Cats have fleas & worms. How to treat them & home safely with babies?

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I have 3 cats...2 females just got spayed today.. 1 has fleas amd other has tapeworms... i also have a male cat who has both... i have 2 flea treatments n 2 worm treatments... do i do the 2 cats that have worms with the worm treatments and then 2 with fleas with the flea treatments. And also the cats sleep all over the house before we knew about the worms n fleas i have 2 10 month old twins and the cats sleep on their chairs n blankets n stuff how do i treat the house and baby stuff safely? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 6 months and 16 days old

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

All the cats in the house will need to be treated with the deworming treatment and flea treatment. If two of the cats have fleas, then the third likely has them as well and needs to be treated. Even if the third doesn't at the moment, there will be fleas in the home, and it could easily get them, so it does need protection. In addition, it is possible that your third cat also has tapeworms. I would get an additional flea treatment and deworming treatment, and give both to all of them. As for treating the house, I would wash all the bedding in hot soapy water. Vacuum the furniture and carpet surfaces. You can use a spray to kill fleas in the house, such as Indorex, or a flea bomb would work well to kill the fleas in the home. In terms of your twins, keep them out of any rooms where you use the spray (same for the cats) until the spray is fully dried. If you do decide to flea bomb the house, remove the cats and your twins for the entire day. At the end of the day, it should be safe to bring them back home. You can talk to an exterminator to get more help on this issue.

Cats have fleas & worms. How to treat them & home safely with babies?

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