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Originally Posted by Michael 61
Hi -
Question for indoor cat owners - Do you treat your indoor cat with any flea treatments? I have one indoor cat with no dogs. I have vinyl planking floor throughout home, and there is no carpet or area rugs for fleas to hide.
When I adopted my cat earlier this year, during the first vet visit, they recommended I purchase a monthly flea treatment (a few drops behind her head once a month),even though she is an indoor cat. The six month supply has been exhausted, and of course, they are recommending I refill the subscription. It’s a little pricey, and I’m not sure how much of a risk fleas are here to a cat that never goes outdoors or onto the screened lanai.
Looking for comments from other cat owners. Thanks.
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You can find out if your cat has fleas by buying one of those "flea combs" (I think that is what they were called) and combing out Fluffy. It is fine-toothed enough to snag some of the fleas, which you can (barely) see on the comb.
Vets use them all the time. I thought that they were just combing the cat to be nice, but I was told that it was a way to check for fleas.