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My pregnant cat has fleas. How do I introduce her to my new puppy?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Bengal | Female | unspayed

I have a stray pregnant cat living in my house for the past 4months.she is living in our house like any other domestic pet,only she does his potty outside.she has fleas and never been vaccinated.bcz its not safe to vaccine and use flea control things to use on them while they are pregnant.now I've bought a puppy in my house.and don't know how to make them both comfortable.bcz i thought the cat is harmful to him.what to do in this situation?how to take care of them?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on March 3rd, 2019

You need to treat the puppy for fleas. You can use certain flea treatments on pregnant cats such as Revolution or Advantage flea treatment. I would use one of those on Snowbell. You will need to disinfect the environment as well to get rid of all the fleas. Make sure the puppy gets his vaccines, and once Snowbell has her kittens and they are weaned, vaccinate her. I hope this helps.

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