Flea Bytes: There are more than 2,000 known species of fleas in the world, but the one that most commonly bugs pets and people are known as the cat flea: Ctenocephalides felis.
They are wingless, but can jump amazing distances. One little flea was reported to have jumped over 4 feet.
For every flea you find, chances are there are another 100 or so nearby. One female flea can lay up to 50 eggs a day. Adult fleas, the ones you see crawling on your pets, account for only 5% of an infestation.
Fleas and Ticks carry serious diseases that threaten your pets and humans. They can cause anemia in pets, flea allergy dermatitis, a serious skin ailment in affected pets. They are responsible for transmitting Bartonella, the bacteria that is the most common cause of Cat Scratch Disease in people. When your animal considers biting themselves to relieve the itchy crawly feeling they are having from an infestation, a flea may be swallowed which will cause intestinal flea worms another common problem of flea infestation.
Ticks carry Lyme Disease, a tick-borne ailment that's a serious threat to your pet and people.
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