Guys please give me a hand!I am seeing from few days some strange insect walking around the house(about 4)I've never seen them before,and i am afraid they might be caused by my 2 cats.When i first got them,they had fleas,but i treated them and i am sure now there aren't anymore.Now i noticed these ugly kind of black insects,they do not jump or flie,just walk..Could they be fleas????My cats don't seem to have anything on them,but i have no clue of what to do?How do i know if they are ticks?Please give any suggestion,i fear ticks so much :((
2007-09-09 09:36:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
My cats never go out,they were out when i got them though and that is why they also had fleas,but then i treated them and i thought this would have killed anything on them!I just don't know how to move now....
2007-09-09 09:39:19 · update #1
well,i can't say if that picture shows exactly the ones i've seen.I don't remember so well what they looked like :( But i am sure that they look suspicious and i have never seen them before in my house.I am pretty scared.I did use frontline as soon as i saw they had fleas,how come it didn't get read of the ticks too?But shouldn't they be on the cat too?I don't know what to think...
2007-09-09 09:52:11 · update #2
dgoosed1 they can't be fleas,i've seen them and they look completely different,plus as i have wrote,those insects do not jump at all,they just walk,I killed them with no problem...
2007-09-09 09:55:40 · update #3
and yes they look a little like beetle i would say...
2007-09-09 09:57:12 · update #4
Elaine M thanx,i think it's very similar,but i cannot be sure it's that one!If i see one of those insect again i will be sure to look at it from everyside....Meanwhile.what should i do?Treat the cats again,use a product for the house?
2007-09-09 18:17:34 · update #5
the only thing i remember is that i've seen those things,only in the sitting room,one was walking on the floor and the other 3 close to the window!
2007-09-09 18:21:32 · update #6
sure they had no wings at all!
2007-09-09 18:22:10 · update #7
Well, there are a number of things this could be. What shape? How large are they? Ticks are certainly a possibility, but so are fleas (and I suppose bed bugs too). Do you or your cats have any kind of bite marks? Inspect linen, check your cats fur (you should probably go to the vet to make sure) and check your bed thoroughly. What time do you see them? When you see them, if you poke them will they jump? Do you see anything that could resemble eggs? ... baby beetles maybe?
Here are some links to help you along
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_bugs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleas
Hope this helps a bit. Good luck!
2007-09-09 10:03:12 · answer #1 · answered by sakura32506 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ticks are oval and kind of brownish colored - you would know if they were ticks because they would be on your pet - you would have a horrible situation in pulling them off in fact. This sounds like some kind of beetle. If they are not bitting then don't panic too much. Ask an exterminator for professional help and make sure you vaccum regularly. Go on whatsthebug.com and see if you can find what you have.
2007-09-09 09:50:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are they sort of long and flatish? More than 1/4" long, maybe up to 1/2" long? There's a sort of outdoor bug that comes inside some years, they try to hibernate at odd times of the year in the USA.
I'm thinking specifically of this one (below) My dad's place was infested with them (and they have no pets), and we had at least 15 in our place a few months ago. They're outdoor bugs, don't bite, and aren't there because of the pets.
2007-09-09 16:27:26 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.. .they sound like ticks. Anything could have caused them... your cats probably don't have them because you used a flea treatment that might repel ticks too... Do they look like any of the images in this link?
http://www.allcountyhomeinspections.com/ticks.jpg
2007-09-09 09:45:49 · answer #4 · answered by katiekcat5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like fleas to me. they jump and crawl. go on your computer type in ticks and search the sites. you can also do the same for fleas. you should get enough pictures to help. good luck.
2007-09-09 09:49:11 · answer #5 · answered by dgoosed1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fleas ALWAYS jump to move..
ticks will never and they dont fly..
I would get front line to get rid of the problem!
2007-09-09 09:42:01 · answer #6 · answered by zack d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go online and look on a site about bugs. You should see ticks on there.
2007-09-09 09:43:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