Instructions
Notice how often your pet scratches. When a cat flea walks around on your pet or bites it causes itching. You may also be a victim of a few cat fleas biting you and causing itching if a few jumped onto you while you were near your pet.
Notice the cat flea's ability to jump. When they feel a vibration or if the level of carbon dioxide increases, cat fleas will jump. They use the strength of their back legs to jump through hair, grass and fur. The cat flea can jump up to 7 inches high and up to 13 inches horizontally. Cat fleas do not have wings.
Search for cat flea eggs. The eggs are small oval shaped and colored white. They can fall between cracks of a tile floor, carpet, or grass. As the adult cat flea lays eggs on the pet, the eggs roll off the hairs. The adult cat flea can lay up to 20 eggs per day.
Look for cat flea dirt. Fleas will leave behind feces on your pet that look like dirt. The feces are digested blood from the cat flea. If you separate the hairs on your pet you can see the dirt.
Use a flea comb to help remove fleas and dirt. Comb through your pet's hair with the flea comb. The comb has little space between each tooth that it enables you to comb out a cat flea or two along with dirt.
Look at the cat flea's coloring. They are reddish-brown to black. They are small in size, up to 1/8 inch long.
Take your pet to the veterinarian to get examined for cat fleas. The veterinarian can recommend a treatment to help get rid of the fleas within a short period of time. You will also need to clean all the pet's bedding and vacuum daily to help remove the cat fleas from the home.
How to Identify Cat Fleas
Cat fleas are commonly found on household pets. Despite their name, they can be found on pets other than cats. The cat flea goes through stages, from egg to larva to pupa, before reaching adult size. This cycle lasts up to 75 days depending on the temperature and food source. They live in warm weather and cannot survive during the cold season.