Fleas and cats Fleas and cats Fleas can cause your cat to itch and twitch for days and weeks. Fleas can cause skin disorders on your cat, so it s your job to control it. Cats can get fleas from many ways. Both indoor and outdoor cats are known to get the pests.
Outdoor cats are most susceptible, because fleas generally live outside.
Your indoor cats can get fleas, too. If you ever have visiting pets coming in from outside who might carry fleas, they can contract fleas by simply coming in contact with them. Fleas also can attach to humans, and your pets can actually get them from you. So there s no mistaking that your cats can easily contract fleas. Those fleas bite your pets and can be irritating to your friend.