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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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??? |
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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??? |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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