FLEAS!!!!!!!!!

[hippo's hope is HIM]

Thanks for all the info guys.

I am just so sad. I don't have a license, or a car, so I cannot take her myself. And my mother just won't. She is in one of her "moods"

I know for sure they aren't ticks, I've had those *YUCK* and know the shape fairly well. She just has fleas. And they must have been feeding for a while cause some of them are really big. Can I get them too? My head itches so bad. It isn't lice, but someone said fleas can jump.......well can they jump on me? My precious kitten sleeps with me, and sleeps on the couch with me, in the chair, on my bed. She goes wherever I go.

Please pray that my mom will go get some spray and all the flea stuff, and that she'll take my baby to the vet. Better yet that all the fleas would die in Jesus name! :oww:

With my surgeries coming up, and she already had to pay 60$ for the last visit......she prolly won't go spend any money on the cats.

**scratches head and looks for kitty**

[alecia]

Yes, they get on humans too, and yes they JUMP.

They can jump EXTREMELY FAR in fact, they are able to perform amazing leaps... They can jump straight off the cat onto you, or even get on you from across a room. They practically fly when they jump.. if youve ever seen one jump, youll know.. they launch like theyve been shot from a cannon.

Ive seen a dog get a flea bath, you could actually watch the fleas hop off like popcorn.. just POING, and theyre off.. some fell into the flea bath and were floating around but others managed to leap out of the tub entirely, which is quite a large distance for something so tiny. They can leap several feet into the air, and even further lateraly.

Edited September 7, 2004 by alecia

[Marilyn777]

Has anyone else starting to scratch? :x: :oww: It must be the power of suggestion!

Fortunately my two have never had fleas. I was told it was the brewers yeast in their food. Fleas hate brewers yeast. And most cats like the taste of it. I sometimes even put some in their canned cat food. You can buy it at any health food store. My cats have been on Iams for years and it has brewers yeast in it, and I think they have built a resistance to fleas over the years.

Bethy I have a cat named Sassy too! He is a pure black long hair, he's my baby! Anyway he goes outside everyday for walks on his leash and harness and I have never found a flea on him or in the house. So something must be working right. I believe its the yeast.

[alecia]

LOL yeah, people do tend to get itchy by suggestion at the thought of getting fleas.. but check yourself for bites and fleas just in case, they can and DO feed on humans.

[Guest LCPGUY]

Jackie, or for that matter, Loopy, never had fleas. I always treat them with an Advantage flea drop, on the back of their neck. About $10. Works great in California, but doesn

[Marilyn777]

Works great in California, but doesn

[Guest LCPGUY]

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