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A must-see for cat owners! You really need to pay attention to deworming your cat!
发布时间 : 2024-02-03
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For poop scavengers, it is a headache for their cats to be infected with fleas, but only by understanding the enemy can we better eliminate the enemy. Let’s learn about fleas with the editor today!

What are fleas?

A must-read for cat owners!

Flea is a tiny parasitic insect. It feeds on the blood of mammals and birds and is the most common external parasite in cats, often occurring in spring and summer.

The life cycle of a flea

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A cat owner must pay attention to cat deworming! /></p><p>The life cycle of a flea includes four stages: egg, larvae, pupa, and adult. Adult fleas visible to the naked eye only account for 5% of all flea species. Fleas lay eggs under the cat's coat. As the cat moves around, the eggs will fall into the environment and contaminate the home environment. The eggs further develop into larvae and emerge from the cocoons into pupae. The flea pupa is protected by a shell, and when the time is right, adult fleas will hatch and return to cats and other animals to parasitize again. </p><p>2</p><p>It takes about 3 weeks for a flea to complete its life cycle. A female flea lays 20-50 eggs every day, and 50% of the hatched fleas are female. It became the source of more than 20,000 adult fleas and more than 160,000 pre-adult fleas after 60 days. Simply put: after 60 days, one female flea can reproduce into a large flea colony with more than 20,000 adult fleas and more than 160,000 pre-adult fleas. </p><p>Causes of flea infection</p><p>Presence of fleas</p><p>Fleas like to hide in grass, woods and other places. When a cat passes by, the fleas may jump to the cat. . </p><p>Poor living environment</p><p>Moist and dirty environments can easily breed fleas and other parasites. Owners may also bring back a small amount of fleas and flea eggs when they go out. They are lurking in the home and may crawl onto the cat at any time. </p><p>Infected by cats</p><p>Fleas are highly contagious and cats may be infected if they come into contact with other cats infected with fleas. This method of infection is particularly common in households with multiple cats. </p><p>Symptoms of flea infection</p><p>1</p><p>Frequent scratching, licking, and biting itchy areas:</p><p>Cats may even bite themselves skin or rub your butt on the ground. When plucking away its hair, scavengers can find small black particles on the cat's skin, which are flea excrement. </p><p>2</p><p>Severe hair loss or hair loss:</p><p>When there are fleas, cats will scratch their own hair with their claws and teeth to relieve the itching. Therefore, hair loss or hair loss will occur. </p><p style=A must-read for cat owners!

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Pyogenic dermatitis:

When fleas appear on a cat and multiply in large numbers, it can easily cause purulent dermatitis. If there are more fleas, the owner can also directly see the fleas moving on the cat's body.

Diseases that fleas may cause

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Taeniasis:

Larval fleas feed on tapeworm eggs. As the flea matures, the tapeworm eggs develop. Cats are very likely to ingest fleas when they lick their fur, allowing tapeworms to live in the cat's digestive tract, causing the cat to become infected with tapeworms.

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Cat-scratch disease:

Cat-scratch disease, also known as cat-scratch fever, is caused by infection with Bartonella henselae. The pathogen is mainly caused by cat contact or scratching or biting the skin. Typical clinical features are primary skin lesions and lymphadenopathy.

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Anemia:

Fleas will suck the blood of cats, which may cause anemia in newborn kittens and kittens.

Prevention and elimination of fleas

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Deworm cats regularly

Use specialized external anthelmintic drugs to Insecticides should be used according to product instructions and veterinarian recommendations to ensure safety and effectiveness.

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Pay attention to environmental hygiene

Fleas can easily hide in sofas, carpets, sheets and other environments, so regularly clean and disinfect cats’ daily necessities and The family environment is crucial.

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Bathe your cat

Bath your cat at least once a month, using a mild pet-specific shampoo to help remove fleas on your cat and eggs. However, please note that bathing cannot completely replace the role of anthelmintics and can only be used as an auxiliary measure.

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Avoid contact

When cats go out, try to avoid contact with environments and animals that may carry fleas. At the same time, trimming your cat's hair regularly to keep its body clean can also help reduce the breeding of fleas.

A must-read for cat owners!

If the cat is found to be infected with fleas, in addition to the above In addition to these measures, you can also consider using flea collars or flea sprays as auxiliary treatments. But please note that when choosing these products, make sure they are safe and effective to avoid unnecessary harm to cats.

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