The vet said Gizmo has a infestation of fleas ?

Question

I took my Cat Gizmo to the Vet to get him dewormed and they didn't even look and see if he has fleas they just wrote it down that he did

but i looked an he didn't have 1 flea

has your vet ever did that?

Answer 1

Well in case  you find you have fleas.. try this

I did it for about 10 years when I had indoor outdoor kitties, now only indoor, so no need any more but it was a life savor!!

How I got rid of fleas and bugs from my home

You will need to purchase a simple bug/fly zapper; the type you use on a patio to kill flying insects.  You can buy a small one that will cover a large area of your house at most home improvement stores for as little as 20.00-30.00 dollars.  For faster results you can use one bug zapper for each room.  However the fleas do gravitate to the bug zapper’s light once night sets in and all the lights in your house are out. So one should work for a small home, just make sure to place it in the room where the most fleas are seen or felt.   Place the zapper on the floor in a corner behind a piece of furniture so kids and pets won’t play with or bother it. Set it on a plate or pie tin for easy cleaning up of the zapped bugs, you will be killing all bugs in your home as well, and then plug it in.  Remember, it is a piece of electrical equipment.  You have to use caution in where you put it. At night the fleas automatically want to go to a light, when they hop in to the bug zapper light they get fried! You can actually hear little, zits, zits when the fleas are getting zapped! All GONE! Keep the carpet vacuumed daily until your flea problem is under control, this will help tremendously in getting the fleas eggs out of your home and carpet faster!!  I am not responsible for misuse of the above item.  Use full caution in placing your bug zapper to the safest place.  It will work for months, even years; it will continue to kill bugs in your home as long as the light is on.  The bulb can be replaced once it burns out.  The light bulb can be purchased at most home improvement stores. http://www.samstores.com/_images/product...

Answer 2

thats wierd! maybe he just has one  

Answer 3

You should look through the fur... if there is DIRT then he has fleas..

Wash with Dawn dish washing detergent and you will see all the fleas migrate to the head.

here is something that might help though.

IF YOUR HOUSE / cat HAS FLEAS….

I have a NATURAL remedy for getting rid of fleas in your house.

Go to the Store and buy some 20 Mule Team BORAX.  (you find it in the soap isle)

Then sprinkle it all over. Carpets, couch, bedding, pillows, PET BEDs,  car, even wood floors. (NOT ON YOUR PET!)

THEN VACCUME IT UP.

What Boax does is coats the eggs ... The eggs hatch deformed or unable to reproduce.

You will have to do this 2 or 3x about a week apart in order to get all the egg cycles.

FOR YOUR PET. Use the topical flea killer that is on the market or wash with Dawn dish washing soap (make sure to rinse all soap out)  and use a flea comb (this is also a head lice comb) especially for kittens or puppies who are too young to have insecticide put on them.

Kill the fleas that you find on the comb with soap or alcohol

Answer 4

No, I didn't even realize my cat was infested. He was born in a barn, took him in when he was 2 1/2 mos. I never seen him scratch or seen a flea, but when I took him to the vet's I noticed flea dirt left behind on the exam table. They came back in the room and told me he was loaded. When they pulled his fur back in his groin area, I saw about 3 running for cover. You would know if your cat had bugs, they'd be jumping on you. Now all 3 of my dogs are still battling them.

Answer 5

I would get a second opinion.

Answer 6

I think Bibigirl is right!

Answer 7

You can find out yourself. Get some damp kitchen paper and brush his fur back the wrong way on to it. See if you get little black specks that dissolve into tiny red blotches. If you do, he's got fleas. The black specks are flea dirt - digested blood - and they look like dried blood under a microscope. You're not likely to see an actual flea.