The growth period of cat fleas:

1. Egg stage: A female flea will lay about 50 eggs on a cat every day. These eggs will not stick to the cat's body and will fall off the cat's body quickly. After 2 to 5 days of incubation, a female flea will lay about 1,500 eggs in her lifetime.

2. Larval stage: After hatching, the head of the larvae always faces away from the light and towards the darkness of the room, and feeds on flea dirt. The larvae grow, molt twice, then make a cocoon, and become a pupa in the cocoon.

3. Pupa stage: The average length of the pupa stage of fleas is 8 to 9 days, which is closely related to weather conditions. If the weather gets warmer, the "population explosion" time of fleas will be 5 to 6 weeks. about. Pupae are the most common method of preservation throughout the life cycle, and fleas can sleep in the pupal state for up to a year.

4. Adult stage: When the flea finds that warmth, vibration or exhaled carbon dioxide indicates that the parasitized person is nearby, the mature flea will emerge from the cocoon. When they jump on a parasite, they mate and begin the next cycle of life. The entire cycle may be as short as 3 to 4 weeks. Therefore, a staggering number of offspring can be produced in a short period of time.

Methods to deal with fleas in cats:

1. The owner should clean, bathe and comb the cat regularly.

2. Owners should maintain household hygiene, keep cats in cages as much as possible, and reduce cats from going out.

3. Owners should disinfect and deworm areas where cats frequently move.

4. Owners should regularly deworm their cats externally to drive away fleas on their cats.

5. Owners should take their cats to bask in the sun more often, which can not only repel fleas but also replenish calcium.

6. Owners can wear flea-repelling collars on their cats.