Siak Meng, Burrows Mandy
Exclusively Dermatology, Skin, Ear and Allergy Clinic, Murdoch Veterinary Hospital, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia.
J Feline Med Surg. 2013 Jan;15(1):31-40. doi: 10.1177/1098612X12470341.
Flea allergic dermatitis is one of the most common skin diseases of cats presented for veterinary attention. It is therefore important for the practitioner to be able to design an appropriate flea management plan for their patients.
There is no 'one size fits all' flea control programme for cats. Successful flea management requires an understanding of flea biology and knowledge of the mode of action of commercial flea products, of which there is a wide range available. Management of owner expectations can often present a challenge. Cat owners generally attribute a persistence of fleas after the administration of routine flea control to be a reflection of product failure. Owners may also be sceptical that fleas are responsible for the clinical signs of overgrooming in their cat and perceive a lack of response to flea adulticide treatment to be evidence of this fact.
This article reviews an extensive body of published literature to update some concepts in flea control and discuss how judicious use of traditional and newer flea products can contribute to an integrated flea control strategy for cats.
跳蚤过敏性皮炎是就诊于兽医的猫最常见的皮肤病之一。因此，对从业者来说，能够为其患者设计合适的跳蚤管理计划很重要。
没有适用于所有猫的跳蚤控制方案。成功的跳蚤管理需要了解跳蚤生物学以及商业跳蚤产品的作用方式，市面上有各种各样的此类产品。管理主人的期望往往是一项挑战。猫主人通常将常规跳蚤控制措施实施后仍有跳蚤归咎于产品失效。主人可能还会怀疑跳蚤是否是其猫过度梳理毛发的临床症状的原因，并认为对跳蚤成虫杀虫剂治疗缺乏反应就是这一事实的证据。
本文回顾了大量已发表的文献，以更新跳蚤控制方面的一些概念，并讨论如何明智地使用传统和新型跳蚤产品，从而有助于制定针对猫的综合跳蚤控制策略。
