T&P M, Jumper has an alergic reaction to flea bites. This caused him to pull out his fur around his tail and rump. When I took him to the vets to find the problem, she said that he was alergic to fleas, and took a flea-comb and dug up a few of the critters. Now I use "frontline" on him or "bio spot" which is not as expensive. All of his fur is now growing back. Apparently, some cats are alergic to fleas, and the best way to keep them off of your pet is either to comb them once a week and put an anti-flea solution on your furkid, or use amonth-long medes like frontline.

I might add, that if you decide to use a flea comb on them, have a pot of boiling water or a dish of some solvent ready, such as rubbing alcohol , to kill the fleas that may come up on the comb.

.......wayne