Cat Health & Safety
Be flea-free. Don’t forget indoor kitties!
Fleas are nasty buggers! Not only do they cause your cat to scratch, they also suck blood and can transmit diseases — to your cat, to you and the other people in your home! Even indoor-only cats and those living in apartment buildings are at risk of flea infestations and the diseases they can carry. We can bring flea eggs in on our shoes, our dogs can bring them in, neighborhood or neighboring cats and dogs can bring them over, and rats and mice seeking shelter inside are almost certainly carrying fleas. All cats should be on regular flea prevention; there are so many safe and effective products on the market. Just talk to your vet. One note: Be very careful with some store-bought flea products and those intended for dogs (see Tip #101).
owners took him to the vet fearing the worst. Their 4-year-old cat had become lethargic and was refusing to eat; he was skinny, weak, and having trouble breathing. Because Charlie never went outside, his owners were shocked (yet happy) to learn that fleas were the problem. Charlie had been bringing “mouse gifts” up from the basement recently. Not only had the fleas Charlie had gotten from the mice sucked his blood, they also infected him with the mycoplasma bacteria that caused his immune system to attack his red blood cells. After seven days in the ICU and two blood transfusions, Charlie got to go home. It took two months for him to make a full recovery, but thankfully he did. His owners plugged the holes in their basement walls and now never miss a dose of Charlie’s flea medication!
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