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Cat Forum / General Topics / October 2004Does a cat with fleas scratch itself or has some kind of changed behaviour?
Hi, I wrote yesterday about one of my white cat having black specks on him, so I thought he had fleas. However, I check this morning and almost all of those black specks were gone. So I am thinking that it may be just some dirt that he brought up from outside. My cat is not scratching or and he has no sign of distress whatsoever. Does a cat with fleas show some external sign of distress such as scratching himself or something else? Thanks, Richard > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Richard Sudden scratching or biting (where a flea is biting them) is a primary indicator. Usually it will be above and beyond normal gooming behavior and is QUITE noticable. Close combing can often reveal the fleas themselves or the scab-like blood spots left over. >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Richard Comb your cat with a fine-tooth comb, particularly around the tail. Spread the combings out on a damp, white paper towel. Cover with another damp towel and press the two towels firmly together. If your cat has fleas, the blood in their droppings will show up as tiny, rust-red, pinhead-sized blobs on the towel. BarB >>Hi, >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > BarB Thanks BarB. I have tried the towel thing and I do not see any tiny rust-red thing but I do not see much black speck either on the towel. So I put water on my cat on the area where there is black specks and press on it and again no change of color even after pressing on it. So I gueess my cats are fleas free. Now I don't want them to go out in the morning because I am so scared of fleas. They are not happy about it but better be safe than sorry. Bye, Richard > Thanks BarB. I have tried the towel thing and I do not see any tiny > rust-red thing but I do not see much black speck either on the towel. So [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > because I am so scared of fleas. They are not happy about it but better > be safe than sorry. I don't believe it - you are scared of fleas?! Get a grip, man. Fleas are easily treated. As long as you regularly treat your cats, which is simple and easy to do, neither you nor your cats will die because one or two fleas jump on to them. Are you also scared of shadows? >> Thanks BarB. I have tried the towel thing and I do not see any tiny >> rust-red thing but I do not see much black speck either on the towel. So [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > and easy to do, neither you nor your cats will die because one or two > fleas jump on to them. Are you also scared of shadows? Don't you have anything else to do than to say how people should feel or think? Get a life. Bye, Richard > Don't you have anything else to do than to say how people should feel or > think? Get a life. Yup, I've got heaps to do. In between posting that, I've got ready for work, had breakfast, cooked my lunch, brought in a load of washing, hung another out, put another in the washing machine, made the bed, manicured my nails and I'm about to leave for work now. But every now and then, I stumble across something so unbelievable I feel compelled to take a few seconds out of my busy schedule to comment on it. Like someone being scared of fleas, for instance. Have a nice day :-) Man, you'd be scared of fleas if you knew that they were the principal vectors of some of the nastiest diseases you're ever likely to NOT want to catch. Not an irrational fear, at all - especially in these Saddam days... > > Thanks BarB. I have tried the towel thing and I do not see any tiny > > rust-red thing but I do not see much black speck either on the towel. So [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > and easy to do, neither you nor your cats will die because one or two fleas > jump on to them. Are you also scared of shadows? |
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