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Spinal - 18 Aug 2003 23:43 GMT
We noticed out youngest cat who is about 5-6months old had fleas the other
day.  and out friend a few doors down who also has cats had some frontline
(or flealine) (cant remember the name but its the one advertiesde on tv in
the uk that you can only buy from the vets.

We put some of that on him, and which in a few hours the little s**ts (sorry
for the languag but i cant stand the horrid little things and would burn
every last one of them if i had the chance) started to come out on his face
and around his neck, some were dead others wernt we managed to pick off as
many as we could and put them in a glass of water and made sure the dround
and died.

Anyway today we noticed he still has some on him, (we found about 8 - 10) no
where near as many as what there was but there still there even after
putting the flea drops on him,

Does anyone know how long the flea drops normally take to completely get rid
of the little s**ts.  We tried using a flea comb but he dosent like it and
fidgets like made when we try to use it.

Is there anything else we can do to help get rid of them.  Weve got flea
powder for the carpets etc, and out oldest cat who is 3 only seems to have a
few of them, but we put a flea collor on him to try and stop any more
jumping on to him.

TIA
bewtifulfreak - 18 Aug 2003 23:54 GMT
> Does anyone know how long the flea drops normally take to completely
> get rid of the little s**ts.  We tried using a flea comb but he
> dosent like it and fidgets like made when we try to use it.

I'm not sure exactly how long it takes, but I do know that, when it works,
it works *extremely* well.  Give it a bit more time, and, in the meantime,
treating the carpet and places the cats frequent is a good idea.  Actually,
you don't even need a flea collar with the Frontline, but if you're
concerned, I suppose it's better to be safe than sorry.  It's actually
better to treat both cats at the same time, though the Frontline not only
kills fleas but makes them sterile and stops the life cycle, so you might
actually notice your other cat being rid of them as well.  We used it four
years ago, and our cats go outdoors, and we've only just now noticed a few
again when we've combed them.  So, like I said, though I don't know exactly
how long it takes, it's good stuff, and should do the trick and get rid of
the little bloodsuckers. :)

All the Best,
Ann

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Victor M. Martinez - 19 Aug 2003 00:31 GMT
Your best bet would be to get a prescription from the vet and treat all your
cats for a couple of months.

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