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    May 30, 2010, 08:02 AM
    My cat has bugs on her neck
    I gave my cat her flea bath and the bugs are still around her neck. They are not fleas they are more oval shape and brown
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    May 30, 2010, 11:18 AM

    How big are they? Flea treatments should also kill mites. Could they be ticks?
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    May 30, 2010, 02:56 PM

    Try getting them off with a flea comb. Rinse the comb under warm, running water. Keep the water running while you comb her, and let it run for a couple minutes afterward. It's really hard to drown fleas and, if they don't get washed far enough down the drain, they'll climb back up.
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