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What kind of flea meds work great and are safe to use on cats
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Super Man writes:
What kind of flea meds work great and are safe to use on cats I don't know which country you're in and what brands you have available locally but Advantage and Frontline are both pretty good in my experience. They're not cheap, but I've heard enough anecdotes about cheaper treatments making people's cats ill that I've not risked it. Do check the instructions to make sure to buy the one for appropriate weight, etc. I haven't much tried the collars because I didn't happen to come across one that will do the emergency release thing if the cat gets really stuck somewhere, and I've usually had indoor cats anyway. -- Mark |
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On Thu, 29 Jan 2015 22:10:26 -0800 (PST), Super Man
wrote: What kind of flea meds work great and are safe to use on cats Front Line didn't work, but Revolution does. -- |
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Front line seemed like it help i havent seen no scratching yet i tried bug bombers for the house bug they never done the job
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On 1/30/2015 1:08 PM, Super Man wrote:
Front line seemed like it help i havent seen no scratching yet i tried bug bombers for the house bug they never done the job .......Heh! That's because all that vapor goes UP where the fleas ain't. I'm in FL and there's resistance to Advantage and Frontline, so I use Revolution. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 1:17:57 PM UTC-5, buglady wrote:
On 1/30/2015 1:08 PM, Super Man wrote: Front line seemed like it help i havent seen no scratching yet i tried bug bombers for the house bug they never done the job ......Heh! That's because all that vapor goes UP where the fleas ain't. I'm in FL and there's resistance to Advantage and Frontline, so I use Revolution. buglady take out the dog before replying what should i do about the fleas that swarm the basement that's were the fleas come from and then they get on the cats this is an old house i live in |
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On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 19:15:33 -0800 (PST), Super Man
wrote: On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 1:17:57 PM UTC-5, buglady wrote: On 1/30/2015 1:08 PM, Super Man wrote: Front line seemed like it help i havent seen no scratching yet i tried bug bombers for the house bug they never done the job ......Heh! That's because all that vapor goes UP where the fleas ain't. I'm in FL and there's resistance to Advantage and Frontline, so I use Revolution. buglady take out the dog before replying what should i do about the fleas that swarm the basement that's were the fleas come from and then they get on the cats this is an old house i live in Call an exterminator. -- |
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On 1/30/2015 10:15 PM, Super Man wrote:
what should i do about the fleas that swarm the basement that's were the fleas come from and then they get on the cats this is an old house i live in ......borax or Fleabusters. Is the floor of the basement dirt or concrete? If concrete you could try dehumidifier also. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:48:24 -0500, buglady
wrote: On 1/30/2015 10:15 PM, Super Man wrote: what should i do about the fleas that swarm the basement that's were the fleas come from and then they get on the cats this is an old house i live in .....borax or Fleabusters. Is the floor of the basement dirt or concrete? If concrete you could try dehumidifier also. Really, BL, if you have a bad flea infestation, over-the-counter products ain't going to cut the mustard. I say this from experience, and it's important to have your cats flea-free before you exterminate, which could turn into a logistical problem. I am recommending a professional exterminator to save money in the long run. Sounds as if the OP has an old, large house, and the fleas won't confine themselves to the basement. You treat one area, and the fleas move to another area, etc. -- |
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On 1/31/2015 3:05 PM, Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:48:24 -0500, buglady wrote: .....borax or Fleabusters. Is the floor of the basement dirt or concrete? If concrete you could try dehumidifier also. Really, BL, if you have a bad flea infestation, over-the-counter products ain't going to cut the mustard. ...............Fleabusters can be applied by professionals and used to be only available through pest control people. My neighbor called an exterminator and they used an IGR spray, which you can buy over the counter. Neither of these products kills instantly, unless they've juiced up the IGR with permethrins or pyrethrins, neither of which are good for cats, but people who ignored fleas for months want instant results I guess. Personally I'm not fond of dust with either diatomaceous earth or borax, so I use an IGR, which lasts for months. A box of 10 bottles of Precor is 50 bucks. Nygar is resistant to breakdown by sunlight, Precor is not. Over the counter does not mean second rate. http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/fleas-c-24.html buglady take out the dog before replying |
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