Stress-Free Feline Care: Tips For Applying Flea Prevention To Your Cat

Malt was due for her monthly Revolution. Revolution is a monthly topical flea prevention that also protects against ticks, heartworm, ear mites, roundworms, and hookworms.⁣
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Here are some tips to make applying flea prevention more positive for you and your cat⁣
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🐾Have everything needed prior to starting ⁣
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🐈‍⬛Use considerate approach ⁣
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🧀Pair it with your cats favorite treats and things they love (brushing, tossing treats to make it a fun game after, etc)⁣
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👀Assess your cats body language, listen to your cat, and keep it positive ⁣
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🚫Avoid forcefully holding your cat down (this escalates stress, can cause aggressive behavior due to fear, and can make giving flea prevention is the future more difficult because the cat remembers the situation being stressful and scary)⁣
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If your cat is fearful due to past experiences, here are some additional tips⁣
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-Break it down into small steps and work on it before the flea prevention is due.⁣
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-Pair each step with something your cat enjoys ⁣
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-Start at a non stressful point for your cat ⁣
(For example, If your cat runs away from you when you hold up the flea prevention, 1.start by placing the tube closed down and place treats around it 2. pick it up and give your cat a treat 3. pick it up and put towards the cat, give a treat 4. Pick it up and move it to neck, give treat) and continue to work up at a pace your cat is comfortable with⁣
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-assess body language throughout, if stress is noted, go back a step ⁣
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-keep it fun

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