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Here’s how:Give your cat a flea bath. You can use Dawn dish detergent, but Dr. de Jong prefers using a reputable brand of flea shampoo if you’re not already using a flea preventative. … Use a flea comb to remove fleas and flea eggs. … Treat your home.

  1. Give your cat a flea bath. You can use Dawn dish detergent, but Dr. de Jong prefers using a reputable brand of flea shampoo if you’re not already using a flea preventative. …
  2. Use a flea comb to remove fleas and flea eggs. …
  3. Treat your home.

How to Get Rid of Cat Fleas

The good news is that you can eradicate fleas from your cat and your house with a few easy steps. And after you’ve dealt with your flea problem, you can start taking steps to avoid infestations in the future.

Important reminder: You must treat fleas on all of your animals if you own more than one. If not, the fleas will simply continue to travel from animal to animal and you will find it difficult to eradicate them. With each of your pets, follow these instructions to make sure fleas have nowhere to hide.

1Gather your supplies.

Here’s what you need to treat cat fleas:

2 Comb your cat with a flea comb. The first thing to do is to remove as many fleas as possible from your sweet (and terribly itchy and uncomfortable) feline. Slide the comb into their fur gently against their skin, then pull upward to pull off live fleas. You can place the collected fleas in a bowl of isopropyl alcohol to kill them. Take your time and be thorough—fleas really like to hide in hard-to-reach crevices and thick fur.

Now is the perfect moment to catch up on your cat’s routine flea and tick prevention treatment if you’ve fallen behind. Additionally, this is the signal for you to start flea treatment if your cat has never had any before. These treatments can eliminate any fleas that may still be on your cat and stop infestations in the future.

In order to prevent fleas, you have a few options, such as:

  • Topical treatments for fleas and ticks: Your cat’s skin is treated directly with these flea control serums. If your cat is receiving a topical treatment, wait to apply it until after bathing them to prevent inadvertently washing the treatment away.
  • Oral flea and tick preventatives: These supplements are available as chewable tablets or pills.
  • Flea collars: Your cat can wear these medicated collars to ward off fleas.

See your veterinarian to find the best approach for your feline.

Whatever flea prevention you choose, stay consistent. Administer the medication on a consistent schedule throughout the year, following the directions on the package and the advice of your veterinarian. Missing treatments could open the door to future infestations.

FAQ

Why can I not get rid of my cats fleas?

Even if you do treat the environment but only use treatments on your pets intermittently, you won’t be able to eradicate the fleas, as they will be able to feed and lay eggs, some of which will survive and go on to develop into a new generation of adults.

Why am I still finding live fleas on my cat after treatment?

95% are in the environment as flea eggs, larvae and pupae. Seeing fleas after treatment isn’t really about how long it takes for flea treatment to work or for fleas to die. It’s about the number of life stages in the pet’s environment that develop into new fleas and jump on a pet.

How do you treat a cat with a severe flea infestation?

First, treat your cat with a product designed to kill fleas. Bathe your cat or kitten with a specially formulated flea shampoo to kill fleas on contact. Flea sprays can be a good option for water-averse cats. Repeat treatment as needed and recommended on the label.