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How long after my cat's flea treatment can I treat him again?
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My cat has had fleas for nearly a month now, with Frontline applied before and after the first appearance of fleas.
He was last given Frontline on the 31st August. I'm thinking of switching to Advocate or Advantage - any suggestions as to which is better? How much longer do I have to wait before I can give him another treatment?
He was last given Frontline on the 31st August. I'm thinking of switching to Advocate or Advantage - any suggestions as to which is better? How much longer do I have to wait before I can give him another treatment?
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It's been more than a month since you used a product so I am sure you will be fine.
Advocate cleared up a friends recent cat-flea problem very quickly.
she'd been using frontline beforehand too but its effectiveness was poor at best.
we have been using the bob martin version of Advantage for the past few years on our dog and haven't once seen a flea on him.
the fella over the road uses the same stuff on his cat and he's also been clear of them.
I don't want him to have to suffer with fleas for another 2 and a half weeks.
http://www.fabcats.org/owners/fleas/info.html
If you read the FAB link I gave it will tell you all you need to know about acceptable anti-flea products.
I once used Bob Martin flea treatment on my cat (usually used frontline) and it made her extremely ill - I actually thought she had had a stroke it was that severe, she completely lost her balance and fell from the back of the sofa hitting the floor hard, she was vomiting for a few hours and lethargic for about 2 days then completely back to normal. The vet thought she must of had an allergic reaction but it scared the hell outta me and would never use any Bob Martin products again after that experience.
I've always found frontline to be good (although pricey!) but use it as a preventative measure rather than as a treatment so perhaps it was just the case my pets would not have got fleas / ticks regardless. Interesting to read the comments on frontline not working anymore, I wonder if the "recipe" has been changed. My dog is due to be done this week and I still have a couple of pipetts left so will use them up but may change after that given these comments.
I made the mistake of thinking that the Frontline that said it treated ticks as well as fleas was the "Combo " version. Not helped by the fact that the vet receptionist told me the Frontline available on prescription only was better than the version available from chemists because it was "stronger" .
It's "better " because it should help prevent your house becoming flea infested if your cat does pick up a few fleas that fall off in the house before the chemical treatment kills them .
you can give flea tablets along side spot ons to begin killing the fleas faster if you like
not sure what the recommended ones are though.
but for a spot on, you need to leave it for the month between unfortunately.
My vet recommends about 4-5 days between the two applications.
cheers
I use Frontline Combo on one our cats, as she's allergic to Advocate, which the others have. It's better than standard Frontline.
One of my cats is troubled by a particular parasite that Advocate treats but Frontline Combo does not. However, we have plenty of ticks in the fields and Frontline kills ticks but Advocate does not. Therefore, once or twice a year - but not more often - this particular cat get Advocatted and then, 2 weeks later in back tick season weather in spring / early summer, he gets Frontlined.
Our vet has prescribed this regime, btw - it's not me making up the rules as I go along.
No. I think they are better than nothing if people cannot afford the cost of a veterinary consultation and the products are cheaper than a vet will sell at prescribed products, I'm sure, but these over-the-counter products not as effective. Often not at all effective.