Query: Fleas and Cat Behavior

"MaryL" wrote in message ...
"Kevin Benko" wrote in message
k.net...
In article ,
says...

[snip]
%: Unfortunately, I can't answer your question. However, I am curious
about
%: what product(s) you are using because you refer to "dusting/bombing."
I
%: think you should also add either Advantage or Frontline. They are
available
%: from your vet and will be much more effective than dusting. If you do
this,
%: be sure to let your vet know what other products you used. You may
need to
%: wait awhile before following with one of these products.
[snip]

Product brand names aside[1], we used several room/carpet foggers, and
everywhere where we were not absolutely certain that the foggers would
"hit" we moved the furniture and tossed down some flea powder.

We don't plan to treat the critters unless we see more cooties, but we
will be treating the environment again.

[1]: I only mention specific brand names if there is a problem. If they
aren't paying me for mentioning their name, then they're all "Brand X"

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Kevin Benko

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I wasn't really looking for brand names, just an indication of whether you
had used anything other than dust and foggers. I was fairly certain you
hadn't because your message was pretty clear. My point is, have you looked
into Advantage or Frontline? Brand name isn't the point. The point is that
these products are systemic (but no damaging to the cat) and will provide
rapid and continuous protection, I think for about a month. They are
topical and only need to be administered once a month. I haven't used
Frontline but had excellent results from Advantage. In fact, I never had
another problem after two doses (two months) of Advantage. These products
are far more effective than dusting, and much safer than many other
products. Both of them kill fleas, and Frontline also kills flea eggs. The
tone of your message sounds like you have quite an infestation, so I thought
this might also help. As I said earlier, do be sure to tell your vet about
any other treatments (including dusting and flea collars) if you ask for a
prescription for one of these products. However, it appears that you didn't
treat the cats but only the environment.

Good luck!

MaryL


I have to concur...
Dusting and bombing are all well and good,
but NOTHING has worked for me for flea control like
Frontline! It is well worth the minor effort to use it.
I have 4 cats that get flea dermatitis really bad.
Bald spots and scabbing around the shoulders and tails,
and within 2 weeks after Frontline, (I had been using Advantage
in the past with marginal results)
all scabbing cleared up and not a single
cat has bald spots now. :-) Frontline also helps clear
up ear mites.

Hope that helps?

K.

In article t,
says...
[snip]
%: All three cats are strictly indoor cats. The cat in question (LaNeige)
%: is a Cymric/long-haired-manx, the other two are domestic shorthairs.
%: LaNeige has one of those two-layers-of-fur things going on with the outer
%: layer being long, fine, and "puffy". He seems to be no less healthy than
%: the others. He does seem to be more floor-oriented, though. The other
%: two cats levitate onto kitchen cabinets, bookshelves, and everything
%: else-- whereas LaNeige spends most of his time on the floor. I think
%: it's a Manx thing.
%:
%: My guesses are that it's either the fact that he hangs out on the carpet
%: where most of the fleas *were*, or the quality/quantity of his fur that
%: attracts more fleas than the other two.
%:
%: Considering the time and effort my wife and I put into Fleaday, I would
%: like to think that the fleas are all gone (but we'll be doing a followup
%: dusting/bombing in a few weeks to make certain). But I do get curious as
%: to why things are the way they are, and am wondering if anyone could give
%: me any input?
[snip]

My original query was only concerned with the question of why one cat
*had* significantly more fleas than the other two. I suggested that it
might either due to the quantity/quality of the cat's fur or the behavior
of the cat.

The issue of getting rid of the fleas in the first place is irrelevant to
this thread.

Does anyone out there have any input as to the validity of my guesses as
to *why* the cat in question had more fleas than the other two?

--
Kevin Benko

I am posting in a public forum, please respond to me in a public forum.

In article t,
says...
[snip]
%: All three cats are strictly indoor cats. The cat in question (LaNeige)
%: is a Cymric/long-haired-manx, the other two are domestic shorthairs.
%: LaNeige has one of those two-layers-of-fur things going on with the outer
%: layer being long, fine, and "puffy". He seems to be no less healthy than
%: the others. He does seem to be more floor-oriented, though. The other
%: two cats levitate onto kitchen cabinets, bookshelves, and everything
%: else-- whereas LaNeige spends most of his time on the floor. I think
%: it's a Manx thing.
%:
%: My guesses are that it's either the fact that he hangs out on the carpet
%: where most of the fleas *were*, or the quality/quantity of his fur that
%: attracts more fleas than the other two.
%:
%: Considering the time and effort my wife and I put into Fleaday, I would
%: like to think that the fleas are all gone (but we'll be doing a followup
%: dusting/bombing in a few weeks to make certain). But I do get curious as
%: to why things are the way they are, and am wondering if anyone could give
%: me any input?
[snip]

My original query was only concerned with the question of why one cat
*had* significantly more fleas than the other two. I suggested that it
might either due to the quantity/quality of the cat's fur or the behavior
of the cat.

The issue of getting rid of the fleas in the first place is irrelevant to
this thread.

Does anyone out there have any input as to the validity of my guesses as
to *why* the cat in question had more fleas than the other two?

--
Kevin Benko

I am posting in a public forum, please respond to me in a public forum.