Infested animals and the environment can be treated.
Not exact matches
Dogs
and cats often get
infested with fleas through contact with other
animals or from the
environment.
Even this rigorous approach may not give 100 % control as there are other sources of fleas that are beyond your control such as other people's pets, wild
animals and infested environments which your pet may come into contact with outside your house.
If you think your pet is
infested, you'll need to treat the
animal, housing
and surrounding
environment.
Eggs are continually laid on
infested animals,
and fall into the
environment within a couple of hours of being deposited.
These include reducing your cat's exposure to
infested animals, keeping her bedding
and environment clean
and free of parasites,
and checking her often for anything out of the ordinary.