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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
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.
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I would pass on it. At the moment we are without a cat, unfortunately. But when we had cats they went on the lanai and never picked up a flea. This was in SE FL too and was over a 20 year span. I believe the vet is just trying to make extra money for something that is needless. Why put chemicals on your pet if you don't have to.
Google Dr. Karen Becker and flea treatment. She has an article(s) about flea protection and helps to determine how to decide which is best for your pet and you.