{"id":348907,"date":"2018-07-01T08:33:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/?p=348907"},"modified":"2021-10-22T13:10:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T13:10:38","slug":"signs-of-fleas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/staging2\/blog\/signs-of-fleas\/","title":{"rendered":"How to identify the signs of fleas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"348907\" class=\"elementor elementor-348907\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2af5849 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2af5849\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-785db09\" data-id=\"785db09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3f0c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d3f0c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/signs-of-fleas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-350234\" alt=\"signs of fleas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/signs-of-fleas.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/signs-of-fleas-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/signs-of-fleas-460x260.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.protect-mypet.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/signs-of-fleas-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01c1584 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01c1584\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7501bc5\" data-id=\"7501bc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c80801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c80801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The signs of fleas can be difficult to spot <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d86517a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d86517a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77652ba\" data-id=\"77652ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9ea9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a9ea9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fleas are tiny and can be difficult to see, particularly if you have not seen them before, or your pet has dark fur. One study found that 49% of dog owners and 38% of cat owners whose pets were infested with <a href=\"\/blog\/cat-fleas\/\">cat<\/a> or dog fleas were unaware their pets had fleas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b01c56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b01c56\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d377db\" data-id=\"1d377db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d9c64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5d9c64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I only treat fleas when I see them<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1f93a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1f93a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1186b6\" data-id=\"b1186b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f88dddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f88dddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is not uncommon to hold the belief, \u2018I\u2019ll treat for fleas when I see one\u2019. As the study results above show this viewpoint is very ineffectual. By waiting until a <a href=\"\/blog\/flea-infestation\/\">flea infestation<\/a> is present it is likely that there will be established population living in your home. Once there are flea eggs in the environment it will take a minimum of three months to make your home flea free again, regardless of which flea product you use.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82032b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82032b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7539b7\" data-id=\"c7539b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a84d95d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a84d95d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the signs of fleas?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd0aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdd0aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In your pet<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb5edd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb5edd4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8f0cb1\" data-id=\"e8f0cb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcaa43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dcaa43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You pet may display signs of excessive grooming, biting the fur, scratching around parts of the body that have been bitten, fur loss, bald patches. Flea dirt may be visible as you part your pet\u2019s fur. It may be difficult to spot the signs of fleas in pets with darker fur. Fleas can also cause tapeworms if they are ingested.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9007a42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9007a42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f2562a\" data-id=\"7f2562a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137d8ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"137d8ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In your home<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a016b79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a016b79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89959a7\" data-id=\"89959a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68061e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68061e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You may notice flea bites on your lower legs, fleas jumping from furniture or curtains, you may be able to see fleas in your pet\u2019s bed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b85ca2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b85ca2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-122dbd8\" data-id=\"122dbd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c98c04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c98c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fleas exist all year round<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7c2ccb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7c2ccb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6eb971\" data-id=\"a6eb971\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6abf38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6abf38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Historically, fleas were considered be a summer problem, and that flea treatment could be restricted to the warmer months of the year. This is no longer the case. Milder winters and pets living in warm central-heated homes allow fleas to flourish and multiply all year round.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbac875 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbac875\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de5f03a\" data-id=\"de5f03a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf4439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddf4439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flea prevention is better than cure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cce80d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cce80d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d0f355\" data-id=\"1d0f355\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5d9c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d5d9c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are not proactively preventing fleas it is likely that your pet will be exposed to flea bites. The more often a pet is exposed to flea bites, the more likely they are to develop a Flea Allergic Dermatitis (FAD). FAD causes an exaggerated immune response to flea saliva which causes intense itching, skin inflammation and frequently secondary bacterial infections.<\/p><p>When it comes to fleas, all the experts agree, prevention is better than cure. The only way to prevent fleas is to use a\u00a0high-quality flea treatment at the interval recommended by the manufacturer.\u00a0A Protect My Pet <a href=\"\/subscription-box\/\">subscription box<\/a> provide a convenient solution to fleas. <a href=\"\/products-we-use\/\">High quality market-leading products<\/a> are delivered to your door just as they are required. When it arrives in the post it\u2019s time to dose!\u00a0<\/p><p>Don\u2019t give fleas a chance.\u00a0Know how to spot the signs of fleas and stay flea-free all year round with our range of market-leading flea treatment products.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-071748c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"071748c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f993ce\" data-id=\"0f993ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9830cb2 elementor-align-center pmp-button btn-inverse elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9830cb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/how-it-works\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join our pack<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14b1450 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14b1450\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82673a1\" data-id=\"82673a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0730c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0730c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Written by Lindsay Rose\u00a0MA VetMB CertAVP CertVBM MRCVS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The signs of fleas can be difficult to spot Fleas are tiny and can be difficult to see, particularly if you have not seen them before, or your pet has dark fur. 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