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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 200440 days after Hartz flea seisure...OK to use Frontline now?
Elderly cat still has fits with dermatitis and 5 times a day goes into fit scratching at head and pulling out fur (Mane Coon cat). She scratches at head in pure frustration..it's her back. Anyways...last year I used Frontline or Advantange (one of the safer ones). This July 3rd I used the cheaper Hartz flea drops...what a disaster. I dunno how Hartz or even Petco gets away selling this product. 4th of July she ran around with head down moaning in seizure. With no vet care..she's gotten back her appetite and is herself, tho old and her dermatitis from a resident flea still exists. Would you wait longer to now apply the safer Frontline (last year worked fine and relieved her pulling out fur yanking fits). I didn't know how toxic Hartz and other cheaper brand flea treatments were...shame on me. I thought they were all pretty much the same. I would use Advantage, I've seen an older get get really sick with Frontline.. Frontline can be good with younger cat's but I would be careful with an older cat. For fleas, Advantage is just as good, My 2 cents.. Aimee > I would use Advantage, I've seen an older get get really sick with > Frontline.. Frontline can be good with younger cat's but I would be [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Aimee Thanks for reply...If no others chime in differntly, I'll auction the Advantage and go with Frontline. Frontline uses fipronil as active ingrediant. What does Advantage use? I forget if it was Frontline or Advantage I used last time with no ill effects. One thing about this Fronline pak...seems the squeeze out container is bigger and contains more fluid than what I used before..the other ones were a bit smaller. That's an advantage (no pun intended) for a long haired coon cat. >> I would use Advantage, I've seen an older get get really sick with >> Frontline.. Frontline can be good with younger cat's but I would be [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > were a bit smaller. That's an advantage (no pun intended) for a long > haired coon cat. lol..reverse that first sentence...I'll go with Advantage. Again..seems the last tubes I used were a tad smaller...(advantage)...yes? >>> I would use Advantage, I've seen an older get get really sick with >>> Frontline.. Frontline can be good with younger cat's but I would be [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > lol..reverse that first sentence...I'll go with Advantage. Again..seems > the last tubes I used were a tad smaller...(advantage)...yes? Sorry to go on about this...It's permithrin that's contained in Hartz cat flea drops. That's what made my cat go into seazures. Fipronil is what is in Frontline. Imidacloprid is what is in Advantage. Between Advantage and Frontline....is Imidacloprid safer for elderly cats? Or is it a toss up/ have to try it and see? (not for fleas, but for safety). there is more liquid in frontline because it gets fleas and ticks. for ticks it is only effective for 30 days, but it is effective for fleas for 3 months! advantage only does fleas and is only good for 30 days, but it is smaller so less liquid is going on at one time. I personally - if I only had a problem with fleas - would go with frontline > there is more liquid in frontline because it gets fleas and ticks. for > ticks it is only effective for 30 days, but it is effective for fleas for 3 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I personally - if I only had a problem with fleas - would go with frontline Ticks not in this area. I swear the small break off containers were smaller than Frontline I have now. The Advantage ads show these tubes that look unfamiliar to safe treatment I bought last year. Advantage tubes look almost cream like tubes in the ads I see now on the net. The tubes I used successfully last yr were smaller green break offs. Maybe those were Advantage and they package them differently now or I was looking at an outdated/updated site. Thanks for the replies, anything is better than Hartz. >there is more liquid in frontline because it gets fleas and ticks. for >ticks it is only effective for 30 days, but it is effective for fleas for 3 >months! More like three weeks for fleas in the summer - four weeks or more for ticks (based on eleven cats). It does well enough to prevent attacks of flea allergy for about a month though. I use 0.5 ml on normal size cats, and 0.75 ml on very large ones - the large cats do seem to make it a full month without signs of fleas. T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. >Between Advantage and Frontline....is Imidacloprid safer for elderly >cats? Or is it a toss up/ have to try it and see? (not for fleas, but >for safety). They're both "safe"... but any cat can have individual allergies to any chemical. I've tried to research, and have yet to come up with any deadly reactions to either product. I've treated dozens of cats with both products, and only one has had a reaction. It was Frontline, and he began drooling and panting immediately after application. I washed it off, and he was fine. Used Advantage on him the next time, and he tolerated it just fine. Sherry >I would use Advantage, I've seen an older get get really sick with >Frontline.. Frontline can be good with younger cat's but I would be [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Aimee I would use Frontline if you cats go outdoors. If they are strictly indoors cats I would use Advantage. http://members.aol.com/larrystark/ |
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