my youngest cat is 9 weeks old and needs a flea collar

What kind of cat collars are good for a cat so small? Or, should I rely on
Frontline? I hear Frontline is the best. I have applied Frontline to my
other cats in the past but I could still see fleas on them from time to time
not long after application. I want the best for my cats.

Regards,
David L

"David Mooney" wrote in message
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What kind of cat collars are good for a cat so small? Or, should I rely on
Frontline? I hear Frontline is the best. I have applied Frontline to my
other cats in the past but I could still see fleas on them from time to
time not long after application. I want the best for my cats.

Regards,
David L


Please don't use a flea collor, especially on a kitten. They can be
dangerous for your cat and are usually not effective. Also, don't use
over-the-counter preparations. Contact your vet for Advantage, Frontline,
or Revolution. Be sure to mention the age and weight of your cat when you
pick up the package.

MaryL

"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
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"David Mooney" wrote in message
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What kind of cat collars are good for a cat so small? Or, should I rely
on Frontline? I hear Frontline is the best. I have applied Frontline to
my other cats in the past but I could still see fleas on them from time
to time not long after application. I want the best for my cats.

Regards,
David L


Please don't use a flea collor, especially on a kitten. They can be
dangerous for your cat and are usually not effective. Also, don't use
over-the-counter preparations. Contact your vet for Advantage, Frontline,
or Revolution. Be sure to mention the age and weight of your cat when you
pick up the package.

MaryL
Thanks Mary,

David L

On 17 May, 11:57, "David Mooney" wrote:
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message

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"David Mooney" wrote in message
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What kind of cat collars are good for a cat so small? Or, should I rely
on Frontline? I hear Frontline is the best. I have applied Frontline to
my other cats in the past but I could still see fleas on them from time
to time not long after application. I want the best for my cats.

Regards,
David L

Please don't use a flea collor, especially on a kitten. They can be
dangerous for your cat and are usually not effective. Also, don't use
over-the-counter preparations. Contact your vet for Advantage, Frontline,
or Revolution. Be sure to mention the age and weight of your cat when you
pick up the package.

MaryL

Thanks Mary,

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i hate seeing collars on cats, i think it looks just awful and is
totally unnatural, use frontline, much better

On May 17, 12:11 pm, bookie wrote:
On 17 May, 11:57, "David Mooney" wrote:





"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message

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"David Mooney" wrote in message
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What kind of cat collars are good for a cat so small? Or, should I rely
on Frontline? I hear Frontline is the best. I have applied Frontline to
my other cats in the past but I could still see fleas on them from time
to time not long after application. I want the best for my cats.

Regards,
David L

Please don't use a flea collor, especially on a kitten. They can be
dangerous for your cat and are usually not effective. Also, don't use
over-the-counter preparations. Contact your vet for Advantage, Frontline,
or Revolution. Be sure to mention the age and weight of your cat when you
pick up the package.

MaryL

Thanks Mary,

David L- Hide quoted text -

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i hate seeing collars on cats, i think it looks just awful and is
totally unnatural, use frontline, much better- Hide quoted text -

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My grey pussy looks good in a pink collar with bell. Kinda like a
girl with ribbon in her hair.

On 16 May, 22:36, "David Mooney" wrote:
What kind of cat collars are good for a cat so small? Or, should I rely on
Frontline? I hear Frontline is the best. I have applied Frontline to my
other cats in the past but I could still see fleas on them from time to time
not long after application. I want the best for my cats.

Regards,
David L

Front line & stronghold are about the best ones that I think are
good.. but please check with your vet before using them please?

I bet we all sound like a load of old farts telling you what is best
for your kitty, but I assure you that from my point of view, what I'm
about to tell you is the truth & nearly killed one of our cats too...

We have a cat called Lucy(fur!). I ended up having to trap her with
help and advice from Phil, because she wouldn't allow any one even
close to her. she was a stray that had been visiting our community
feeding bowl for some weeks when I noticed that her neck was swollen
on one side & that part of her collar wasn't visible.

