In a home with several cats, fleas spread between animals and reinfest faster than you can treat one cat at a time. Clearing them takes a coordinated approach that treats every cat and the environment together.
Treat all cats at once
Even cats showing no signs are carrying fleas or eggs. Treat every cat in the home on the same day with a vet-approved, cat-safe preventive dosed for each cat's weight. Skipping the ‘clean-looking’ cat is the most common reason infestations return.
Tackle the environment
- Wash all bedding, blankets and soft furnishings the cats use in hot water.
- Vacuum daily for a week or more, focusing on cat resting spots and shaded corners, and empty the vacuum outside.
- For heavy infestations, ask your vet about a home treatment with an insect growth regulator that stops eggs hatching.
Keep monitoring
Flea pupae can hatch weeks later, so do not panic if you see the odd flea after treatment. Maintain the monthly preventive on every cat and keep up the cleaning for a month. Provide enough litter trays and feeding stations so the stress of treatment does not spark squabbles between your cats.
