Among the parasites in cats and dogs, fleas and ticks are two of the most common. Taking steps to protect your pet from tick or flea infestations is very important. This is because they do not just suck blood from your pet; ticks and fleas can also be vectors of diseases that can affect both pets and humans. A very heavy flea and tick infestation in a very young puppy or kitten can bring about anemia, and eventually, death.
A flea bite can, for the most part, only cause slight skin irritation in some pets. Then some pets are hypersensitive to bites from fleas and can induce dermatitis from a flea allergy. Your pet might have extreme itching on its skin, causing irritation and persistent scratching that can lead to significant hair loss and infect open skin wounds. These wounds can form scabs all over the body, as well as raw patches of skin that becomes irritated. Removing the fleas that are on your pet and preventing a future infestation is still the primary way to combat flea allergy dermatitis.
Be careful not to use dog flea and tick products on cats, unless specifically advised by your local vet Carolina Forest SC.
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