Eventually I managed to find an American family an hours drive away
who were willing to lend me a trap to catch her & get her treated just
before last Xmas. Once we eventually managed to catch her, she was
like a little Tasmanian Devil, & appeared in so much pain. On closer
inspection, I realised that she had a collar on that she had out grown
when she was either dumped, or left out to fend for herself, Her skin
was all infected around it where the skin was actually growing over
the collar that was probably well intended, but causing her so much
trouble.

She had a couple of abscess's that needed draining, & a shot of
antibiotics as well as the skin cut open to remove the flea collar
that was the cause of all of this trouble & pain meds & oral
antibiotics to clear the rest of the infection as well. It was
terrible!!

It took her well over a month to recover from this terrible ordeal, &
in the process, my daughter Tilly was the only one of us that she
would allow near her..but slowly, she relearned to trust humans again
& we ended up keeping her. The name Lucy(fur!) was a very well earned
name & it has stuck ever since.....

My point here David, is that the collars are no where near as
effective as the flea preps that we are recommending to you.
Especially the spot on ones, because they all you have to do is
administer it in between her shoulder blades, & it is also effective
against some types of worms too. It is 99.99% effective, truly, as
long as she is old enough to have the spot on treatments & eliminates
the need to use a collar, however pretty it is. the dangers of the
collar are not just confined to outgrowing them- they can also get
caught & end up dangling from them, & in extreme cases can hang
themselves, which is something that I wouldn't wish on anyone....

By all means find a nice pink bow that you can clip to her fur to make
her look like the little kitty out of the Aristocats (my, she really
was sweet, lol;o)...
But please,.... think about taking that collar off her if you love
her. There are so many dangerous scenario's that I could spend hours
telling you about, but they would be boring and pointless after a
while....

***The main thing that I am trying to tell you is that they are no
where near as effective as the flea treatments that everyone has told
you about here already*** & they are by Far SAFER than ANY COLLAR that
you would care to use....

Tell you what we would all love to see.... A super duper Brilliant
Photo of your little ones when you have the time to post one, if you
wouldn't mind of course? The chances are that she is sooo pretty that
she wouldn't need one anyway....

Having said that, if you really want something to make her look Girly,
then do a search on the net. there are loads of inventive people out
there who have thought the same thing as you & have marketed their
safer idea's for people like us...

Good Luck David, & thank you for reading this. My only intention here
is to ask you to reconsider her collar. there are lots of other pretty
ideas for little kitty girls out there rather than dangerous
collars...

S;o)
PS: If this is the same little one that gets salmon for tea, then she
is a very well loved puss cat indeed, LOL "o"

On 18 May, 23:16, sheelagh wrote:
On 16 May, 22:36, "David Mooney" wrote:

What kind of cat collars are good for a cat so small? Or, should I rely on
Frontline? I hear Frontline is the best. I have applied Frontline to my
other cats in the past but I could still see fleas on them from time to time
not long after application. I want the best for my cats.

Regards,
David L

Front line & stronghold are about the best ones that I think are
good.. but please check with your vet before using them please?

I bet we all sound like a load of old farts telling you what is best
for your kitty, but I assure you that from my point of view, what I'm
about to tell you is the truth & nearly killed one of our cats too...

We have a cat called Lucy(fur!). I ended up having to trap her with
help and advice from Phil, because she wouldn't allow any one even
close to her. she was a stray that had been visiting our community
feeding bowl for some weeks when I noticed that her neck was swollen
on one side & that part of her collar wasn't visible.

Eventually I managed to find an American family an hours drive away
who were willing to lend me a trap to catch her & get her treated just
before last Xmas. Once we eventually managed to catch her, she was
like a little Tasmanian Devil, & appeared in so much pain. On closer
inspection, I realised that she had a collar on that she had out grown
when she was either dumped, or left out to fend for herself, Her skin
was all infected around it where the skin was actually growing over
the collar that was probably well intended, but causing her so much
trouble.

