Cat Summertime Disease Safeguards

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Summer often conjures up pleasant thoughts of vacations, outdoorcookouts and warm afternoons at the beach. For your cat, though, itcan be the season of miserable infections spread by a number ofunpleasant parasites, such as roundworms and giardia, whichproliferate in warm temperatures. These bloodthirsty bugs of summercan cause serious health problems for your cat -- and can endangeryour health too. Just remember that no parasite is invincible, sowith a little know-how and prevention, you and your cat can both enjoy the summer months.
No Fleas, Please
Fleas seem to multiply by literal leaps and bounds in the summer,but they can thrive whenever weather temperatures rise and areknown as a year-round problem in areas with warm climates.