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Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, what... - 3/8/2010 9:57:52 AM
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danas_mom
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We've noticed that even after trying a couple of different brands of flea collars, the cat still has fleas. They are usually seen crawling around on her head. Hubby is wondering what we should try?
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/8/2010 11:05:42 AM
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My family has been through several flea outbreaks. One thing that works really well is the Frontline gel. Also it helps if you put salt on your carpets (if you have them).
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/8/2010 11:07:42 AM
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Flea collars are a waste of money.
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/8/2010 12:42:58 PM
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A vet told my friend that flea collars only work if you take it off the cat and hit the flea with it. Anyway...I use BioSPot. Works great.
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/8/2010 7:09:24 PM
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As is the case with dogs, veterinarians and pet-care experts overwhelmingly prefer topical flea-control medications for cats, and no product is cited more often than Revolution for Cats. This ointment is applied once a month to the nape of the cat's neck, and controls fleas, heartworm, hookworm, roundworm and ear mites for four weeks -- regardless of baths, shampoos or thunderstorms. Revolution for Cats is slightly preferred over another topical medication, Advantage, because of its effectiveness against parasites other than fleas. Some experts, however, say internal medications such as Program Once-a-Month Oral Suspension (*est. $45 for six-pack) are more effective at controlling fleas; only your veterinarian will know for sure.
The two most convincing recommendations of Revolution for Cats come from veterinary sources: a veterinary assistant's post on Helium.com, on which 14 other writers weigh in on the best flea control products, and DrLarryPetVet.com, where veterinarian Larry Cohen points out that Revolution for Cats is effective on a wide number of parasites.
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/8/2010 7:25:48 PM
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Our cat actually got very sick when we tried a flea collar with him. 
Our vet perscribed once a month Advantage. It works REALLY well.
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/8/2010 7:51:15 PM
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Stronghold is preferred over Frontline here, but it works on the same principle and is extremely effective against a whole variety of things.
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/8/2010 8:18:36 PM
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I use Advantage for both my dogs and my cats. I also sprinkle sevin dust in my yard and house. Use it like carpet fresh...sprinkle, let sit and vacuum...
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/8/2010 8:41:29 PM
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Frontline or Advantage.
I highly reccomend Amazon. Do a search for free shipping and you should get several options. Pick the one that gives you the most medication for the least amount of money.
After several treatments, the fleas should die off, assuming you don't have any outdoor animals bringing the fleas in.
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/9/2010 10:57:02 AM
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BioSpot works the same way, but is much cheaper. That is why I use it, almost half price of the other stuff.
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/10/2010 12:25:18 AM
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Let me tell you what worked for my cat who died in the 80's. She was all white so fleas showed up on her. You have to start this when they are young or it won't work. Brewers Yeast and Garlic in their food. I would go in our Health Food store and buy some powdered vitamins that they said were missing in regular canned food and it had those 2 things in it also. You mixed about a tsp. of it in their food. We also had a flea collar that worked good too. It was green, from the Health Food store and smelled like Spearmint gum. As one extra precaution, we bought is shampoo for my dog who had fleas but you could have used it on the cat. Health Food store again and this stuff smelled like fresh cut Oranges. The dog didn't like the Brewers Yeast and Garlic. You can't smell it in your animal, but the fleas can and they don't like it one bit. I would try that.
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/10/2010 1:00:11 AM
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Frontline has always worked for us!
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/10/2010 12:29:06 PM
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Frontline, Biospot, something that will help the cat. Get it mail order and pay a lot less than the vet charges. www.jefferspet.com/ is an example, but I haven't used them and can't vouch for them.
I know you said cat, but if anyone has a 50# dog, get the stuff for a 100# dog and just use half - it will last twice as long for close to the same price.
If your cat brought fleas in, you'll want to treat the carpet and the cat's bedding and anywhere the cat could have dropped flea eggs. Treat again in a couple weeks after any missed eggs could have hatched.
Get a flea comb and comb your cat daily. Have some rubbing alcohol to drop the fleas into (they jump fast, so be ready) to kill them quick.
I'd like to hear more details about how to use garlic and Brewer's yeast.
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A vet told my friend that flea collars only work if you take it off the cat and hit the flea with it
This sprayed tea all over my monitor! LOL
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/10/2010 1:50:03 PM
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The first thing you need to understand is that fleas spend only about 10% of their life actually on the animal. That means... 90% of their life is spent in the environment. You got it--YOUR HOUSE! Now, if that doesn't make your skin crawl...
You need to vacuum everything very well. Carpets. Cat beds. Furniture. Anywhere where your pets spend any amount of time. Be sure to empty the bag/clean the bagless container otherwise, eggs will hatch and climb right out. Bedding needs to be washed. Just regular laundry detergent will work. You are just removing eggs and flea dirt. Flea dirt is adult flea poop that flea larva then eat. You will want to do this about once a week until the flea situation is under control.
As for the cat, get a flea shampoo from the vet. Or, just have the vet techs do the grooming. It's not htat hard if you know what you are doing.
Ask the vet which products are safe. I believe that FrontLine is one of the safer products.
