Mr. Sofite's skin on his head and neck is all scabbed up and he keeps scratching himself and crying when he does it, it obviously itches and hurts him. Trying to figure out if there's something I can do to help him outside of the vet, since I'm not sure if my dad will pay for him to get seen or not.
Flea meds will help but you dont necessarily have to have them if u get a fine toothed comb and give him a bath in dish soap. Its a pain to bathe most cats though. There are some good tutorials on like wikihow on how to look for them and comb them out during a bath.
edit: once when the fleas were so bad they persisted even after one flea med treatment and a bath was what finally got rid of them. a little bit of dish soap in the bath breaks the surface tension and makes them drown. if you put him in the bath you'll notice them flock to areas that aren't submerged and you can comb them out.
Thanks!