She had a couple of abscess's that needed draining, & a shot of
antibiotics as well as the skin cut open to remove the flea collar
that was the cause of all of this trouble & pain meds & oral
antibiotics to clear the rest of the infection as well. It was
terrible!!

It took her well over a month to recover from this terrible ordeal, &
in the process, my daughter Tilly was the only one of us that she
would allow near her..but slowly, she relearned to trust humans again
& we ended up keeping her. The name Lucy(fur!) was a very well earned
name & it has stuck ever since.....

My point here David, is that the collars are no where near as
effective as the flea preps that we are recommending to you.
Especially the spot on ones, because they all you have to do is
administer it in between her shoulder blades, & it is also effective
against some types of worms too. It is 99.99% effective, truly, as
long as she is old enough to have the spot on treatments & eliminates
the need to use a collar, however pretty it is. the dangers of the
collar are not just confined to outgrowing them- they can also get
caught & end up dangling from them, & in extreme cases can hang
themselves, which is something that I wouldn't wish on anyone....

By all means find a nice pink bow that you can clip to her fur to make
her look like the little kitty out of the Aristocats (my, she really
was sweet, lol;o)...
But please,.... think about taking that collar off her if you love
her. There are so many dangerous scenario's that I could spend hours
telling you about, but they would be boring and pointless after a
while....

***The main thing that I am trying to tell you is that they are no
where near as effective as the flea treatments that everyone has told
you about here already*** & they are by Far SAFER than ANY COLLAR that
you would care to use....

Tell you what we would all love to see.... A super duper Brilliant
Photo of your little ones when you have the time to post one, if you
wouldn't mind of course? The chances are that she is sooo pretty that
she wouldn't need one anyway....

Having said that, if you really want something to make her look Girly,
then do a search on the net. there are loads of inventive people out
there who have thought the same thing as you & have marketed their
safer idea's for people like us...

Good Luck David, & thank you for reading this. My only intention here
is to ask you to reconsider her collar. there are lots of other pretty
ideas for little kitty girls out there rather than dangerous
collars...

S;o)
PS: If this is the same little one that gets salmon for tea, then she
is a very well loved puss cat indeed, LOL "o"

there you go david, someone else who agrees with me that collars for
cats are BAD.
they are nowhere near as effective as spot on treatments for fleas and
ticks and lice, they are dangerous if the cat climbs and ends up
hangin itself from the collar and most of all, the sight of a cat, a
beautiful semi-wild creature, wearing some nasty, evil, horrid,
constraining man made collar is sad and abhorrent.

you can treat your cats fleas without using collars and you can make
sure your cat can be identified if lost without one too
(microchipping) so PLEASE don't put a collar on your beautiful little
girl, let all her natural beauty show, she is much more lovely and
pretty without one on.

bookie

"sheelagh" wrote in message
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On 16 May, 22:36, "David Mooney" wrote:
What kind of cat collars are good for a cat so small? Or, should I rely
on
Frontline? I hear Frontline is the best. I have applied Frontline to my
other cats in the past but I could still see fleas on them from time to
time
not long after application. I want the best for my cats.

Regards,
David L

Front line & stronghold are about the best ones that I think are
good.. but please check with your vet before using them please?

I bet we all sound like a load of old farts telling you what is best
for your kitty, but I assure you that from my point of view, what I'm
about to tell you is the truth & nearly killed one of our cats too...

We have a cat called Lucy(fur!). I ended up having to trap her with
help and advice from Phil, because she wouldn't allow any one even
close to her. she was a stray that had been visiting our community
feeding bowl for some weeks when I noticed that her neck was swollen
on one side & that part of her collar wasn't visible.

Eventually I managed to find an American family an hours drive away
who were willing to lend me a trap to catch her & get her treated just
before last Xmas. Once we eventually managed to catch her, she was
like a little Tasmanian Devil, & appeared in so much pain. On closer
inspection, I realised that she had a collar on that she had out grown
when she was either dumped, or left out to fend for herself, Her skin
was all infected around it where the skin was actually growing over
the collar that was probably well intended, but causing her so much
trouble.

