Cats should be treated monthly for fleas because if they are not then the problem can get out of hand and cause your feline friends to have more problems than they would like. Treatment is simple and the least you can do to is stop them having a few scabs on their body or some cats have an allergic reaction to fleas and their whole body will become covered.
All of my cats are indoor cats and they should still be treated too. Fleas multiply even more in the heat and it only takes one flea to start off a whole army. A flea can also be brought into a house by yourself as you go to a relative or friends house and they have an animal that happens to have fleas and one will hop on to you and then you transfer it when you get home to your cats. That is why indoor cats should be treated monthly too.
One of my cats had fleas and although we eradicated the problem with flea treatment she had an allergic reaction to them and her whole body came up in scabs and the poor little thing was just scratching all the time. Treatment for this is easy as they just give a small injection at the vets which gets rid of the scab over a week but by making sure you flea your cats every month then this problem should not arise.
It does not take a lot of time or effort to treat them. You can get sprays but I prefer to use the liquid you squeeze onto the back of their necks as the very back of the neck is the one place your cat can not reach to lick etc so the product should work very well. You can get most of the treatments from your local vets or pet store as well which makes it easy to get.
If you have more than one cat make sure you flea treat all of them as well as if you do just the one that you think might have fleas by the time you have done them your other cat might have had one jump on him or her.
Flea treating your cats each month is the least you can do for the love and joy they bring you. It also stops a small problem turning into a big problem as like I said it just takes one flea which will multiply quickly and get on your furniture and then your whole house may need treating.
Keep your cat happy and yourself by treating them every month.
Robyn Lang
Cat Activity Centre
