But only one species of lice makes its home on cats a species called felicola subrostratus this is a species specific to cats and does not infest people dogs or other pets.
Cat lice treatment revolution.
Revolution kills adult fleas and flea eggs and helps to control flea infestations protects against heartworm disease treats and controls roundworm and roundworm infections and treats and controls infestations of ear mites and biting lice.
Revolution is a monthly topical medication designed for the treatment of parasites on cats.
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Common flea medications such as revolution selamectin and frontline fipronil are effective against lice.
Fortunately they are easy to get rid of using a topical insecticide.
The best thing you can do is keep the affected cat in another room during treatment.
In addition products such as fipronil and selamectin can also be used.
Isolating your cat also reduces the amount of cleaning required to eliminate the lice.
Treatment for cat lice.
Your vet can help you decide which treatment will work best for your.
How to tell if a cat has worms it should also be noted that cat lice stay on a cat throughout her life unlike other parasites that jump from pet to pet.
However treatment options that are currently available will not kill any eggs previously laid and so it is important to repeat treatment at closer intervals than usual.
They come in various brand names it may be necessary to treat your cat more than once to kill the developing nits as they hatch.
Treatment should be repeated every 2 weeks for at least 4.
There are a wide variety of shampoos as well as insecticidal sprays and powders that are effective in killing lice.
Treatment don t try treating cat lice using home remedies or store bought solutions.
Many over the counter products are dangerous and toxic to both animals and humans says michele hoffman the founder and president of milo s sanctuary and special needs cat rescue in burbank california.
Your veterinarian will recommend an insecticide treatment for your cat which may include a medicated wash or shampoo.
Selamectin was 100 per cent effective in killing biting lice on the dogs and cats throughout the period of assessment.
While cat lice are not as common as other types of infestations their presence on the cat s body can lead to a full scale infestation of worms.
