Description
Flea populations thrive thanks to warmer winters; thus, we can expect to see more and more fleas on our pets. The most common flea infesting cats, dogs, ferrets and rabbits is the cat flea. The success of the cat flea is defined by its rapid reproduction, persistent environmental stage and the ability to parasitise a wide range of mammalian hosts, including foxes and hedgehogs. Ian speaks about cat flea’s life cycle, its veterinary significance, diagnosis, treatment and control, including considerations for choosing effective adulticides as well as challenges one might face with pyrethroids and growth regulators. To bring flea infestations under control and then keep them off our pets we need to treat all susceptible pets in the home with a product that will kill fleas quickly and efficiently to stop them breeding. Pet owners need to be educated that not all flea treatments are the same and they need to be applied correctly in the context of each particular case. Part of the NationWide Parasitology Bundle.
