Flea "Dirt"

by a reader

photo by Veganstraightedge

QUESTION

I have two cats - both domestic and one is black long-haired. Both are indoor cats - Both will be 4 in October.

I have noticed something unusual with my long-haired cat over the last couple of weeks. If he sits on the white floor there is a lot of little specs which look like dirt specs. However, when I go to wipe them up with a damp cloth and they get wet, they are actually dried blood. Literally you would think it was just a size of a pin head spec but a lot of them.

He just started with this and now he is constantly licking himself and shredding in clumps. What is this?


ANSWER

What you are seeing is indeed blood. The blood is from flea bites. That is also why he is licking himself - he is itchy. My recommendation is FrontlinePlus applied once monthly on the back of the neck of both cats.

Thank you for writing,

Dr. Neely