Can cats catch human head lice?

Anyone can get head lice. Head lice are typically transferred from head to head contact with an infested person. Although a less common form of transfer, lice can also transfer when personal items like hats, brushes and scarves are shared with an infested person. Animals, like dogs and cats do not carry head lice. read more

Human lice need human blood to survive; dog lice need dog blood and so on. Therefore, if your child comes home from school with a diagnosis of head lice, your dog, cat or other pets in the household are not at risk of catching the lice or hatching eggs. read more

Can cats catch head lice, or alternatively, can humans catch lice from cats. The answer to this is a resounding no. Lice are actually species-specific. This means that for each of us; cats, dogs, humans or otherwise a different type lice is present. read more

Cats can get lice, but the species of lice found on cats is different than lice found on humans so it would have to come from another infested cat. Similarly, if you get lice you cannot spread it to your pets. to remove lice from a cat, take it to a vet. read more