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    It was, without a doubt, the right thing to do. And maybe, just maybe, your niece will learn something, even if her mother remains ignorant!
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    I wonder if they know that people can suffer from flea bites too especially if they start scratching, they can get sores which could become infected.
    Some people are as flea sensitive as Animals.
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    They didn't seem to notice/mind the flea bites. I really doubt they'll change, honestly. She really didn't seem to care or think they would be uncomfortable. She said something like it's her BF's cats so it's not her problem. I consider my animals to be my boyfriends animals when we're living together....He helps me care for them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sowa View Post
    They didn't seem to notice/mind the flea bites. I really doubt they'll change, honestly. She really didn't seem to care or think they would be uncomfortable. She said something like it's her BF's cats so it's not her problem. I consider my animals to be my boyfriends animals when we're living together....He helps me care for them.
    May be a silly question, but -- does HE seem to care about the cat's at all?? If they're "his cats" then maybe talking to your cousin won't do any good (well, duh, I suppose). Have you tried talking to him???

    If they don't want anything to do with the cats, why do they even have them?!

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    One thing I can say for sure from my own painful experience about 30 years ago: cat fleas do jump from cats to humans

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    The itch from just one flea bite can be maddening to both pets and humans. Been there - done that! Then of course there is the issue of how sick it can make some cats or dogs.

    If they don't treat for the fleas, then their house will soon be overrun with them. Not a place that I would want to visit, that's for sure. And I can't believe that someone actually thinks that there are specific species of fleas - one for cats and one for dogs, and that the 2 don't mix. OMG... Fleas aren't fussy - cat/dog/human - as long as it has a warm body, then that's all that matters to them.
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    You did the right thing. Hopefully the cats can be rehomed since it seems like no one seems to care about their well being. To me what you described is abuse as far as I'm concerned and they shouldn't even own any animals.

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