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By (user no longer on site) OP
30 weeks ago

Everytime I stroke any cat my head is itchy a minute later with a flea hopping around it.

How can anyone keep an animal indoors?

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By *piritualBlackBWW1979Woman
30 weeks ago

Medway

"Everytime I stroke any cat my head is itchy a minute later with a flea hopping around it.

How can anyone keep an animal indoors? "

Oh no!!

This is not the experience of all cat/pet owners!

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By *stwo2023Couple
30 weeks ago

Worcester

Just one flea?

Any cat?

Evie

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
30 weeks ago

Reading

It can take a while to get fleas under control and will involve treating the whole house. Talk to your vet ASAP.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
30 weeks ago

"Just one flea?

Any cat?

Evie "

They eat mice and birds and everything... they must be crawling arrghhhh

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By *arley QuimWoman
30 weeks ago

Somewhere

They're evil, nasty, smelly, fuzzy, little buggers!

I have two 🥰

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By *ivemealadybonerWoman
30 weeks ago

somewhere

We had them, I felt awful as our first cat had never had them, when we got the second she was riddled with them, took us weeks to sort but we got some cans from pets at home (we did our research) got the cats in a carrier each, Rubik blasted the whole house while I waited in the car with them, we took them on a ride in the car, came back opened all the windows, went on another ride with them and since then, touch wood we haven't had any x

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By *londebiguyMan
30 weeks ago

Southport

"Everytime I stroke any cat my head is itchy a minute later with a flea hopping around it.

How can anyone keep an animal indoors? "

It is your imagination.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
30 weeks ago

"We had them, I felt awful as our first cat had never had them, when we got the second she was riddled with them, took us weeks to sort but we got some cans from pets at home (we did our research) got the cats in a carrier each, Rubik blasted the whole house while I waited in the car with them, we took them on a ride in the car, came back opened all the windows, went on another ride with them and since then, touch wood we haven't had any x"

I had a fleaball fall off a cat once I feeding some milk too... Was glad I spotted that in time!

I looked after a stray for a while a few years back and house got riddled with fleas... Covered in bites. I ended up redecorating the entire house from top to bottom to make sure I got everything. I haven't let an animal back in the house since.

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By *stwo2023Couple
30 weeks ago

Worcester

"Just one flea?

Any cat?

Evie

They eat mice and birds and everything... they must be crawling arrghhhh"

I'm still confused. Are they your cats or just any cat you come in contact with?

Evie

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
30 weeks ago

little house on the praire

Most cat owners flea and worm their cats on a regular basis. Think your exaggerating op

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
30 weeks ago

little house on the praire

ps you shouldn't feed milk to cats unless it's special cat milk

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By (user no longer on site)
30 weeks ago

Who has the time to milk a cat?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
30 weeks ago

"ps you shouldn't feed milk to cats unless it's special cat milk"

Lol! Special cat milk!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
30 weeks ago

Oh wow there is 'special cat milk' as well!

It contains... 'Milk' lol!

...Only difference is it's about ten times the price as regular milk...

I hope you warm it up for the cat now lol.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
30 weeks ago

little house on the praire

"Oh wow there is 'special cat milk' as well!

It contains... 'Milk' lol!

...Only difference is it's about ten times the price as regular milk...

I hope you warm it up for the cat now lol.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
30 weeks ago

"Oh wow there is 'special cat milk' as well!

It contains... 'Milk' lol!

...Only difference is it's about ten times the price as regular milk...

I hope you warm it up for the cat now lol.

meow"

Aww lol xx

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By *hirley147TV/TS
29 weeks ago

Blackpool

Fleas can be a nightmare to get rid of. Their life cycle means you have to keep repeating treatment. They are getting immunity to most spray now to.

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By *hirley147TV/TS
29 weeks ago

Blackpool

Love cats though.great animals. Real characters

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By *lynJMan
29 weeks ago

Morden

"Fleas can be a nightmare to get rid of. Their life cycle means you have to keep repeating treatment. They are getting immunity to most spray now to. "

There's some clever light things with sticky discs. They mimic the heat given off by a pet.

I got one the other day from Amazon. Turn it on in the evening, put it on the floor and it attracts the fleas and other insects which then get stuck.

No chemicals, no odour and it definitely works.

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By *ipstick KissesWoman
29 weeks ago

There and Here

By using regular, proper and thorough flea regimen all year round.

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By *ipstick KissesWoman
29 weeks ago

There and Here

"Fleas can be a nightmare to get rid of. Their life cycle means you have to keep repeating treatment. They are getting immunity to most spray now to.

There's some clever light things with sticky discs. They mimic the heat given off by a pet.

I got one the other day from Amazon. Turn it on in the evening, put it on the floor and it attracts the fleas and other insects which then get stuck.

No chemicals, no odour and it definitely works."

