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Cat Forum / General Topics / April 2005Tick season
-- X-No-Archive:yes As soon as winter's gone, tick season is at hand. I profited from some special offers at the pet shop and got 2 ointments against ticks and fleas. But I have to say that the vet's stuff is much more efficient even if it's more expensive. Here we get Frontline and Stronghold. Both are excellent products. Carola ^..^ ~~ , =?`= ___ ) (_ Love your pic at the bottom of the page, Carola. Our cat is an indoor cat. Does this matter? He was already checked over by the vet. If he's always indoors, will he get fleas anyway? Thanks! Di > -- > X-No-Archive:yes [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > =?`= ___ ) > (_ > Love your pic at the bottom of the page, Carola. Our cat is an indoor > cat. > Does this matter? He was already checked over by the vet. If he's always > indoors, will he get fleas anyway? Thanks! > > Di Even an indoor cat is at risk form all the nasties that are out there. All kinds of bugs can get into your house and bite the kitty. Mar --------- Vet Tech student > > Love your pic at the bottom of the page, Carola. Our cat is an indoor > > cat. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > --------- > Vet Tech student Thanks Mar! I think I'll get Whiskers a flea collar. :-) Di | > > Love your pic at the bottom of the page, Carola. Our cat is an indoor | > > cat. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] | | Di I wouldn't, it can take off the fur. You can get some long lasting stuff from the vet when it comes to it. Carola > | > > Love your pic at the bottom of the page, Carola. Our cat is an indoor > | > > cat. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Carola Oh thank you Carola! I didn't know. Di > Even an indoor cat is at risk form all the nasties that are out there. > All [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Di Flea collars are probably the worst thing you can do. Not only can they be toxic to ats and dogs, they don't actually protect the animal against fleas. The only area that will be protected is about a one inch area around the collar, and even then it only lasts for a few weeks. Mar --------- Vet Tech student > > Even an indoor cat is at risk form all the nasties that are out there. > > All [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > --------- > Vet Tech student I didn't know that. How awful! Thanks for letting me know, Mar. Di > Love your pic at the bottom of the page, Carola. Our cat is an indoor cat. > Does this matter? He was already checked over by the vet. If he's always > indoors, will he get fleas anyway? Thanks! > > Di Di, indoor cats can get fleas, also; particularly if you live in a humid warm climate. Just check them over once in a while. Look for little black flecks in their fur, in addition to live fleas. If you don't see anything, and the cat doesn't scratch excessively, I wouldn't worry about using flea products. Here, the cats never get fleas until late summer. (and they even go out occasionally) Sherry > > Love your pic at the bottom of the page, Carola. Our cat is an > indoor cat. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Sherry Thanks Sherry! I'll keep an eye on Whiskers. We live in Canada so we don't get too many hot and humid days here although the Farmers' Almanac says we will be getting some this Summer. We'll see. :-) Di I have inadvertently brought fleas home from friends homes and my own dogs have brought in fleas. I have three indoor only cats. Shadow walker > Love your pic at the bottom of the page, Carola. Our cat is an indoor cat. > Does this matter? He was already checked over by the vet. If he's always [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > =?`= ___ ) > > (_ |I have inadvertently brought fleas home from friends homes and my own dogs | have brought in fleas. I have three indoor only cats. | | Shadow walker The anti-parasite stuff I bought in the pet shop does not work at all. I don't think it's harmful, but it smells strongly like lemon oil. I wonder if that bothers the cats. I mean, they are very sensitive towards smells, and lemon oil is not they're favourite. The stuff from the vet is more expensive but also more effective, so actually works out cheaper. I've learned my lesson ... In the pet shop they sell sprays too, but can that be good for the cats? They would just lick it off, wouldn't they? I use them for the beds, although they are for direct use on the animals. Carola > In the pet shop they sell sprays too, but can that be good for the cats? > They would just lick it off, wouldn't they? If you can get them on them in the first place. My two run a mile at the sound of any spray - it sounds like hissing to them. > I use them for the beds, although they are for direct use on the animals. Yup. I have flea sprays around for any time I need to treat an area a cat has been sleeping it. I spray my couches - including under the seat cushions - a couple of times a year, as those are favourite sleeping areas. >As soon as winter's gone, tick season is at hand. >I profited from some special offers at the pet shop and got 2 ointments >against ticks and fleas. But I have to say that the vet's stuff is much more >efficient even if it's more expensive. Here we get Frontline and Stronghold. >Both are excellent products. My Fleagor manages to find live ticks every month of the year - even when there's snow on the ground and the temperature is far below freezing. All of my cats get Frontline every month, but it seems to work for ticks on Fleagor for a bit less than a month (he's a large, Main Coon type, indoor/outdoor cat who hunts in all kinds of weather. Note: "-- " causes all below it to be discarded in most news clients - it is normally used only between the body and the signature; when it appears at the beginning, it causes the entire message to be discarded rather than quoted in replies.  SignatureT.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. | Note: "-- " causes all below it to be discarded in most news clients - | it is normally used only between the body and the signature; when it | appears at the beginning, it causes the entire message to be discarded | rather than quoted in replies. Thanks. Carola
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