get rid of all fleas on your cat. It can only remove some of the fleas, as there is simply no residual effect once you stop combing and new fleas can jump back from the environment to re-infest your cat again.

Flea powder was once highly popular but with reported cases of toxic effects on cats and coupled with the messy application, they have gradually been phased out.

Flea collar is still a convenient choice for many cat owners but its effect is only restricted to the area around the neck while the rest of the cat’s body remain susceptible to fleas attack. Many cat owners have also reported the development of skin rashes in their cats around the neck region after the use of a flea collar.

The latest products that are found to be highly effective and hence popular among cat owners are the use of flea spray and spot-on topical flea solution. Advantage, Revolution, Frontline and Frontline Plus are the most commonly used brands of flea treatment medicine. They come in single dose pack which need to be applied only once in a month. The ease of application coupled with the long duration of action of such flea treatment medicines make them highly popular among all cat owners.

Program , a tablet or oral suspension for cats that sterilizes the eggs laid by the fleas is used as a preventive measure for flea infestation. They act by preventing the fleas’ eggs from hatching and hence interrupting the flea life cycle. Program, used together with a topical flea solution or flea spray to kill off the adult fleas provide a complete flea control for cats.

Getting rid of cat fleas on you cat alone is not the solution to your problem.

There are 4 stages in the flea life cycle. In addition to the adult fleas that you see on your cat, they also occur in other life stages namely the eggs, larvae and cocoon. Killing off the adult fleas on your cats will not stop more from re-infesting your cat when the eggs, larvae or cocoon turn into more adult fleas.

The ultimate solution in your battle against fleas is in treating both your cat and its surrounding environment that would include both indoor and outdoor.

The sections on “Flea treatment for dogs and cats” and “How to get rid of fleas in your house” will show you how this can be done. Make sure you check both of these in order to succeed in your flea control for cats.