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Table 1.

Schedule of the first experiment.

Study Day Infestation Event
Day 0 Flea infestation Infest each cat from Group 1 with 100 (±5) C. felis fleas
Put all cats (group 1 and group 2) in the room
+1 h Comb and remove fleas from all group 2 cats, return the cats to the room
+6 h Comb and remove fleas from all group 2 cats, return the cats to the room
+24 h (Day 1) Comb and remove fleas from all cats (group 1 and 2), return the cats to the room
Day 2 (same week) Second flea infestation Re-infest each cat from group 1 with 100 (±5) fleas. Leave all cats in the room
+2 h Comb and remove fleas from all group 2 cats, return the cats to the room
+12 h Comb and remove fleas from all group 2 cats, return the cats to the room
+48 h (Day 6) Comb and remove fleas from all cats (group 1 and 2)

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