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Veterinarians helped us make our picks for the best flea and tick treatments for cats, from prescription topicals to OTC options.

If you're a pet parent, you've probably asked yourself, "How do cats get fleas?" at least once – especially if your cat is kept indoors and you're wondering how they got there in the first place.

I was minding my own business reading in bed when something caught my eye. I saw a tiny, black insect dart across my bed and immediately flew into a panic. "Not again!" I muttered under my breath.

At some point, it’s likely that every cat owner will encounter the common nuisance of a flea outbreak on their family feline. This is when these unwelcome and pesky parasites embed in cat fur. That’s ...

In a recent column, you mentioned a safe flea control for cats. Although I’ve not seen fleas, he does have small scabs around his neck that I think are flea bites. He’s very jittery if I investigate ...

As many as one in four cats and one in seven dogs are carrying fleas, and about 11 per cent of these fleas are infected with potentially pathogenic bacteria, according to a large-scale analysis of ...

Researchers have issued a detailed rebuttal defending their meta-analysis questioning whether cat fleas transmit feline hemotropic mycoplasmas, conceding data corrections while arguing the evidence ...

Fleas are tiny bloodsucking insects. There are about 2500 species or subspecies found worldwide. The little parasites commonly target wildlife and domestic animals. When you find a flea on your pet ...

We keep our cats indoors to protect them from traffic, predators, and contagious diseases, and that’s a valid choice. There are many threats that outdoor cats face that we can prevent by keeping our ...