Do I need to give my cat flea treatments all year long? With it being Winter I was wondering if I needed to continue the flea treatments right now.
2007-01-10 02:38:25 · 6 answers · asked by slp 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
I live in Indianapolis and we've had a mild Winter so far.
2007-01-10 06:14:36 · update #1
If you experience hard frosts where you live, then you shouldn't need flea treatments from about November to March. However, due to the unbelievably warm winter in the east, we have had to continue flea treatments for our pets. In fact, I picked a flea off one of my dogs just last week!
2007-01-10 02:46:46 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs. Strain 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there are fleas in the house then definatly continue. Or if you have pets that are indoor/outdoor (dogs or if your cat goes outside at all). I think most places have had an odd winter this year. I know that where I live we're usually buried in snow and freezing cold - but not this year. It's only snowed a couple times and the ground is bare.
2007-01-10 05:25:40 · answer #2 · answered by lilly_rose_starphase 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fleas can live all year round depending on the winter. It has been mild so it is possible that they are still around. If your cat is outside alot I would check him over and deffinatley treat him.
2007-01-10 02:43:07 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle Q 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this relies upon on what type he have been given. If he have been given a affordable type, it won't artwork in any respect. era. in actuality, a number of them are downright poisonous and could be washed off the cat. The pronounced spot-on remedies are benefit, Frontline, and Revolution. word: some cats are allergic to a minimum of a number of of of those products. it is not hassle-free notwithstanding that's been commonplace to ensue. Watch your cat heavily for right here few days after employing the therapy. If there is ANY sign of ailment, take her to a vet today. in case you used one among those products, you ought to start seeing advancements interior of a pair of days. notwithstanding, do no longer cease there. She desires a month-to-month dose of the stuff because of the fact the eggs that the fleas are laying now would be hatched and adults laying greater eggs in a month's time. the only thank you to interrupt that cycle is to flea-handle the cat each and each month. handle your place too. If there are fleas on the cat, there are flea eggs interior the carpet and on the furnishings too. Your vacuum purifier is your ultimate chum in this concern. Vacuum on a daily basis. Flea eggs are no longer sticky and gets sucked precise up. Flea larvae, notwithstanding, ARE sticky and could no longer get vacuumed up so which you will ought to keep vacuuming till the flea cycle is broken. Empty your vacuum purifier outdoors away out of your place after each and each vacuuming. Flea larvae opt to stay in puppy beds because of the fact they consume grownup flea droppings. They be counted on the puppy to come back there on a daily basis so the droppings can fall out of their fur and feed the larvae. Shake the bedding out outdoors faraway from the abode each and on a daily basis. The larvae could stick to the mattress, yet you're shaking out its foodstuff once you do this. Starve them suckers! finally, in the adventure that your cat has fleas, there is an exceedingly severe threat she has worms too. maximum fleas are contaminated and supply it to the cat or dogs whilst they chew. ultimate get your cat de-wormed.
2016-10-06 22:51:32 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you have them goomers under control, cut back to once a quarter. My Stimpy doesn't go outside so we don't have these problems. Try also: drjon@petplace.com . I like this site because I get REAL answers for free from real vets. LUCK
2007-01-10 02:53:07 · answer #5 · answered by renhoez 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yep fleas dont die in cold weather....
2007-01-10 02:54:46 · answer #6 · answered by Jennifer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