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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / October 2004Flea removal....I need help for my babies
I have two cats (ages 3 and 2) and the poor babies have fleas for the first time in their life. I have given them baths in flea shampoo (Four Paws Magic Coat), combed them the past couple of days with a flea comb and put flea collars on them. I checked them today to see if all of the fleas were gone and they still have them although not as bad as they did before I gave them the flea bath. I really would like to know if there are any sprays, etc. that I can use to spray the carpeting and furniture in my apartment as there may very well be fleas hiding out there now and and in turn jumping on my cats. The problem is that I live in an apartment and would need something that would not be annoying or disruptive to the rest of the people that live in the building and in turn get me in trouble with my landlord. Any suggestions? Also, this is the first time that I have ever used flea collars...are any brands good or did I just not luck out with them this time? And should I (if it is safe) give them another bath with the flea shampoo? thanks in advance for any help that you all are able to give me... >Any suggestions? Use frontline on the cats. You can also use a flea bomb in your house. You have to bomb once then again a week or so later to get the eggs that hatched. Follow directions on box to keep you and pets safe forget flea collars, they don't work and are toxic. you need frontline or advantage. should be about $10-$12 per cat. your vet will give you two vials which you just squeeze on to their skin (read the directions). if your house is REALLY infested, you may need to bomb it, but you'd probably sound a lot more upset in your post if that was the case :). >I have two cats (ages 3 and 2) and the poor babies have fleas for the > first time in their life. I have given them baths in flea shampoo [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > thanks in advance for any help that you all are able to give me... > forget flea collars, they don't work and are toxic. you need frontline or > advantage. Or Revolution, which should also get rid of any tapeworms from the fleas. Annie > I have two cats (ages 3 and 2) and the poor babies have fleas for the > first time in their life. I have given them baths in flea shampoo [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > thanks in advance for any help that you all are able to give me... As others have already said take the flea collar off the cat and use either frontline or advantage. Then take the flea collar you removed from the cat, cut it into pieces and put the pieces in your vacuum cleaner bag to kill any fleas you may pick up in the vacuum. That's about all the collars are good for. we have used flea busters (http://www.fleabuster.com/ ) before in a previous house that was terribly infested with fleas. They will return within a year if the fleas come back - so if you do it now, they will come back and retreat if fleas return in the spring/summer. It really works, you don't have to leave the house/apartment, is non-toxic. > I have two cats (ages 3 and 2) and the poor babies have fleas for the > first time in their life. I have given them baths in flea shampoo [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > thanks in advance for any help that you all are able to give me... Advantage works really well. My cats have it once a month.  Signaturerach >I have two cats (ages 3 and 2) and the poor babies have fleas for the > first time in their life. I have given them baths in flea shampoo [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > thanks in advance for any help that you all are able to give me... > I have two cats (ages 3 and 2) and the poor babies have fleas for the > first time in their life. I have given them baths in flea shampoo > (Four Paws Magic Coat), combed them the past couple of days with a > flea comb and put flea collars on them. Some flea collars can be toxic to a cat and can irritate the skin on the neck collars and cause what's known as Flea Collar Dermatitis - which looks very similar to contact hypersensitivity but without the allergic-type reaction. Also, cats can become caught and strangled by collars unless the collar is a "break away" type. Successful flea control involves treating the cat with an effective but safe flea product such as Frontline, treating the environment and preventing reinfestation. Phil > I have two cats (ages 3 and 2) and the poor babies have fleas for the > first time in their life. I have given them baths in flea shampoo [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > thanks in advance for any help that you all are able to give me... get rid of the flea collars and get you cats treated with Frontline. You can also buy Frontline spray for the house - available through Drs. Fosters and Smith online. -L. |
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