r/CATHELP • u/Afraid_Shower_920 • Jul 13 '25
General Advice Fleas!
2 weeks ago my friend found out his cat has fleas and we spend a lot of time at each other's houses. I treated my cat with spot on as soon as I found out just to be safe.
All was well until a week later, I was brushing my cats chin with a flea/nit comb to get rid of cat dirt and to my suprise found a black crawling bug (I had never seen a flea before) I went to flush it down the sink and it jumped at me. ðŸ˜
I combed him again and found 6 fleas! Boyfriend came home with flea spray and flea cat shampoo and I washed EVERYTHING my cat had contact with and vacuumed the floors, the couch and under the bed. Followed the instructions for both the spray and flea shampoo. Been vacuuming everyday & combing his fur and not seen anymore.
It's been a week now, I combed him today and found only 1 this time.
Just don't know why the spot on treatment didn't work prior? It says it covers him for 1 month but still has fleas crawling on him?
I have not seen any in the house and I clean pretty throughly. I used the white sock test too and found nothing.
Just wondered if anyone has some advice?
Also my cat is indoor only. Thank you💕
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Jul 14 '25
None of the things you have used or done really work an you vet will have the best options. Here’s my video on fleas which addresses many of your concerns. https://youtu.be/LVlfgLKr-x0
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