Household pets are susceptible to fleas which live in almost any warm environment. This could be your pet’s fur, your clothes and furniture, and in the summer months the grass and sand outside your house or in the local park.
Fleas can lay up to 50 eggs every single day, and when all 50 of those start breeding, you quickly have an infestation on your hands. This rapid lifecycle makes fleas particularly difficult to get rid of.
As well as being hard to clear, fleas will bite both you and your pet causing red, itchy bumps and to top it all off, bites can also spread nasty diseases.
If your pet has fleas, they are likely to swallow them whilst grooming. This is bad news as fleas can carry tapeworm eggs which will hatch in your pet’s gut. Tapeworms will then cause your pet to become very unwell if they’re not treated quickly and effectively.