12 Top Flea Prevention Tips For Your Home Fleas Can Cause Lots Of Problems... ◆ Cause itchy bites and even allergies ◆ Infest your soft furnishings carpets ◆ Endanger pets’ health or cause fur loss ◆ Transmit diseases to humans or pets ◆ Cause tapeworms in pets if ingested ◆ Arduous and time consuming to treat
Some Tips That Work... HOUSE
PETS ◆ Use oral medication or spot on
topical skin treatments prescribed
◆ Treat all your pets’ bedding and
favourite lounging areas so that the
by a vet to de-flea your pets.
infestation doesn’t simply reoccur.
◆ Make sure you seek vet’s advice
◆ Use professionally recommended
and treatment for tape worms as part of your treatment regime.
carpet and upholstery insecticide powder to de-flea your home.
CARE
HEALTH
◆ Comb and groom your pets' coats
◆ Both you and your pets can have
often in order to check for any
an allergic reaction to flea bites.
possible hidden flea problems.
Seek medical advice for symptoms.
◆ Bathe your pets regularly and use
◆ Have your pets tested for anaemic
anti-flea shampoo from your vet to
symptoms or bald patches on their
keep them clear all year round.
fur if you have had a flea infestation.
PREVENT
CONTROL
◆ As far as possible, keep yourself
◆ Treat a flea infestation at the first
and your pets out of long grass and
sign of a problem, because they
away from wild animals on walks.
escalate fast and are difficult to treat.
◆ Invest in a flea collar for your cats
◆ Consider having professional house
and dogs to repel and prevent fleas.
fumigation as it is effective at getting
There are medical or natural options.
rid of stubborn flea infestations.
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