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Do cats get ticks and what do they look like
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Yes, if a cat spends time outdoors, particularly in high grasses or wooded areas, it will be susceptible to ticks.
Some symptoms that may indicate that a tick has hitched a ride on your cat are:
- Biting or scratching of areas of the body
- Lethargy
- Skin irritation
- Allergic reactions
A tick has an almost spiderlike appearance, with the body shape and size varying throughout the feeding process. They grow exponentially after feeding on your pet over several days. They are easier to spot then a flea, as they are larger and slow moving.
If you suspect that your cat has a tick infestation, it is always wise to check with your vet on treatment, particularly if your cat is exhibiting any odd symptoms.
Preventative measures are recommended with cats that will be outdoors. Monthly treatments are available to help keep ticks at bay.
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what cheeqz typed. you can also wash your cat with specific shampoos that wil not harm your cat only the ticks.
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but cats don't like water only those whom are given a bath since the time they were a kitten
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yes and ticks look like a spider with a large body and small head they burro in under the skin .you cant just pull it off and call it good if you pull it off you risk snapping the head off witch will stay alive and keep burroing into the skin causing sikness and even death lime disease .if you enconter a tick dont just pull it off a drop of oil will make it back out so then you can remove the tick.also not recomended light a match blow out take the hot head of the match touch it to the tick and it will back out. if your cats go outside alot i suggest flea and tick repellant .
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yes, cats do get ticks. ticks look like a little ball stuck to the cats skin. when it is crawling on the cat remove it immedialy. if a tick is already started to suck your cats blood, take tweeserz and carfully put it at where the tick is stuck, and pull fast. if you cat has a scab, put some cat moisterizer, or as i’ve learned neosporin works well.
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indeed so ure really cant see ticks their just tiny specks i had a cat with ticks before and it had 2 take med
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Ticks look like black spiders but the round spot is much wider and there verey small..but you can give them a specil shampoo what well make the cat comfurble again bye not itchen or anything
b/c if it keep itchen it self bye it skin truning red”
it well start bleeding were it has to take meds
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they can if they stay outside if your cat is scratching or biting itself is a sign that ur cat has ticks
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Yes. Cats get ticks. Sometimes the ticks can be small, but oftentimes my cats have gotten BIG ones. Ticks look a blueish, grayish color, they usaully get them on their necks… So WATCH OUt! and use tick shampoo on the cat, or tick and flea powder. It really is a gross thing. My cats get them because they are outdoor pets, and spend their lives mostly ouside…so therefore they get ticks.
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ya cats can get ticks.they look like a big green or brown lump with legs that stick out like grass.
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yes, they look like flees. and flees look like a very very tiny version of a cocroach without the intenas
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yes cats can get ticks and they are black and gray flea looking things. except they dont move. theyres only a few ways to kill them because they go under the skin and thats burning them off with a lighter. but if your not careful you could burn your cat. and you have to hold the cat down because if it moves you could burn him/her.
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Of course cats get ticks! If they’re scratching, that’s a big sign. I advise you to check your cat if you and he/she have been in an area where ticks could possibly be. Some ticks carry a disease called Lyme Disease. And I know that there was a woman that got really sick and almost died from that disease.
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Yes they do get ticks .They pick them up outside. Ticks look like big puffy balls. Don’t get them off yourself you could hurt the cat, ask your vet for tick preventive instead.
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jasminepage, just because it is called a dog tick, cats can get them too. believe it or not, there are over100 breeds of ticks. deer ticks r most comon for pets.
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Here’s a picture of a tick. http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/ticks/dvar/dvarfwdime.html
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cutiekitties, that is not how ticks that get on cats look like...thats how they look like on dogs. But thanks for your help.
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