Hey,
Cats:
Mine: Maine Coon 2 years old, Siamese 1 year old
Mom: Himalayan - 8 years old
Long story short, mother came over to live with me at apartment - brought her cat over. Small space, so placed their litter box in enclosed balcony. Cats started to itch - for some reason didn't think much of it. Now we moved to a house.
Maine Coon+Himalayan are hairy cats - so hard to see. But my "wedge" Siamese isn't. I noticed some "brown" creatures under fur at back of neck - i matched them to fleas. They look the same, they move quick (very hard for me to grab onto them), all cats occasionally itch around the neck area.
I'm almost positive it came from my apartment balcony - it's Florida, it's hot, their poop attracted bugs, that behavior was never that way until I moved their box outside.
So - I'm not sure what the best option to do.
1- PO (by mouth options) - but I'm worried about side effects. I also think I need a prescription for that - with the hurricane, unsure when the next appointment is.
2- Neck collars that you place behind their neck/between their shoulder blades - I read a TON of reviews online claiming their cats have passed away from using it. My concern with this option is - the Maine Coon and Siamese like to play with each other and occasionally, my Maine Coon bite the Siamese from the back of his neck.
3- Fine comb + shampoo... this sounds like hell. The fine comb might work with the Siamese - but with the hairy cats - NOPE. The shampoo is also an issue because you have to wash the effected area (including head/neck) - last time I bathed my cats, I had to use "cones" around their head b/c they are so terrified of any water even if it doesn't come close to their face (used the box, low water level, use scoop for watering - very controlled method. They were terrified).
I'm not certain the extend of the "infestation". I haven't seen it on the MC, seen only 1 on the Hima and a couple on the Siamese - however, given they live together... it's probably a BOGO. Any options/advice/products of recommendation that don't kill?
Cats:
Mine: Maine Coon 2 years old, Siamese 1 year old
Mom: Himalayan - 8 years old
Long story short, mother came over to live with me at apartment - brought her cat over. Small space, so placed their litter box in enclosed balcony. Cats started to itch - for some reason didn't think much of it. Now we moved to a house.
Maine Coon+Himalayan are hairy cats - so hard to see. But my "wedge" Siamese isn't. I noticed some "brown" creatures under fur at back of neck - i matched them to fleas. They look the same, they move quick (very hard for me to grab onto them), all cats occasionally itch around the neck area.
I'm almost positive it came from my apartment balcony - it's Florida, it's hot, their poop attracted bugs, that behavior was never that way until I moved their box outside.
So - I'm not sure what the best option to do.
1- PO (by mouth options) - but I'm worried about side effects. I also think I need a prescription for that - with the hurricane, unsure when the next appointment is.
2- Neck collars that you place behind their neck/between their shoulder blades - I read a TON of reviews online claiming their cats have passed away from using it. My concern with this option is - the Maine Coon and Siamese like to play with each other and occasionally, my Maine Coon bite the Siamese from the back of his neck.
3- Fine comb + shampoo... this sounds like hell. The fine comb might work with the Siamese - but with the hairy cats - NOPE. The shampoo is also an issue because you have to wash the effected area (including head/neck) - last time I bathed my cats, I had to use "cones" around their head b/c they are so terrified of any water even if it doesn't come close to their face (used the box, low water level, use scoop for watering - very controlled method. They were terrified).
I'm not certain the extend of the "infestation". I haven't seen it on the MC, seen only 1 on the Hima and a couple on the Siamese - however, given they live together... it's probably a BOGO. Any options/advice/products of recommendation that don't kill?