Whats the best thing for getting rid of my Cats fleas? And can I get fleas from my cat?

Question

My cat's always itching and i feel really bad. Those fleas are eating him alive! I bought a cheap flea collar ...but it doesnt really help , because its only around the neck... ANY ADVICE!!!!! And im like paranoid now! Can Humans get pet fleas?

Answer 1

I highly suggest buying Frontline. It's not too expensive, but it works wonders. You just put it in the hairline at the back of your cat's neck. If there's fleas on your cat, then there's probably fleas on your carpet, so you might want to go to your vet or local pet store and get some flea spray for your carpet as well because there's a chance that there's fleas and eggs in your carpet.

Humans can't "get" fleas, but fleas will bite humans though.

Answer 2

Fleas are opportunistic feeders. Though they won't actually live on humans, they will feed on ANY warmblooded creature crossing their path.
First you must get rid of the fleas on your cat, by bathing her or getting her dipped. After that you have to keep her in a flea free environment while you de-flea your house. You can do that with fumigation bombs or call an exterminator, but that can get expensive. However, usually they provide in the contract you sign that they will treat until the problem is taken care of, not just one time. You have to make sure that the cats bedding is either cleaned really well or disposed of. Vacuum your house well and keep a flea collar in the vacuum cleaner bag. That will kill those that were missed and keeps them from coming back out of the vacuum. You may have fleas in your yard. They then hitch a ride indoors with any mammal coming through, so spray your yard.
Keep your cat on a spot-on flea preventative available at most stores, but maybe better gotten at the vets, since they can really advise you and know what works. Good luck to you and I hope things work out.
Oh, you may have to repeat the treatment of the house 7 - 14 days from now to make sure that you get the ones that hatched from the eggs already laid.

Answer 3

I had a veternarian tell me that the flea collars are pretty much useless. I use Advantage for my cats and it works really well. I get it through Drs. Foster and Smith. You could get fleas. I do know that if you are around one cat that has fleas and then around another cat that doesn't have fleas you could pass the fleas on to the cat that is not infected.

If anything talk to your vet about different flea products that are available.

Answer 4

I feel for you and your kitty. I had a bad flee infestation years ago. Tried flea sprays, shampoos and fogging the house. Nothing worked. Finally I found a product called Program. The combination of giving that to my cat ( it prevents the flea eggs from hatching) and using Frontline (which kills the fleas) I finally got rid of them. You will need to treat the house too. Foggers for all open spaces and sprays for under the furniture. Be sure to remove the kitty before using these. It is a expencive problem. You won't get fleas living on you like animals do but they will get on you and bite you. When we had them so badly I would walk barefoot and look down and they would be all over my feet.

Answer 5

Flea collars are ineffective rings of poison around a pets neck. I would hate to go around with that horrid smell right under my nose.

Yes you can get fleas and if left untreated they will infest your house and make your life and your cats life miserable.

We got some very small pills from our vet, called Capstar. They cost us $3 each, we gave each of our cats one, they kill all their fleas with-in 24 hours. We didn't even have to take our cats in, we just called a vet and they had the pills ready to pick up.

Answer 6

What's really crazy is cats usually get fleas from us. We carry them in the house. Usually on our clothes. Best thing to use is frontline or advantage for the vet. As far as around the house, get a good flea spray that will last for 3 months and spray it around the perimeter of your home.

Answer 7

I rely on the drops from the vet. They cost about $35 for 3 months, but they work. The cheaper ones from discount stores are a waste of money.

And yes, you can get fleas. I moved into a house and was eaten up by them until I did a bug bomb. I joked that I needed flea collars for both ankles, but the itching drove me nuts!

Answer 8

Buy some chrysanthemums, and shreed the flowers and put them in all the cushions of your furniture, and under the furniture. then rub some between your hands really hard, and rub deep into the cat fur. even place some on the rug and vacuum them up and leave them in the vacuum bag. rub the cats fur at least 2 times a week. you will get rid of the flea's and keep the house flea free. Change the flowers in the cusions at least every 2 months.

Answer 9

You can try lots of over the counter products and you will find after wasting a bunch of money that you should have gone to the vet for prescription strength medicine that solves the problem. Also, fleas will live in your house and you need to deflea the house when you deflea the cat or they come right back. There are commercial cannister bombs you can set off in your home to kill them but you'll need to be out of the house for 6-8 hours. Wash all fabrics that you can and vacuum the rest. Good Luck. It's a mess.

Fleas can bite humans, live in their clothing and hair.

Answer 10

Yes, humans can & do get fleas from their pets! The best way that I have found to rid your cat of fleas is to use a small flea comb & brush your cat with it until you see no more fleas on them. As you do the combing, dip the comb (with fleas) into a small bowl filled with water & dish soap. The soap makes it hard for them to escape & they drown in the water. You can also use your nail to smash the fleas on the comb. This method works best if you have a metal comb.