It won't deal with the eggs, though it can be a useful tool in your flea arsenal

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
29 weeks ago

Central

With regular treatment you won't notice

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By (user no longer on site)
29 weeks ago

Get a treatment from the vet you can buy them over the counter, the pet shop treatments won't do the job.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
29 weeks ago

"Love cats though.great animals. Real characters "

They are amazing. It just seems to me that when you let a cat live with you, you're also letting thousands of other visitors potentially/eventually live with you too.

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By *ermite12ukMan
29 weeks ago

Solihull and Brentwood

My ex had a dog. Visited my place once with the dog. 6 months maybe a year later I felt something bite my leg.

I grabbed it as I'd realised it was a flea. But this fucker was the Harry Houidini of fleas.

I tried to crush him between my fingers. Didn't work.

Plan B. Drown the fucker: So put him underwater with my fingers and the Michael Phelps of fleas starts doing back stroke in the glass and I swear doing a helicopter.

Anyway, around thirty minutes later and several attempts at drowning. I finally managed to euthanize the little b'stard.

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By *he KakapoMan
29 weeks ago

A nice rock

Ummmm... stop rubbing cats maybe?

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By *oodmessMan
29 weeks ago

yumsville

Only ever had them once after missing a flea treatment .. You're going to have to go at it daily and go over the same areas again and again. The stuff from the vet was actually cheaper than the stuff from pets at home.

Focus on areas where cat mostly sits but fleas go into nooks and crannies so eggs can be anywhere. Spray along skirting boards, sides of any stairs, take cushions off sofas, go into the folds of their beds, do your duvet, pillow and sheet, leave it for the day before washing.

It's an idea to do it in the morning, leave the house, hoovering when you get back, and repeat overnight. A 40 degree was doesn't kill them a 60 degree one does. Be sure when you empty your hoover to spray the roller.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
29 weeks ago

"Only ever had them once after missing a flea treatment .. You're going to have to go at it daily and go over the same areas again and again. The stuff from the vet was actually cheaper than the stuff from pets at home.

Sod that. - Get rid of the cat get rid of the fleas lol.

Animals are for outdoors I've realized.

Thats stuff that kills fleas isn't doing people any good either.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
29 weeks ago

"My ex had a dog. Visited my place once with the dog. 6 months maybe a year later I felt something bite my leg.

I grabbed it as I'd realised it was a flea. But this fucker was the Harry Houidini of fleas.

I tried to crush him between my fingers. Didn't work.

Plan B. Drown the fucker: So put him underwater with my fingers and the Michael Phelps of fleas starts doing back stroke in the glass and I swear doing a helicopter.

Anyway, around thirty minutes later and several attempts at drowning. I finally managed to euthanize the little b'stard.

Nasty.

And cat fleas live on people. Not good for health!

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By *lynJMan
29 weeks ago

Morden

"My ex had a dog. Visited my place once with the dog. 6 months maybe a year later I felt something bite my leg.

I grabbed it as I'd realised it was a flea. But this fucker was the Harry Houidini of fleas.

I tried to crush him between my fingers. Didn't work.

Plan B. Drown the fucker: So put him underwater with my fingers and the Michael Phelps of fleas starts doing back stroke in the glass and I swear doing a helicopter.

Anyway, around thirty minutes later and several attempts at drowning. I finally managed to euthanize the little b'stard.

A drop of washing up liquid helps to drown them. It reduces the surface tension and the flea will sink to the bottom.

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By *oxy jWoman
29 weeks ago

somerset

need to keep up to date with flea /tick treatment same as worming ive never seen a flea on any of our dogs we've always had dogs .. rescue dogs all bully breeds so very short hair so that makes it easier

thing is with cats you just dont know where they have been so guess they will be harder..

alway check what your giving your pets some treatments are just plain nasty ...

i also use alternative products too again easy with dogs not so with cats ...

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By *ries AngelWoman
29 weeks ago

Bournemouth

Order some flea bombs they are brilliant but you will need to take your cat out of your flat for a few hours and you will need to get your cat treated too. Not tried it but they say pouring salt around the edges of the carpets works as it dehydrates the fleas and they die x

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By *ipstick KissesWoman
29 weeks ago

There and Here

"My ex had a dog. Visited my place once with the dog. 6 months maybe a year later I felt something bite my leg.

I grabbed it as I'd realised it was a flea. But this fucker was the Harry Houidini of fleas.

I tried to crush him between my fingers. Didn't work.

Plan B. Drown the fucker: So put him underwater with my fingers and the Michael Phelps of fleas starts doing back stroke in the glass and I swear doing a helicopter.

Anyway, around thirty minutes later and several attempts at drowning. I finally managed to euthanize the little b'stard.

A drop of washing up liquid helps to drown them. It reduces the surface tension and the flea will sink to the bottom."

