I found out that there are a bunch of ticks nested on my cat, around the ears, head and neck. and it has been waking around my head, and rubbing up against it when Im laying on the couch. Can the ticks transfer over to me?
2007-03-12 19:51:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
I asked my vet this very question and he said possible but unlikely. Flees suck on blood same as ticks that's why animals scratch when they have them. There being bit. He also said usually if you think you have fleas more than likely you have lice. Same family and yes you can get those from you're pets. But fleas? Doubtful. SORRY. Thought you said fleas. Ticks on the other hand. YES you can.
2007-03-12 20:34:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well remove them from you cat, what are you waiting for, ticks can be pulled off easily. Yes, they can get on you and attach. Ticks can cause Lyme disease in humans, so I suggest buying some sort of flea and tick control for the future, maybe Frontline or some other product.
2007-03-13 06:55:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they can. They transferred to him from somewhere. Not getting the ticks removed on your cat is quite cruel. If you insist on letting him outside where the ticks are, then at least protect him with flea and tick medication.
2007-03-13 01:52:24 · answer #3 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get your cat to the vet and get that medication that is placed between the shoulder blades on the back of the neck, this will kill the ticcks. You better get it there so they can be taken off by the vet. Ticks can cause diseases, and death. This medication is usually a 3 month supply. Get those things off. If you have to, get some hemostats and or tweezers and pull those thingfs off, be careful not to break them off and they get stuck into the cat and an infection occurs! Oh I hate those darned ticks!
2007-03-13 00:33:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its possible. My dog got ticks once and a few days later I found one latched onto my back. Boy, did I freak out, lol. Get your cat a good flea and tick medication and you might want to check yourself over in a mirror, to make sure you don't have any ticks on you.
2007-03-12 23:28:37 · answer #5 · answered by marina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can get the ticks from you cat, dog or even off the ground on your shoes or whatever. What you need to do is pick the ticks off of your cat and flush them down the toilet. You can get what they call Lime Disease from them. You should really get some Flea and Tick spray and get rid of them. Good Luck!!!!
2007-03-12 20:06:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can, pull them off and flush them asap,get you cat a collar and check yourdelf, because if you live where your cat can get ticks, you can get them too. Make sure you check your kitty for new ticks often. If your cat is real infested to him to the Vet, they can kill your cat and suck him dry!
2007-03-12 20:53:51 · answer #7 · answered by hatethinkingofnicknames 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the ticks can transfer to you.
2007-03-16 18:01:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tom cat herpes virus (rhinotracheitis) and tom cat chlamydiosis commonly reason what's generally noted as 'cat flu' or different top respiration subject concerns in pussycats. Neither of those are trasmittable to human beings. Ringworm is an airborne fungus that's extremely communicable between animals and human beings. Mange, quite sarcoptic mange, is transmittable to human beings and is often noted as 'scabies'. Toxoplasmosis is a bad little trojan horse transmitted via kitty's fecal rely, and is of particular subject to infants and pregnant women human beings. Rabies, of direction, is communicable, commonly via a chew wound. there is likewise one in all those streptococcus that motives nasal discharge in cats that's transmittable to human beings. Cat scratch fever is actual a communicable ailment, led to by way of an unknown bacterium. that's maximum ordinarily transmitted via a scratch (subsequently it rather is call) yet is often caught via a chew or licking of an open wound. some human beings (me lined) think of the bacterium is in and with regard to the cat's claws, and it lodged there while they convey their desire to bury their waste (ie: scratch over their poop interior the clutter pan). some human beings think of it in basic terms happens from scratches gained from unvaccinated or feral cats.
2016-10-02 01:06:06 · answer #9 · answered by wisniowski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are.. you best get an anti tick collar..they will fall off and die.. They are detrimental to the health of your cat as well.. get on it.
2007-03-12 19:59:12 · answer #10 · answered by oneblondepilgrim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