My Cat is covered with flies! Any advice?

Question

Help! My Cat is dieing because all her blood is being sucked out by flies HELP ME AND MY CAT PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

All right. I recommend taking your cat to the vet to be rehydrated via fluids. Find out if they have a pill called Capstar. This pill begins killing fleas within 15 minutes and works for up to 24 hours. After that, you want to apply Frontline and that can be safely applied every 3 weeks until the infestation is under control.
If your cat isn't really dying and is just infested and you haven't much money, still go to the vet to get the Capstar yourself. It is about 3 to 6 dollars. You can also purchase the Frontline by the tube at the vet. They run about $15 dollars per tube. DO NOT use any product that is not Frontline or Advantage because will kill your cat. I am not joking. I don't know how many ill cats have come into the vet clinic I worked at because of these products.
I recommend Frontline because it kills all stages of the fleas.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Take her to the vet,NOW! The flies will lay eggs on her and they will hatch into maggots and eat your cat alive! The cat must be sick already ,because flies don't normally cluster like that on a healthy animal.I am telling you that your cat will be dead within 48 hours if you do not take it to a vet NOW! Don't let her suffer and die in such a horrible way!

Answer 3

Too keep the flies off my dog i used to dab and put on a little bit on skin so soft body oil by avon it kept the flies away and helped alot. If you have some just be careful not to get any in its wounds.

Answer 4

1. Treat the cat. Go to your vet and get either Advantage or Frontline Plus (I went with Advantage).

2. Get yourself a "flea comb" and comb your cat at least once per day. Have a bucket with dish soap in it handy to dunk the comb in and to collect the hair. Fleas can't jump out of the slippery soap. No point in combing them out only to have them jump back on your cat. Flush this down the toilet, pour it down the sink, or dispose of it away from your house.

3. Treat your house. Options are a borate powder product or something that uses diatomaceous earth. Fleabusters (BP), Fleago Natural Flea Control (BP) or Flea Away Natural Flea Powder (DE). Put about a tablespoon of this in your vacuum cleaner bag (or you can cut up a flea collar to put in there. Just follow the directions which will vary by product, but in general you'll sprinkle on the carpet and vacuum up and also sprinkle into cracks and crevices. (I chose Fleago because it's less expensive than Fleabusters. I may also try Flea Away in time).

4. Vacuum as often as possible. Before vacuuming, stomp around the house. This will bring the fleas to life because they'll think there's a tasty morsel out there. Then vacuum those little bastards up. Be sure to use your attachments to vacuum as many cracks and crevices as you can - they love to hide out there.

5. Wash any pet bedding in hot water, and you'll want to be particularly diligent about vacuuming/treating areas where your cat hangs out.

6. Treat your yard. Even if your cat doesn't go outside, fleas may enter your home if they exist in your yard. There's a small chance that you or others may bring fleas in the house with you (although this is unlikely). Get hold of some nematodes to spray in your yard. I believe you only have to do this once per year. These little creatures will eat the flea larva. As one website put it, these critters are too small to hug, but they deserve it! (I had to order this online; I wasn't able to find a place that sells them in my area and didn't feel like calling every place in the phonebook).

Things not to do: Don't use any essential oils on your cat, particularly anything with pennyroyal or eucalyptus. They're toxic to cats. Don't use flea collars. Don't give your cat any garlic/yeast formulations. Don't give your cat lemon baths.


You're going to want to continue treating your home as directed, whether that be sprinkling once per week or once a month. Continue treating throughout flea season (when it's warm). You can stop during the winter months, but start up again in the spring. You'll nip them in the bud!

The key is to treat the environment, not the cat. If you do that, you may never have to apply another flea product directly on them again.

Answer 5

Book an emergency appointment at your vet as the cat will need treatment. The vet will give you something to kill the parasites but you may have eggs under the skin etc.

Answer 6

They sell cream at Pet stores that keep flies away! Petsmart has some! I hope they aren't bot flies, they are green and can and WILL lay eggs in wounds.

Answer 7

Go buy monthly flea treatment that's applied to the nape of the neck and absorbed into the skin. Easier things to do to get rid of them.

Answer 8

get some fly replent and spray on your car. Don't spray her in her face. I know she will lick herself but it should be ok. Or you could dust her with the same stuff they dust cows and horses with. So to the feed store and ask them.

Answer 9

Just give her a bath!

Answer 10

Get flea treatments!!