29 Apr 2004:

I picked some of that up tonight to try out on Shamrock. He's had a
history of allergy skin (the whole 2+ years he's been with me) -- very
severe case of lesions that the vet diagnosed as EGC or Feline
Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex. It appears to be a flea allergy but no
fleas have every been found; 2 vets have even combed him, done skin
scrapings, etc and never found signs of fleas. He's been treated with
Advantage like clockwork, but the allergy problems continue and he gets
steroid shots to keep him comfortable. After reading some others posting
about using Advantage and still finding fleas, I've decided to give it a
try. Like some have said, a single flea can cause a severe reaction and
cats are good at picking fleas off themselves with their teeth and you'd
never see them.