Are Hartz Flea Drops Anygood???

On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 03:59:00 -0500 (EST), MICHELLE H. wrote:
The warm weather will soon be coming and flea and tick season will be
upon us once again. I am the proud owner of 2 one year old cats ( 1
male, 1 female ). Last year, I adopted the 2 cats who are brother and

DO NOT USE ANY HARTZ INSECT CONTROL PRODUCTS! Their doses are far too
high are you risk killing your pet if you aren't very carefull.

Go to your vet and get something that'll actually work without sickening
your animal.

I have to disagree with Jaqueline. IF you catch the fleas early enough,
treating the cats should be enough. Any fleas that hatch will jump on
the cat for blood and promptly die. The treatment usually lasts about 6
weeks. I goofed on the site. It's http://www.noahspets.com


-MIKE

I have to disagree with Jaqueline. IF you catch the fleas early enough,
treating the cats should be enough. Any fleas that hatch will jump on
the cat for blood and promptly die. The treatment usually lasts about 6
weeks. I goofed on the site. It's http://www.noahspets.com


-MIKE

First off I want to say thanks for all of your GREAT information, I
really do appreciate it. But I have another question. Doesn't
"Advantage" kill the flea eggs as well, or it does something to the
fleas so that they can't lay eggs anymore, so in theory it breaks the
lifecycle of the fleas, or do I have to flea bomb the house with one of
those flea foggers???

First off I want to say thanks for all of your GREAT information, I
really do appreciate it. But I have another question. Doesn't
"Advantage" kill the flea eggs as well, or it does something to the
fleas so that they can't lay eggs anymore, so in theory it breaks the
lifecycle of the fleas, or do I have to flea bomb the house with one of
those flea foggers???

On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 12:43:38 -0500 (EST),
(---MIKE---) wrote:

I have to disagree with Jaqueline. IF you catch the fleas early enough,
treating the cats should be enough. Any fleas that hatch will jump on
the cat for blood and promptly die. The treatment usually lasts about 6
weeks. I goofed on the site. It's http://www.noahspets.com

If you catch the fleas early enough, but how do you know if you have?
By the time you see one, chances are there are thousands of 'em
hopping around. It's estimated that for every one on the cat there are
200 just waiting to hop on for a free meal.

If you use one of the stronger preps (like Frontline), regularly every
month or 6 weeks as instructed you'll kill the ones that hop back on
the cat, but if they're still laying eggs and breeding in your carpets
you could still get a few bites on the ankle! Fleas can lie dormant
for up to 2 years in carpets without feasting. *shudder*

Incidentally, quite worried by someone's suggestion to use dog
preparations, as I know some flea treatments used on dogs are toxic to
cats. I'd say check with your vet first.

On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 12:43:38 -0500 (EST),
(---MIKE---) wrote:

I have to disagree with Jaqueline. IF you catch the fleas early enough,
treating the cats should be enough. Any fleas that hatch will jump on
the cat for blood and promptly die. The treatment usually lasts about 6
weeks. I goofed on the site. It's http://www.noahspets.com

If you catch the fleas early enough, but how do you know if you have?
By the time you see one, chances are there are thousands of 'em
hopping around. It's estimated that for every one on the cat there are
200 just waiting to hop on for a free meal.

If you use one of the stronger preps (like Frontline), regularly every
month or 6 weeks as instructed you'll kill the ones that hop back on
the cat, but if they're still laying eggs and breeding in your carpets
you could still get a few bites on the ankle! Fleas can lie dormant
for up to 2 years in carpets without feasting. *shudder*

Incidentally, quite worried by someone's suggestion to use dog
preparations, as I know some flea treatments used on dogs are toxic to
cats. I'd say check with your vet first.

Advantage kills on contact and keeps on killing for 3-4 weeks. As flea
eggs hatch, they die.

Like you, I hate to flea bomb. Advantage (or Frontline or Revolution) is
effective enough that I don't have to bomb. As fleas jump from the rug to
the cat they are killed. Vacuuming helps, as well, if you bag and discard
the vacuum bag.

I also heartily recommend taking up all cat bedding and giving it a good
wash (bagging it tightly in plastic if you don't wash right away).

Just as an aside, another great flea product is Capstar, which kills fleas
immediately and kills for about 3 days. We use it in our rescue work, for
new young arrivals. Capstar is safe even for very small kittens (4
weeks).

Sharon Talbert
Friends of Campus Cats
www.campuscats.org

Advantage kills on contact and keeps on killing for 3-4 weeks. As flea
eggs hatch, they die.

Like you, I hate to flea bomb. Advantage (or Frontline or Revolution) is
effective enough that I don't have to bomb. As fleas jump from the rug to
the cat they are killed. Vacuuming helps, as well, if you bag and discard
the vacuum bag.

I also heartily recommend taking up all cat bedding and giving it a good
wash (bagging it tightly in plastic if you don't wash right away).

Just as an aside, another great flea product is Capstar, which kills fleas
immediately and kills for about 3 days. We use it in our rescue work, for
new young arrivals. Capstar is safe even for very small kittens (4
weeks).

Sharon Talbert
Friends of Campus Cats
www.campuscats.org

Incidentally, quite worried by someone's suggestion to use dog
preparations, as I know some flea treatments used on dogs are toxic to
cats. I'd say check with your vet first.


Actually, the formula (in Advantage & Revolution) is the same for cats as
for dogs; it is a matter of quantity. But yes; always check with the vet
first. Our vet showed me how to use the big dog formula Revolution to
treat our houseful of fraidycat house ferals. It worked great!

Sharon Talbert
Friends of Campus Cats