How do I treat my cat for fleas and prevent them from coming back?

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good afternoon. I have suspicions that my cat can have fleas. What can you recommend? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 5 years and 4 months old

Lauren Jones VMD · Accepted Answer

Oh dear, poor Izi! As a starting point, I recommend putting a high quality topical flea preventative on Izi, such as Advantage (also known as Advocate in the UK), Revolution, or Bravecto. Be sure to treat her regularly every 1-3 months, as labeled by the product chosen. Also treat every dog or cat in the household with an appropriate preventative on an ongoing basis. It is also a good idea to vacuum your house daily for the next few weeks, taking care to discard the vacuum bag or clean the vacuum canister regularly to prevent fleas from crawling out. Fleas can be infected with tapeworms, so if Izi would ingest one of these infected fleas, she could acquire a tapeworm infection as well. Deworming with a praziquantel-based deworming medication would also be helpful. I hope this helps and that all goes well!

How do I treat my cat for fleas and prevent them from coming back?

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