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UNDERSTANDING FLEASIn just 30 days 25 female fleas can multiply to over a quarter million!
Fleas are wingless, bloodsucking insects that may cause excessive grooming, hair loss, anemia and tapeworm infection in your pet. And it's no wonder that pet owners have a difficult time eradicating fleas from their homes once they take up residence: Once an adult flea lands on a pet, she can lay 50 eggs a day and more than 2,000 eggs in a lifetime. The complete life cycle of the flea can be completed in as little as 14 days or prolonged up to 180 days. Adult fleas cannot survive or lay eggs without a blood meal, but may live in a pupal cocoon from 2 months to 1 year without feeding. Only 5% of a home's flea population is the adults that you can see. It can take 4 to 8 weeks or longer of topical preventative medication use to completely eradicate all flea life stages in the home. 90% of the flea life cycle occurs off the animal. For every 6 adult fleas seen, there are 300 immature stages in the environment or on the pet. Just a low level of infestation of fleas in various stages in the environment can take a considerable amount of time to overcome. Since there are no products labeled that eliminate the pupal stage of the flea, it is important to keep your pet healthy and protected from fleas with a monthly preventive medicine.
Signs your pet needs to see his doctor.
Vomiting, Diarrhea, Unintended weight loss, Change in appetite-decreased or increased, Change in normal activity level: lethargy, hyperactivity, or restlessness, limping, sudden inability to move back legs, Crying in pain when touched, Clumsy or disoriented behavior, Seizures, Any loss of consciousness, Coughing-especially at night, Panting in a cat, Any difficult breathing or labored breathing, Any blue, purple or pale hue to tongue and/or gums, Sudden collapse, Excessive drooling, Straining in the litter box without producing urine (or producing small amounts of urine),
Crying out when urinating, Change in urination: location, frequency, amount, color or smell, Bloated abdomen, Sneezing excessively,
Uncontrolled bleeding, Nose-bleed or bruising anywhere on body, Any unusual odor, Hair loss, Runny eyes or nose or squinting.