By far the most commonly seen on both dogs and cats is the ‘cat flea’ Ctenocephalides felis. On the other hand, the ‘dog flea’ Ctenocephalides canis is observed infrequently on dogs and rarely on...
When feeding, fleas inject their saliva, which contains a variety of histamine-like compounds, enzymes, polypeptides, and various amino acids. These immunogenic (allergenic) molecules exhibit unusual...