2007-10-01 03:47:51 · 11 answers · asked by sasukehottie 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Fleas attack a wide variety of warm-blooded vertebrates including dogs, cats, humans, chickens, rabbits, squirrels, rats and mice. Fleas are a nuisance to their hosts, causing an itching sensation which in turn may result in the host attempting to remove the pest by biting, pecking, scratching etc the vicinity of the parasite. Fleas are not simply a source of annoyance, however. Some people and animals suffer allergic reactions to flea saliva resulting in rashes. Flea bites generally result in the formation of a slightly-raised swollen itching spot with a single puncture point at the center. The bites often appear in clusters or lines, and can remain itchy and inflamed for up to several weeks afterwards. Fleas can also lead to hair loss as a result of frequent scratching and biting by the animal, and can cause anemia in extreme cases.
Besides the problems posed by the creature itself, fleas can also act as a vector for disease. For example, fleas transmitted the bubonic plague between rodents and humans by carrying Yersinia pestis bacteria. Murine typhus (endemic typhus) fever, and in some cases Hymenolepiasis (tapeworm) can also be transmitted by fleas
2007-10-01 04:03:43 · answer #1 · answered by Tommy's_Sweet_Girl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, they cause severe skin irritation and if you do not treat the problem they will continue to multiply. Also, young animals are often killed from lots of fleas. You need to use Frontline on your pets monthly to get rid of and prevent fleas. Also, vaccum your house and wash all of your bedding because fleas love to stay in carpet and places like that. Get your house sprayed by a pesticide company like COOKS to get rid of all the fleas currently living in the house.
2007-10-01 03:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by Madison 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I had a friend that the cat has so many fleas when they tried to wash the cat, it put it in shock. The medicines they were giving the cat made the cat sick. It was pretty bad. The cat ended up dieing due to the fleas.
2007-10-01 03:55:52 · answer #3 · answered by krennao 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
In a flea infested dog, the fleas can literally suck so much blood out of the body, the dog can become flea anemic. This can be deadly.
2007-10-01 03:54:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Certainly. If your animal is allergic to them, they are dangerous. If they are all over your animal, they are dangerous. In general, a flea usually isn't dangerous by itself, but an infestation definitely is.
2007-10-01 03:53:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They carry tapeworms, they cause horrible skin conditions, can drive you and your pets insane with the scratching and can kill small kittens. I'd call that dangerous.
Chalice
2007-10-01 10:49:03 · answer #6 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. many carry diseases or parasites that are transferred to your dog or cat.
if there are enough of them, they can literally suck their host dry of blood and they become anemic, basically their brain and organs don't get enough good blood so they pass out or go into seizures.
if it's really really bad, then it can kill them.
same thing goes with ticks.
2007-10-01 03:54:33 · answer #7 · answered by Wallflower 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes...they carry a lot of disease and they can cause some severe skin irritations
2007-10-01 03:52:09 · answer #8 · answered by Knome Lover 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes, very much so. they can cause severe allergies, anemia, tapeworms, and in some severe cases the plague
2007-10-01 04:00:54 · answer #9 · answered by g g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very! Both to you and pets, get rid of them ASAP.
2007-10-01 03:53:07 · answer #10 · answered by litl m 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