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/10/2010 2:23:18 PM
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Yes ... but if the frontline/advantage is on the pet then they have no food source. So they go away!
When we had fleas we seriously considered bombing the house ... but we didn't want the bomb to get all over our food, dishes, etc. And plus it's not like we have dogs that we can let out all day! Our cats are strictly indoors.
Please be SURE TO AVOID the meds that are for big dogs and are broken down! You don't know how much of that medicine is in there and you don't want to harm the pet.
Last time I checked it was like $42 for six doses. For us, that was 3 months worth ... and you had to read the fine print to see how much you were getting for your money. Before that I paid like $35 for three doses!
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/10/2010 6:51:25 PM
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I know you said cat, but if anyone has a 50# dog, get the stuff for a 100# dog and just use half - it will last twice as long for close to the same price.
deermousie
I really really really would not recommend this at all. With those little tubes/pipette things it's really hard to accurately measure what you're dispensing, and an error (overdose) could mean extremely serious problems for the animal. If it was me, I wouldn't be wanting to take that chance.
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/10/2010 7:24:37 PM
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I wonder if you've tried posting this over on the Bad Advice thread?
I think I'm going to try the Brewers Yeast and garlic.
I'm going to end this now so I can get back to swatting fleas with the flea collar.
If I hit the cat nine times with the flea collar trying to kill the fleas, could that be called a cat of nine wails?
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/10/2010 8:07:40 PM
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I've used Brewer's Yeast, Advantage, BIO-Spot, Frontline, and Revolution on both dogs and cats.
Brewer's yeast is acceptable in some areas. In my area (south) it may lessen the number of fleas on the pet but doesn't eliminate them. This is because brewer's yeast REPELLS the fleas from the pet does NOT kill them. Which means the house, yard, etc. will still have flea infestations, so you need to kill the environmental fleas by some other means for complete control. When I lived in California, I used Eucalyptus leaves to repell fleas from the house and brewers yeast on the cats to keep the outside fleas from hitching a ride in. Never saw any fleas on pets or in house.
Advantage works well if your only problem is fleas. Advantage is a neuro-toxin to the fleas and ticks therefore it kills the adult fleas, eliminating them from the environment--at least until the eggs hatch or the juvenile fleas grow up and begin biting.
Frontline Plus (may be available dogs only) works better if you have both fleas and ticks (Advantage does not work too well on ticks, nor does Frontline w/o the Plus). Frontline operates by the same basic process as Advantage.
BIO-Spot is good for dogs, works OK for cats--sometimes doesn't last as long as other stuff, but costs enough less that using it slightly more often is acceptable. I'm not sure how this one works.
Revolution is what I use. I live in an area where heartworms are an issue, plus heavy flea infestation and ticks. I have found that Revolution costs less than treating fleas/ticks, worms, and heartworms separately, though it costs more than either Advantage or Frontline.
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/10/2010 11:07:39 PM
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You get, if I remember correctly, a tsp. of the Brewer's Yeast and Garlic. Like I said, I bought this stuff with extras vitamins in it plus the Brewer's Yeast and Garlic. You mixed it in with canned food, not dry. Because I started my cat on it right away, she got used to it being in her food. It took the dog longer to get used to it because I didn't do it right away. I liked it. It worked for us and we didn't have fleas in our house, in the wall to wall carpeting or in the bedding as she slept in my bed sometimes. My sister had to have her house fumigated when my niece was very young because of tons of fleas and they didn't have a pet! They said one of the neighbors dogs was on their porch and it must have had fleas. It was a rented apartment but the fleas came about a year after they lived there so it couldn't have been from tenants before them.
Doesn't it make you wonder what God was thinking when he made Fleas?
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/11/2010 9:53:05 AM
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I'm going to end this now so I can get back to swatting fleas with the flea collar.
If I hit the cat nine times with the flea collar trying to kill the fleas, could that be called a cat of nine wails?
LOL!!!
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/11/2010 11:57:48 AM
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Do NOT feed your cat or dog GARLIC or YEAST.
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+1659&aid=1030
Garlic "Contain sulfoxides and disulfides, which can damage red blood cells and cause anemia. Cats are more susceptible than dogs. Garlic is less toxic than onions."
Yeast "Can expand and produce gas in the digestive system, causing pain and possible rupture of the stomach or intestines."
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RE: Cat owners - the flea collar isn't really working, ... - 3/11/2010 12:02:33 PM
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Yes ... but if the frontline/advantage is on the pet then they have no food source. So they go away!
When we had fleas we seriously considered bombing the house ... but we didn't want the bomb to get all over our food, dishes, etc. And plus it's not like we have dogs that we can let out all day! Our cats are strictly indoors.
Please be SURE TO AVOID the meds that are for big dogs and are broken down! You don't know how much of that medicine is in there and you don't want to harm the pet.
Last time I checked it was like $42 for six doses. For us, that was 3 months worth ... and you had to read the fine print to see how much you were getting for your money. Before that I paid like $35 for three doses!
I've had terrible infestations of fleas be completely eliminated simply by treating the pets with frontline. As soon as a flea jumps on the pet to feed it dies. This interrupts the life cycle of the fleas and within a few days the fleas are gone from the house.
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