Are Hartz Flea Drops Anygood???

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
sister and who were left as strays in a cardboard box on a boating dock.

Anyway, even though they are both fixed, the male goes outside now
because he is the bigger of the two, and he is a GREAT hunter because he
catches mice for us that wander near the house and/or garage. But the
thing that worries me is that the people who live next door to us (
about 10 feet separates our houses ), have about 20 **** Zu dogs running
around in their yard ( chain fenced ). They also run a dog breeding and
dog grooming service, so there are dogs constantly coming and going.

I have seen both my cats starting to scatch themselves all over the past
few days, and now I am worried. Hopefully its just dry skin, and not
dredded fleas!!!!! But to be on the safe side, I still want to protect
them with fleadops. I have read that "Advantage" is the best, but its
also expensive, like $45 dollars I think. I have seen cheaper ones in
the store such as "Zodiac" flea drops for as little as $7.99 which says
100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back, as well as "Hartz
Advanced Care" flea drops for $12.99 which claims to kill both fleas and
flea eggs.

But are these ones any good??? Do they work or are they a waste of
money??? Are they safe??? I would like to get "Advantage" but I am
currently only working part-time, and can't really afford it, but I
don't want fleas in my home, but from the cats scatching up a storm, it
may be to late??? Do the "Hartz Advanced Care" flea drops work, or do I
need to buy the "Advantage"??? Any info. will greatly be appreciated!!!
Thanks!!!

"MICHELLE H." wrote in message
...
I would like to get "Advantage" but I am
currently only working part-time, and can't really afford it, but I
don't want fleas in my home, but from the cats scatching up a storm, it
may be to late??? Do the "Hartz Advanced Care" flea drops work, or do I
need to buy the "Advantage"??? Any info. will greatly be appreciated!!!
Thanks!!!

I wouldn't *ever* use Hartz:

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/hartzq_a.htm

HTH

Helen

"MICHELLE H." wrote in message
...
I would like to get "Advantage" but I am
currently only working part-time, and can't really afford it, but I
don't want fleas in my home, but from the cats scatching up a storm, it
may be to late??? Do the "Hartz Advanced Care" flea drops work, or do I
need to buy the "Advantage"??? Any info. will greatly be appreciated!!!
Thanks!!!

I wouldn't *ever* use Hartz:

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/hartzq_a.htm

HTH

Helen

From: (MICHELLE H.)

I have seen cheaper ones in
the store such as "Zodiac" flea drops for as little as $7.99 which says
100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back, as well as "Hartz
Advanced Care" flea drops for $12.99 which claims to kill both fleas and
flea eggs.


Do NOT use Hartz products. They have killed cats and are extremely toxic.
Spend the money and get something that is safe from your vet. It's not worth
saving a couple of dollars at the risk of your cat's life.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

From: (MICHELLE H.)

I have seen cheaper ones in
the store such as "Zodiac" flea drops for as little as $7.99 which says
100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back, as well as "Hartz
Advanced Care" flea drops for $12.99 which claims to kill both fleas and
flea eggs.


Do NOT use Hartz products. They have killed cats and are extremely toxic.
Spend the money and get something that is safe from your vet. It's not worth
saving a couple of dollars at the risk of your cat's life.

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
...
From: (MICHELLE H.)

I have seen cheaper ones in
the store such as "Zodiac" flea drops for as little as $7.99 which says
100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back, as well as "Hartz
Advanced Care" flea drops for $12.99 which claims to kill both fleas and
flea eggs.


Do NOT use Hartz products. They have killed cats and are extremely toxic.
Spend the money and get something that is safe from your vet. It's not
worth
saving a couple of dollars at the risk of your cat's life.

I agree. Plus, you can get the large dog size of Advantage and draw out a
cat-sized dose with a syringe and apply it (without the syringe, of course).
There have been many postings about this here lately, and in the archives.
Average sized cat dose is .8 ml, and you get about 4 ml in the large dog
size for nearly the same amount of money.

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
...
From: (MICHELLE H.)

I have seen cheaper ones in
the store such as "Zodiac" flea drops for as little as $7.99 which says
100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back, as well as "Hartz
Advanced Care" flea drops for $12.99 which claims to kill both fleas and
flea eggs.


Do NOT use Hartz products. They have killed cats and are extremely toxic.
Spend the money and get something that is safe from your vet. It's not
worth
saving a couple of dollars at the risk of your cat's life.

I agree. Plus, you can get the large dog size of Advantage and draw out a
cat-sized dose with a syringe and apply it (without the syringe, of course).
There have been many postings about this here lately, and in the archives.
Average sized cat dose is .8 ml, and you get about 4 ml in the large dog
size for nearly the same amount of money.

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 04:00:30 -0500, MICHELLE H. wrote:

But are [Hartz Flea Drops] any good???

No.

Do they work or are they a waste
of money??? Are they safe???

They kill fleas, so strictly speaking, they do their job, but they also
kill cats and dogs. We almost lost one of our girls to them some time ago,
and veterinarians will unanimously say the same thing..

See http://www.hartzvictims.org for more gruesome details on why Hartz is
a Very Bad Thing.


--
Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 04:00:30 -0500, MICHELLE H. wrote:

But are [Hartz Flea Drops] any good???

No.

Do they work or are they a waste
of money??? Are they safe???

They kill fleas, so strictly speaking, they do their job, but they also
kill cats and dogs. We almost lost one of our girls to them some time ago,
and veterinarians will unanimously say the same thing..

See http://www.hartzvictims.org for more gruesome details on why Hartz is
a Very Bad Thing.


--
Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
------------------------------------+-------------------------------

(MICHELLE H.) wrote in message ...
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
sister and who were left as strays in a cardboard box on a boating dock.

Anyway, even though they are both fixed, the male goes outside now
because he is the bigger of the two, and he is a GREAT hunter because he
catches mice for us that wander near the house and/or garage. But the
thing that worries me is that the people who live next door to us (
about 10 feet separates our houses ), have about 20 **** Zu dogs running
around in their yard ( chain fenced ). They also run a dog breeding and
dog grooming service, so there are dogs constantly coming and going.

I have seen both my cats starting to scatch themselves all over the past
few days, and now I am worried. Hopefully its just dry skin, and not
dredded fleas!!!!! But to be on the safe side, I still want to protect
them with fleadops. I have read that "Advantage" is the best, but its
also expensive, like $45 dollars I think. I have seen cheaper ones in
the store such as "Zodiac" flea drops for as little as $7.99 which says
100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back, as well as "Hartz
Advanced Care" flea drops for $12.99 which claims to kill both fleas and
flea eggs.

But are these ones any good??? Do they work or are they a waste of
money??? Are they safe??? I would like to get "Advantage" but I am
currently only working part-time, and can't really afford it, but I
don't want fleas in my home, but from the cats scatching up a storm, it
may be to late??? Do the "Hartz Advanced Care" flea drops work, or do I
need to buy the "Advantage"??? Any info. will greatly be appreciated!!!
Thanks!!!


Anything by Hartz is good for your pet. They're a time-honored
time-tested company. Don't let these hateful PC town criers tell you
any different. It was good enough for my pets 30 years ago. It's good
enough for them now.



IBen Getiner