Be careful with some of the natural products and cats. It is one thing
for them to be safe with dogs....
On Oct 12, 2010, at 1:35 PM, Stacy Zacher wrote:
Thanks to everyone for the ideas, I will run them past my vet today
and confirm if he does have fleas or not. He eats from only
stainless steel or ceramic bowls but could have been bitten by
something to cause the lump under his chin. So far I've found
"natural" flea products with neem oil, clover oil, thyme oil,
rosemary oil, citronella oil, celery seed oil, eucalyptus oil, cedar
oil (combinations of these). I will ask the vet about testing for
FIA/Hemobart if he does indeed have the fleas.
Hope to be flea free,
Stacy and Spanky
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:51:23 -0400
From: Natalie <at...@optonline.net>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Help- need advice on fleas
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www.cedarcide.com . The animal can be sprayed directly with no harm.
All
kinds of natural products.
www.drgoodpet.com - Look under flea control - we use their product
to spray
around the house so that no fleas can be brought inside and the cats
can use
the outdoor enclosures safely. We use Frontline only on cats that are
introduced to the fold...and of course, we check if they have fleas.
The fewer chemicals you use on cats with a compromised immune
systems, the
better!
-----Original Message-----
From: Natalie [mailto:at...@optonline.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 9:43 AM
To: 'felvtalk@felineleukemia.org'
Subject: RE: [Felvtalk] Help- need advice on fleas
If you see something under the chin, it could be chin acne, often
mistaken
for flea dirt. Comes mostly from using porous feeding dishes...try
using
only ceramic, stainless steel...There are many non-poisonous
alternatives
against fleas....the cedar one is good. We use nematodes to spray
around
the house and with so many cats, have no flea problems.
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Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 10:44 PM
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I use advantage. FeLV cats are very prone to Hemobartonella, which
will
cause severe anemia & comes from fleas. ALL my cats get Advantage
every
month & I have never had a problem. Fleas also cause tape worms
which will
deprive the cat of nutrients.
Beth
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From: Szacherdroid <stacy_zac...@yahoo.com>
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Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:34:49
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Subject: [Felvtalk] Help- need advice on fleas
Hi all...I suspect Spanky may have fleas. I found some flea dirt
looking
dust and a lump under his chin and also have been seeing little red
bugs
around but no fleas when I comb him. Some were flying so I thought,
they
couldn't be fleas. I also have a dog and it has been unseasonably
warm here
in WI this week.
Please let me know how you treat an felv kitty with a weak immune
system for
fleas. I am terrified at the prospect of having to spray my home
and treat
him. He used to get one of the topicals years ago but vet didn't
think that
would be good for him now. We have a vet appt tomorrow for ltci
injection
and bloodwork. I am taking some of the sample bugs I collected for
identification.
Thanks for your help, Stacy and Spanky
stacy_zac...@yahoo.com
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