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Cat Forum / General Topics / December 2005Cats and Flees
I have 5 cats and live in a sub-tropical climate where flees are a problem all year round. I find if I use that stuff from teh supermarket it doesn't work. Only the really expensive stuff from the vet seems to work. Why do the supermarkets get away with selling this stuff? Tam >I have 5 cats and live in a sub-tropical climate where flees are a problem > all year round. I find if I use that stuff from teh supermarket it doesn't > work. Only the really expensive stuff from the vet seems to work. Why do > the > supermarkets get away with selling this stuff? I don't know for sure, but perhaps because people keep buying the stuff? If there wasn't such a demand for the supply, I have to imagine that the supermarkets wouldn't continue to offer it as an option. >I have 5 cats and live in a sub-tropical climate where flees are a problem >all year round. I find if I use that stuff from teh supermarket it doesn't >work. Only the really expensive stuff from the vet seems to work. Why do the >supermarkets get away with selling this stuff? Actually, the least expensive approach I have found is to buy the largest dog size Frontline in six-packs from an on-line Australian vendor and meter the doses with 3cc syringes I get surplus. This comes out to under US$1.00 per cat per month.  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. "Dr Tam" wrote: > I have 5 cats and live in a sub-tropical climate where flees are a problem > all year round. I find if I use that stuff from teh supermarket it doesn't > work. Only the really expensive stuff from the vet seems to work. Why do the > supermarkets get away with selling this stuff? Some large chain pet supply stores (eg. PetCo) are able to sell Advantage and Frontline without going through a vetranarian. It still costs more than the supermarket stuff but less than if you have to buy the good stuff from a vet and pay for a visit too. > Actually, the least expensive approach I have found is to buy the > largest dog size Frontline in six-packs from an on-line Australian > vendor and meter the doses with 3cc syringes I get surplus. This > comes out to under US$1.00 per cat per month. I thought there was a difference in the formula for cats and dogs. If concentration or volume is the only difference then you have just saved me hundreds of dollars a year. Many thanks. How much of the large dog dose do you give a cat? >"Dr Tam" wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >concentration or volume is the only difference then you have just saved me >hundreds of dollars a year. Many thanks. I don't claim credit for the idea - I got it here. I did do my own checking: I compared the formulae (the dog version has slightly less of the egg suppressor) and checked with my vet (who OKed the use). >How much of the large dog dose do you give a cat? Same as the cat version: 1/2 cc for a normal size cat. However, since the dose can be varied, I use a bit less for my tiny Millie and very small Snowball, and about half again as much for my enormous Tigger - about 1/4 more for very big Fleagor; the other eight get the standard 0.5ml dose. Frontline is not the only product that can be handled this way, but I live in the country - in a mostly forested area - and have tick as well as flea problems ... and deer hooves and moles tearing up the yard, possums and coons stealing cat food, etc. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >>How much of the large dog dose do you give a cat? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > about 1/4 more for very big Fleagor; the other eight get the standard > 0.5ml dose. how much is in the various dog size packages? I'd need 2.5 to 3 cc for 5 cats (one of whom is a super-size furball). Would a medium dog package be enough? >>>How much of the large dog dose do you give a cat? >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >cats (one of whom is a super-size furball). Would a medium dog package be >enough? I only know about the largest dog size: 4 ml (4 cc). There are a few on-line vendors who list the contents of the packages. It seems to keep well enough in a small glass bottle. The bottles I use have flat bottoms (which makes dispensing easy) and hold about 1/2 fluid ounce (about 14 ml) - the screw top seals nicely. I buy them surplus. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) http://www.drsfostersmith.com/ has a very cheap version of flea control that works just as good as frontline. Also, www.fleabusters.com has a great powdered product that you sprinkle under your couch cushions and on your floors which keeps any eggs that fall off the cats from hatching. One application if done properly works for one year. I had a cat in Washington State and actually had the fleabuster people come out and do the job themselves so it would be properly done. We were flea free for over a year and I didn't even have to put frontline or anything on her. >I have 5 cats and live in a sub-tropical climate where flees are a problem > all year round. I find if I use that stuff from teh supermarket it doesn't [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Tam
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