Re: To Marissa Re: Question #9: Flea Treatments
Do you have dogs? If you have dogs you'll have to always treat your cats. Dogs bring them in...tMarissa Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi! Thanks. No, Slinky doesn't go outdoors (unless you count going out in the carrier to the car! lol). He's strictly indoors. I guess I just wondered because I've had to treat him twice - once with Revolution and once with Advantage. Didn't know if the fleas would just keep coming back or what. I haven't seen any fleas or flea dirt with the comb lately either (I think what I"m using is a flea comb), and he seems to be itching less. So hopefully that means it's been taken care of. I'd rather not treat him with any chemicals if I don't need to...but I also don't want him to keep getting fleas! I'm taking him to the vet this weekend (more vaccinations), so I'll double check then, but hopefully he's flea-free now.Thanks for the info!!!MGina WN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Wendy,That's what I'm thinking too. My cats are strictly indoors. Tigger, Taylor and Bob were flea-free until Pippin joined our household. I've got them on Advantage until I get the fleas under control, then I will take them off of it. Seems things are going in the right direction since I've not gotten any flea dirt or fleas off of them when I used the flea comb.Ginawendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marissa,Does Slinky kitty go outside at all? If not, he mightnot need flea treatments once he's flea free. :)Wendy--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really am disappointed with the frontline plus topspot. The Frontline SPRAY is much better, IMO (though if they groom themselves, they foam at the mouth something terrible for the first few days after applying it!). Advantage works well too, I think, I've had better success with it than with the Frontline topspots. I prefer flea baths over harsh chemical sprays, personally. Zodiac makes a really effective flea shampoo, if you follow the directions carefully, it has to soak on the cat for 5 minutes, and you should go as high up on the head as possible, and between every toe. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html The Sofa Poem: http://ucat.us/sofapoem.html Please shop online through i-give and support the Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Program: http://www.igive.com/FVEAP Shop at GREAT stores, like Drs. Foster Smith, Pet Food Direct, Musician's Friend, and LOTS more! It doesn't cost you a single penny more, and it makes so much difference to a sick cat in need! Novirus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 8/25/2006 __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Please visitmy Tigger Tales site!At the bottom of the home and links pages aremy merchant affiliate banners. If anyone uses my links to make a purchase, I will receive a percentage of all final sales.I am going to donate100% ofthe proceeds to animal welfare organizations.This is a great way to shop your favorite online pet stores and give something to a worthy cause. Thank you in advance! Do you Yahoo!?Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail. Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.
To Marissa Re: Question #9: Flea Treatments
Marissa, Does Slinky kitty go outside at all? If not, he might not need flea treatments once he's flea free. :) Wendy --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really am disappointed with the frontline plus topspot. The Frontline SPRAY is much better, IMO (though if they groom themselves, they foam at the mouth something terrible for the first few days after applying it!). Advantage works well too, I think, I've had better success with it than with the Frontline topspots. I prefer flea baths over harsh chemical sprays, personally. Zodiac makes a really effective flea shampoo, if you follow the directions carefully, it has to soak on the cat for 5 minutes, and you should go as high up on the head as possible, and between every toe. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html The Sofa Poem: http://ucat.us/sofapoem.html Please shop online through i-give and support the Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Program: http://www.igive.com/FVEAP Shop at GREAT stores, like Drs. Foster Smith, Pet Food Direct, Musician's Friend, and LOTS more! It doesn't cost you a single penny more, and it makes so much difference to a sick cat in need! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 8/25/2006 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: To Marissa Re: Question #9: Flea Treatments
Hi! Thanks. No, Slinky doesn't go outdoors (unless you count going out in the carrier to the car! lol). He's strictly indoors. I guess I just wondered because I've had to treat him twice - once with Revolution and once with Advantage. Didn't know if the fleas would just keep coming back or what. I haven't seen any fleas or flea dirt with the comb lately either (I think what I"m using is a flea comb), and he seems to be itching less. So hopefully that means it's been taken care of. I'd rather not treat him with any chemicals if I don't need to...but I also don't want him to keep getting fleas! I'm taking him to the vet this weekend (more vaccinations), so I'll double check then, but hopefully he's flea-free now.Thanks for the info!!!MGina WN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Wendy,That's what I'm thinking too. My cats are strictly indoors. Tigger, Taylor and Bob were flea-free until Pippin joined our household. I've got them on