She had a couple of abscess's that needed draining, & a shot of
antibiotics as well as the skin cut open to remove the flea collar
that was the cause of all of this trouble & pain meds & oral
antibiotics to clear the rest of the infection as well. It was
terrible!!

It took her well over a month to recover from this terrible ordeal, &
in the process, my daughter Tilly was the only one of us that she
would allow near her..but slowly, she relearned to trust humans again
& we ended up keeping her. The name Lucy(fur!) was a very well earned
name & it has stuck ever since.....

My point here David, is that the collars are no where near as
effective as the flea preps that we are recommending to you.
Especially the spot on ones, because they all you have to do is
administer it in between her shoulder blades, & it is also effective
against some types of worms too. It is 99.99% effective, truly, as
long as she is old enough to have the spot on treatments & eliminates
the need to use a collar, however pretty it is. the dangers of the
collar are not just confined to outgrowing them- they can also get
caught & end up dangling from them, & in extreme cases can hang
themselves, which is something that I wouldn't wish on anyone....

By all means find a nice pink bow that you can clip to her fur to make
her look like the little kitty out of the Aristocats (my, she really
was sweet, lol;o)...
But please,.... think about taking that collar off her if you love
her. There are so many dangerous scenario's that I could spend hours
telling you about, but they would be boring and pointless after a
while....

***The main thing that I am trying to tell you is that they are no
where near as effective as the flea treatments that everyone has told
you about here already*** & they are by Far SAFER than ANY COLLAR that
you would care to use....

Tell you what we would all love to see.... A super duper Brilliant
Photo of your little ones when you have the time to post one, if you
wouldn't mind of course? The chances are that she is sooo pretty that
she wouldn't need one anyway....

Having said that, if you really want something to make her look Girly,
then do a search on the net. there are loads of inventive people out
there who have thought the same thing as you & have marketed their
safer idea's for people like us...

Good Luck David, & thank you for reading this. My only intention here
is to ask you to reconsider her collar. there are lots of other pretty
ideas for little kitty girls out there rather than dangerous
collars...

S;o)
PS: If this is the same little one that gets salmon for tea, then she
is a very well loved puss cat indeed, LOL "o"


hello shelagh,
Thanks for your nice letter. Tomorrow I am going to buy Frontline at
Wal-Mart. I am going to remove the collars. Ihave 4 cats and they are all
very deaar to me.
Each cat is a little different. But I do have a question. Rusty, thesecond
cat I ever had, doesn'tm like to be held. She ws a lap cat from 003 to 0005
but something chnaged a couple of year ago. She just didn't like being held
very much anymore. She still rubs her head on my legs and she lays next to
me sometimes. But no holding,

Thanks,
David Lee

David Lee wrote:

Tomorrow I am going to buy Frontline
at Wal-Mart.

I don't think Walmart sells Frontline. If they do - fine - but if not,
DO NOT buy any other spot on product such as Hartz. Cats have gotten
sick and even died from the use of these products.

When Amber was younger she used to sit on my lap but then she suddenly
stopped. She will rub on my legs and loves to sit next to me and be
petted but no lap. She also hates to be picked up.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

"David Mooney" wrote in message
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hello shelagh,
Thanks for your nice letter. Tomorrow I am going to buy Frontline at
Wal-Mart. I am going to remove the collars. Ihave 4 cats and they are all
very deaar to me.
Each cat is a little different. But I do have a question. Rusty, thesecond
cat I ever had, doesn'tm like to be held. She ws a lap cat from 003 to
0005 but something chnaged a couple of year ago. She just didn't like
being held very much anymore. She still rubs her head on my legs and she
lays next to me sometimes. But no holding,

Thanks,
David Lee



I think you can buy Frontline, Advantage, and Revolution only from your vet
(not from WalMart) -- but you will not need an appointment to buy them. You
will not need to hold your cats to administer these products (between the
shoulderblades) because your cat cannot lick it off there. I suggest that
you remove the flea collar and then wait a few days before using one of
these treatments to avoid "over-dosing."

MaryL