Since my cats are outdoor mainly, and thus exposed to fleas and ticks, this needs to be something that really works! (They also come into our garage and basement–then when they leave, WE get the fleas!!!) I’ve been using typical flea preventative–Biospot–but I would like to stop using pesticides on my cats.

A few warm days and I have already found a tick crawling on the bed because of my cat. He goes outside and there is no way of keeping him in once the warm weather comes..Last year we had a huge problem with the ticks being all over the bed and carpet. I put front line on him and that prevented the ticks from biting the cat,they would just crawl on him and find their way onto the bed or me..I have put sprays to spray on the carpet,that seemed to help a little..I am afraid im going to get Lyme’s disease if this continues,does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep the ticks off the cat completely??
We live in apartment so it would be hard to treat the surronding areas outside.. It is just to large of an area.

I picked up what looked like a brown piece of corn and i have no idea now if it was a huge dead tick that fell off or a piece of corn! its stuck in between the cracks in the porch. I can take it out later and look at it to make sure. It seriously looked like a huge tick though! My neighbor cat came in here a couple times and she has ticks all over I noticed the other day and I threw her out. Now I’m creeping out and am wondering if there are eggs in my house and where the heck they could be!? I vaccum everyday but I have no idea even where to begin looking for those eggs. But I have no idea if it even was a dead tick or a piece of dried brown corn?? gosh… i hope someone can help me. Now im paranoid about having lots of baby ticks in my house! Darn those neighbors and not getting frontline for their outdoor cat! It’s owner was here just the other day (they are on vacation) and he didnt even bother taking the poor cats ticks off! makes me angry and sad for that poor cat!
Another question…now that I know it was a dead tick… does a tick lay eggs ON the cat and then fall off? or fall off and then lay eggs somewhere? I DO plan on cleaning my house from ceiling to floor and get every corner I can..starting tomorrow!

how long does it take for eggs to hatch?
Oh and about my neighbors…They are nice people they are no doubt about that but they got a cat for all the wrong reasons. Their kids wanted a cat and now they aren’t getting their outdoor cat fixed because their kids want kittens! We got our cats fixed and they are indoor cats and we even got frontline for them for their occasional "escapes" ..darn kitties. I really wish they would get their cat frontline at least! i can’t imagine what their house must look like and if they have eggs in there too?
We our kitty sitting the cat while the owners are away on vacation and my husband was kind enough and pulled lots of ticks off that poor cat! and now i find a dead tick inside my house? i have no idea what to think about it or what to do besides clean my house. I just hope there are no eggs in my house =(

I have a horse and the stables where I board her at has 4 barn cats. I’ve been finding a lot of ticks on them lately. Today I found a tick on my favorite kitty before it could latch on to his skin and I broke him in half! but anyway, I was just wondering if there was such a thing as tick season.

In the past 2 days I have removed 2 or 3 ticks from my cat. Yesterday I removed one from the corner of her mouth, and this afternoon I removed another one (or possibly part of the other one) from the same spot. When I got home she had escaped when my roommate came in the house and had another tick in her whiskers. A few days ago she had one near the corner of her eye and the other day (maybe last weekend) she had one above her other eye. I’ve been keeping her in, but my roommates are not as dilligent as me and she has snuck out a few times. I have her on frontline but apparently it isn’t doing too much. Her last application was 4/15, so I’m also curious if I can give her another dose. Also, I’ve never found a tick on my other cat, is it possible she is especially prone to ticks? Thanks!