My cats have had fleas for about 4 months, we knew they had fleas but couldnt afford to buy them their frontline or get them bathed due to falling way behind on bills. All we could do was to keep washing their sheets/beds every month to get rid of the flea dirt, and to brush them.
Whats puzzling is the reaction from the fleas, even though the cats always slept in the same places and had the same access to the fleas.
One of my cats was just a little itchy, otherwise you wouldnt even know she had fleas.
My other cat though is a different story. He would be scratching all day to the point he could barely sleep without waking up to itch himself. He developed large,pink sores that appear to have a little pus on them, and scabs from him scratching them. All over his body (mainly his neck,belly,and rear) I dont know if this is from him scratching, or each flea bite flared up into these sores? He lost his appetite a little, but still ate and maintained his body weight. He started loosing his fur by the sores, then started loosing his fur on his back legs,rump, and tail to the point he looks skinny from I guess loosing his top coat of fur, but he's not bald.
He has black fur except his belly and neck which is white so it's hard to see fleas on him.
We got our cats the Frontline a few days ago. They both scratch very little now, but were waiting to see if our cat that was scratching badly looses the sores and grows the fur back in the balding areas. He literally slept most of the day 3 days after getting the frontline, he stopped waking up to scratch himself and his appetite is greatly improving.
Unfortunetly we cant get them bathed to remove any flea dirt, I know that would kill all the fleas.
My question is why when one of our cats gets fleas all she does is have an itch here and there, and our other cat gets these sores and starts loosing his hair? They are both sharing the same space yet get very different reactions?
Our vets never said why this happens as it has happened many times before, all they say is our cats has fleas and to use the frontline and get them bathed. I'm just concerned if the flea bites will do long term damage?
Whats puzzling is the reaction from the fleas, even though the cats always slept in the same places and had the same access to the fleas.
One of my cats was just a little itchy, otherwise you wouldnt even know she had fleas.
My other cat though is a different story. He would be scratching all day to the point he could barely sleep without waking up to itch himself. He developed large,pink sores that appear to have a little pus on them, and scabs from him scratching them. All over his body (mainly his neck,belly,and rear) I dont know if this is from him scratching, or each flea bite flared up into these sores? He lost his appetite a little, but still ate and maintained his body weight. He started loosing his fur by the sores, then started loosing his fur on his back legs,rump, and tail to the point he looks skinny from I guess loosing his top coat of fur, but he's not bald.
He has black fur except his belly and neck which is white so it's hard to see fleas on him.
We got our cats the Frontline a few days ago. They both scratch very little now, but were waiting to see if our cat that was scratching badly looses the sores and grows the fur back in the balding areas. He literally slept most of the day 3 days after getting the frontline, he stopped waking up to scratch himself and his appetite is greatly improving.
Unfortunetly we cant get them bathed to remove any flea dirt, I know that would kill all the fleas.
My question is why when one of our cats gets fleas all she does is have an itch here and there, and our other cat gets these sores and starts loosing his hair? They are both sharing the same space yet get very different reactions?
Our vets never said why this happens as it has happened many times before, all they say is our cats has fleas and to use the frontline and get them bathed. I'm just concerned if the flea bites will do long term damage?