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Does Your Cat Have Rock-Solid Flea and Tick Protection?

Not all treatments provide the comprehensive cover your cat needs

Many products provide you a summary as to what they cover but not all of them provide you with the robust cover you think they do. Ensure you understand what you need to ensure protection for both your cat and home.

Ask your vet for the protection that’s right for you and your cat

Ask your vet for the protection that’s right for you and your cat

A FLEA SEEN ON YOUR CAT IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG

A single female can lay up to 50 eggs per day. In one month, 10 females can lay up to 15,000 eggs! Your cat spreads flea eggs everywhere it goes potentially leading to a massive infestation in your home.

Your carpets, sofas, beds and the entire environment of the animal are massively infested by eggs and larvae, the seeds of future re-infestation. Thus, your cat, your family and you are exposed. Vacuuming your home will only remove 50% of eggs and larvae because they are hidden deep in floors.

Flea Life Cycle

The Unique Lifestyle and Behaviour of Cats

Cats are inquisitive

Cats frequently encounter hedgehogs and other small mammals that may be infected with Ixodes hexagonus ticks through their hunting and roaming behaviour

Ixodes hexagonus was found to be the most common tick affecting cats in urban environments1

Cats roam and frequent many different environments

Meet Roxy

A typical female neutered domestic shorthaired cat, she has access to outdoors

D The park with children’s play area and sandpit 250m from home, where Roxy likes to walk through at night

A Roxy’s home

B Roxy’s garden, where other neighbouring cats visit

C Neighbour’s garden, where Roxy likes to defecate in their flower beds

D The park with children’s play area and sandpit 250m from home, where Roxy likes to walk through at night

Cats closely interact with family members

Cats often have unrestricted access to both indoor and outdoor environments

Cats act as transport hosts and can transport parasites into the home from outside, posing an increased infection risk to other pets and pet owners (zoonosis)

Toxocara is the most common zoonotic agent in urban public sites and in rural settlements

It is important to choose a product that kills the most common tick species seen on cats including ixodes hexagonus the most common tick affecting urban cats in the uk1 and also includes important monthly parasite control killing roundworms to help prevent toxocara

KEY TICK SPECIES AFFECTING CATS

Wherever you live in the UK, there is a risk that your cat could pick up ticks. Cats are inquisitive and ticks can be found anywhere, including in your garden, long grass, parks, woodlands or occasionally within the home. Ticks can transmit potentially serious diseases including Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichia and Rickettsial diseases.







Common ticks in the UK

Sheep tick

(Ixodes ricinus)

Habitat

Grassland, moorland, heath and woodland. Found in suburban and urban areas.

Disease transmission

Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis.

Hedgehog tick

(Ixodes hexagonus)

Habitat

Parks and gardens, and even found in the urban areas.

Disease transmission

Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis.

Marsh tick

(Dermacentor reticulatus)

Habitat

Grasslands, pastures and woodlands.

Disease transmission

Babesiosis.

Brown dog tick

(Rhipicephalus sanguineus)

Habitat

Kennels and other sheltered places.

Disease transmission

Ehrlichiosis and Babesiosis.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE ARE TREATMENTS THAT KILL fleas and TICKS, HOWEVER, NOT ALL TREATMENTS ARE THE SAME

There are many parasiticide treatments out there: some good, some not so good. As is so often the case, you tend to get what you pay for. Seek professional veterinary advice over which product best suits your situation, your lifestyle and your cat.

When choosing a treatment, you need to consider one that:

Kills both fleas and ticks fast

Continues to kill both fleas and ticks right through the treatment period

Kills the common ticks affecting cats including Ixodes hexagonus, the most common tick affecting urban cats in the UK1

Minimises the risk of a gap in protection, and helps to stop fleas and ticks taking advantage

CHOOSE A PRODUCT THAT IS EASY TO USE AND PROTECTS AGAINST THE KEY PARASITES THAT COULD AFFECT YOUR CAT. The best protection kills parasites most relevant to your cat.

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*Calculated from the Health Protection Agency National Tick Recording Scheme, Bristol University tick ID, BADA UK and the Merck manual.

  1. Tick distribution map for Ixodes ricinus, as recorded by the PHE Tick Recording Scheme, and the Biological Records Centre (BRC). Added/updated: 14 October 2013.
  2. Tick distribution map for Ixodes hexagonus, as recorded by the PHE Tick Recording Scheme, and the Biological Records Centre (BRC). Added/updated: 14 October 2013.
  3. Tick distribution map for Dermacentor reticulatus, as recorded by the HPA Tick Recording Scheme, and the Biological Records Centre (BRC). Added/updated: 14 October 2013.
  4. Tick distribution map for Rhipicephalus sanguineus - https://data.nbn.org.uk/Taxa/NBNSYS0000039964/Grid_Map.
  5. Calculated from the Health Protection Agency National Tick Recording Scheme, Bristol University tick ID, BADA UK and the Merck manual.