| Seeing your cat scratching could be an indication of | | | | to be putting chemicals directly onto your cat's skin |
| fleas, ticks, grass seeds or a skin condition. With both | | | | via a chemical flea collar or cream. These treatments |
| my cats, it can also indicate a grass seed or similar | | | | can make your cat quite ill and if you have a child |
| caught in the fur. During the summer months both | | | | who regularly pets the cat, the chemicals can easily |
| Tikki and Cassie will come in daily when I am working | | | | be transferred onto the child's skin or into his or her |
| and rub against me, which is an indication that they | | | | mouth. |
| want seeds removed from their tail or body. This | | | | If your cat does have a flea problem, wash all the |
| action is quite different to when they just want | | | | bedding your cat uses in water as hot as possible. |
| attention or to tell me it's time to knock off work | | | | Vacuum the house (preferably twice) and all the |
| for the day. | | | | furniture your cat uses. Spray the outside areas with |
| If your cat is unlucky enough to get a grass seed in | | | | a natural insect repellent and hose down as well. |
| its eye, take it straight to the vet. This is not | | | | You might need to repeat the above instructions for |
| something you want to deal with yourself. | | | | a couple of weeks to make sure the cycle has been |
| Fleas can be picked up from just about anywhere. | | | | broken. |
| Another neighborhood cat or dog would be the most | | | | Your cat having fleas is one of the lesser joys of |
| likely culprits. If you find your cat does have a flea | | | | owning a cat. Proper cat care in eliminating these |
| problem, check with your local pet store to see if | | | | pests is not hard, and is really just a part of make |
| there is a natural treatment available. You don't want | | | | sure your cats health is optimum at all times. |