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Flea fight
Birmingham Mail
|July 28, 2025
STUBBORN: Parasites are proving tricky to eradicate
I am an OAP living alone with my 10-year-old cat. I’ve been struggling to get rid of fleas on her. I haven't seen these before and she also has what look like rice grains coming from her bottom. I've been using a pet shop recommended treatment but I think the fleas are resistant. Please can you advise?
It’s very useful that you have seen fleas, and also what look like rice grains, although these are probably tapeworm segments.
This story is from the July 28, 2025 edition of Birmingham Mail.
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