The recipe for relief? Get those freeloaders off your animal and out of your home!

By Tom Ewing

Your typical cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis) doesn’t ask a lot from life. All it wants are the basics — a comfortable place to live, proper nourishment, the chance to raise a family and the company of like-minded friends.

The warm, moist, furry hide of your cat can provide all of these amenities — and that’s why fleas, if given the opportunity, will eagerly hop on the animal’s back and take up residence. While living in such comfortable surroundings may be just fine for the guest, the situation can cause no end of trouble for the host. …

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