Comments on: Do Indoor Cats Need Regular Flea Preventatives?

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:49:51 +0000

I have 2 adult 7 year old indoor cats that I have had since they were both 5-6 weeks old. They are extremely affectionate and love to play. One is male and the other is female. I have worked for a 24 hour Animal Emergency Clinic for over 4 years now and new absolutely nothing regarding animals at that time. I live in Florida where it is humid and the fleas and mosquitos are ridiculous this season!!!!!!!!!! I always used Frontline Plus which works fantastic but about 3-4 years ago the vet stated that I need to get them both on Heartworm Prevention each month so I switched to Revolution. One statement I would like to share with all is even though you can’t SEE the fleas, doesn’t mean they are not there!!! I would suggest everyone who has a cat or a dog, please keep them on a month to month regimen of flea/heartworm prevention!!!! Remember that there is NO TREATMENT for Heartworm Disease in CATS, only dogs and it is quite EXPENSIVE!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!

By: kimberly

kimberly — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:19:29 +0000

My adult cat Nyko is a 36 month old indoor cat. I had her since she was 3 months. She is very tempermental. You can not pet her, except short strokes with my feet. She hates for me to touch her with my hands. She won’t let me pick her up or stroke her at all. She will hiss, cough and make spit noices if I intrude to close to her, i.e., if she’s in the window. However, she will rub up against my ankles on her condition and loves to play will plasticfoil or any thing that makes a noice when you make it in to a ball. As strange as she is, she’s my pal, I just wish she was more affectionate, like my previous pets of past years.

By: Marlene

Marlene — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:48:02 +0000

I have an indor cat – he never scratches himself and i am not aware of any fleas. Can a cat still have flees and not scratch? I looks very healthy and his coat is beautiful.

By: Amanda C

Amanda C — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:58:19 +0000

Flea eggs can be carried indoors on your shoes from outdoors, where wild animals roam. In the UK, foxes, badgers, squirrels and especially hedgehogs are heaving with fleas, so the eggs are likely to be in the grass somewhere. In the US you might pick up fleas from similar wild animals. They are tricksy insects and will hitch a lift from any passerby. And they are a bugger to get rid of from the house once they have moved in!

Incidentally, my dad picked up mange from my dog, who picked it up in the garden from where foxes play.. so watch out!

By: Lynne

Lynne — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:49:03 +0000

I use Frontline Plus on my dog but my inside only cat doesn’t get flea preventative. I adopted her about a year ago (she’s three years old) from the Humane Society. I haven’t seen any fleas on my dog or the cat. She likes her tummy rubbed, so I routinely check her for fleas and haven’t seen any as to date. My vet does a yearly fecal exam and both the cat and dog are free of parasites.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:50:29 +0000

If she had a dog or another outdoor animal, should she use prevention then, even if the cat only stays indoors?