Advantage until I get the fleas under control, then I will take them off of it. Seems things are going in the right direction since I've not gotten any flea dirt or fleas off of them when I used the flea comb.Ginawendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marissa,Does Slinky kitty go outside at all? If not, he mightnot need flea treatments once he's flea free. :)Wendy--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really am disappointed with the frontline plus topspot. The Frontline SPRAY is much better, IMO (though if they groom themselves, they foam at the mouth something terrible for the first few days after applying it!). Advantage works well too, I think, I've had better success with it than with the Frontline topspots. I prefer flea baths over harsh chemical sprays, personally. Zodiac makes a really effective flea shampoo, if you follow the directions carefully, it has to soak on the cat for 5 minutes, and you should go as high up on the head as possible, and between every toe. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html The Sofa Poem: http://ucat.us/sofapoem.html Please shop online through i-give and support the Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Program: http://www.igive.com/FVEAP Shop at GREAT stores, like Drs. Foster Smith, Pet Food Direct, Musician's Friend, and LOTS more! It doesn't cost you a single penny more, and it makes so much difference to a sick cat in need! Novirus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 8/25/2006 __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Please visitmy Tigger Tales site!At the bottom of the home and links pages aremy merchant affiliate banners. If anyone uses my links to make a purchase, I will receive a percentage of all final sales.I am going to donate100% ofthe proceeds to animal welfare organizations.This is a great way to shop your favorite online pet stores and give something to a worthy cause. Thank you in advance! Do you Yahoo!?Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail. Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.
Re: Question #9: Flea Treatments
I really am disappointed with the frontline plus topspot. The Frontline SPRAY is much better, IMO (though if they groom themselves, they foam at the mouth something terrible for the first few days after applying it!). Advantage works well too, I think, I've had better success with it than with the Frontline topspots. I prefer flea baths over harsh chemical sprays, personally. Zodiac makes a really effective flea shampoo, if you follow the directions carefully, it has to soak on the cat for 5 minutes, and you should go as high up on the head as possible, and between every toe. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners:http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.htmlSpecial Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html The Sofa Poem: http://ucat.us/sofapoem.html Please shop online through i-give and support the Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Program:http://www.igive.com/FVEAP Shop at GREAT stores, like Drs. Foster Smith, Pet Food Direct, Musician's Friend, and LOTS more!It doesn't cost you a single penny more, and it makes so much difference to a sick cat in need! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 8/25/2006
Question #9: Flea Treatments
Hi again! OK...I promise this is the LAST question (at least for today!!!). Slinky had fleas before I first got him (he was born under my boyfriend's trailer and boyfriend's sister took him to the vet because he had a URI and he also had fleas). They gave him Revolution...which actually seemed to work, surprisingly.When I first took him to the vet here (Banfield, re: my last post), he was flea-free. But he did have tape worms. We've treated for the tapeworms...and hopefully they're gone now. But when I took him back 3 weeks later, we didn't see any evidence of fleas (he just looked through his fur at his skin), but he'd been itching a lot. So the vet said to do a treatment with Advantage. I did that...and he stopped itching...at least for a while.That was a couple weeks ago...and he does itch occassionally now, but not a ton.My question is...should I just plan on doing a flea treatment once a month? Or is that amount of chemicals bad for him, esp. since he's felv+? Also, I've heard that Frontline Plus is the best treatment. Do you all concur? What is your recommendation re: fleas? He also had ear mites when I first got him...and I treated and they went away. Then when we went in a couple weeks ago, he'd been itching his ears and while we didn't see any mites (even under the microscope), doc thought there might be some eggs or an infection, so gave me Tresoderm. Should I plan on continuous treatment for mites as well or...??Ugh! Complications. I promise to shut up for today (unless you want me to make it an even 10...I'm sure I can come up with something! lol...jk). THANK YOU SO MUCH for being so wonderful!!!Hugs to you all!MJ __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Question #9: Flea Treatments
I would use Program instead. It is a pill that is a flea birth control hormone. It is not supposed to have any side effects for the cat, and is given once per month. I have seen it work wonders. Adult fleas die quickly after biting, and then their eggs are infertile. It pretty much halts infestations. I do not trust the chemicals that go on topically, at least with my positives, as some cats have had bad reactions to them and I worry that the chemicals might be a lot for a compromised immune system. Michelle