Yep I use soapy water when I comb my girls between treatments. I've 7 cats so keeping them, and the house, a flea free zone is a pretty pricey and time consuming labour of love

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
29 weeks ago

Reading

"Love cats though.great animals. Real characters

They are amazing. It just seems to me that when you let a cat live with you, you're also letting thousands of other visitors potentially/eventually live with you too. "

Not if you treat regularly. I comb my cats regularly and they have nothing.

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By *ustamanMan
29 weeks ago

weymouth

"Everytime I stroke any cat my head is itchy a minute later with a flea hopping around it.

How can anyone keep an animal indoors? "

Currently dosing cats and zapping all floors with strikeback - this hot weather is a nightmare

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By *ustamanMan
29 weeks ago

weymouth

Plus the commercially available flea treatment doesn't work locally (mutant fleas or resistance or something), got some stuff from the vets for two mogs and a pill for the ginger twat

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By *rHotNottsMan
29 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

This threads making me itch!

I’ve had a lot of cats over the years and think not having carpets downstairs helps prevent fleas.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
29 weeks ago

...Or again... Get rid of the cat?

I've got a life... No time to spend it fucking about with fleas or being pulled about by a dog as it sniffs shit on the ground or somethings arse...

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By *ubikslongswordMan
29 weeks ago

Rubiksville

"Oh wow there is 'special cat milk' as well!

It contains... 'Milk' lol!

...Only difference is it's about ten times the price as regular milk...

I hope you warm it up for the cat now lol.

Cat milk doesn't have the lactose that cats are intolerant to

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By (user no longer on site) OP
29 weeks ago

"Oh wow there is 'special cat milk' as well!

It contains... 'Milk' lol!

...Only difference is it's about ten times the price as regular milk...

I hope you warm it up for the cat now lol.

Cat milk doesn't have the lactose that cats are intolerant to "

Who told you that? All the cats I've given milk too loved it and were fine with it.

You could always give it lactose free milk lol, or goat milk if you're concerned?

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By *hirley147TV/TS
29 weeks ago

Blackpool

A cat is a true friend, you will never be alone. Fleas are all over the place, in grass, hotels, been with us for millenia and are building resistance to chemicals rapidly.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
29 weeks ago

"A cat is a true friend, you will never be alone. Fleas are all over the place, in grass, hotels, been with us for millenia and are building resistance to chemicals rapidly. "

I know... if only people left animals outside where they belong it wouldn't be such a mess!

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By *ubikslongswordMan
29 weeks ago

Rubiksville

"Oh wow there is 'special cat milk' as well!

It contains... 'Milk' lol!

...Only difference is it's about ten times the price as regular milk...

I hope you warm it up for the cat now lol.

Cat milk doesn't have the lactose that cats are intolerant to

Who told you that? All the cats I've given milk too loved it and were fine with it.

You could always give it lactose free milk lol, or goat milk if you're concerned?

Vets and online research

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By (user no longer on site) OP
29 weeks ago

"Oh wow there is 'special cat milk' as well!

It contains... 'Milk' lol!

...Only difference is it's about ten times the price as regular milk...

I hope you warm it up for the cat now lol.

Cat milk doesn't have the lactose that cats are intolerant to

Who told you that? All the cats I've given milk too loved it and were fine with it.

You could always give it lactose free milk lol, or goat milk if you're concerned?

Vets and online research"

Ahh... rather than what you can see with your own eyes... Ok good luck with that.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
29 weeks ago

Maybe the chemicals and shit in expensive 'cat foods' causes the animals more problems than actual 'real food' that cats have eaten since time began?

Just maybe...

Just maybe animals that are adapted for a certain life as nature dictates aren't meant for modern carpeted homes with internet access?

Just maybe...

Anyone know what reality is? Hello?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
29 weeks ago

Be responsible. Look into how many 'animal food products' have been taken off the market/recalled over the years due to poisoning/death etc.

Crazy world.

Anyway this thread is boring me now.

Enjoy your fleas.

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By (user no longer on site)
29 weeks ago

"Everytime I stroke any cat my head is itchy a minute later with a flea hopping around it.

How can anyone keep an animal indoors?

It is your imagination."

There is a medical syndrome where people experience this.

Ekbom Syndrome or delusional parasitosis.

One thinks they are being bites by bugs that don’t exist but feel very real.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
29 weeks ago

"Everytime I stroke any cat my head is itchy a minute later with a flea hopping around it.

How can anyone keep an animal indoors?

It is your imagination.

There is a medical syndrome where people experience this.

Ekbom Syndrome or delusional parasitosis.

One thinks they are being bites by bugs that don’t exist but feel very real. "

And then there are just plain evil people that accuse others of being mental.

I'd rather be mental than evil personally.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
29 weeks ago

Poor cats.

Let them live a normal life?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
29 weeks ago

Locking them up in houses then spraying them with and feeding them chemicals...

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By *ldbutable1Man
29 weeks ago

hewish

indorex flea spray for the house is the best i have found ,

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