flea treatment for cats

[Reynard]

Frontline is ok - but its active ingredients (fipronil) *is* losing its effectiveness in certain parts of the UK. So if you do use Frontline, you need to be aware of that fact.

I use Advocate for the girls as Lexi has a bad flea allergy and Frontline isn't hacking it very well here. Unfortunately it's POM so I get a script from the vets and buy it online (VetUK). Upsides is that it's a combination flea & wormer, so it's actually less faff.

You do need to keep flea treatment up, as a) fleas in the house are a pain to eradicate and b) fleas are carriers of tapeworm

Would also suggest a wormer. Something like Drontal.

 

[roadrash]

@Reynard would you recommend tablets or spot on treatments for worming

 

[glasgowcyclist]

would you recommend tablets

Ha ha ha, give a cat a tablet, ha ha ha...
(I'm laughing from experience)

 

[lazybloke]

There's a spot-on wormer?
Drontyl tablets and leather gauntlets could be destined for the bin!

 

[roadrash]

Ha ha ha, give a cat a tablet, ha ha ha...
(I'm laughing from experience)

I see what you mean...https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC372253/#__sec1title

 

[roadrash]

There's a spot-on wormer?
Drontyl tablets and leather gauntlets could be destined for the bin!

sure is...https://www.vetuk.co.uk/dog-worming...ncit-spot-on-wormer-4-tube-pack-for-cats-p-94

 

[wormo]

Frontline here. Buy from Amazon, Medicanimal.co or zooplus

 

[postman]

Get down to one of many pet stores.My mate took his cat to a vet for flea treatment,what a charge he went bonkers,bought flea treatment from a local pet store the next dose.

 

[Kestevan]

@Kestevan probably would need more than 2 bricks I don't know what weight you are

Best get a skip full.

 

[Dave7]

I knew there was a reason we dont have cats .
Would it not be easier/cheaper to have pet fleas and keep the cats away?
Edit
That was just a joke.

 

[classic33]

@Kestevan probably would need more than 2 bricks I don't know what weight you are

They're selling them in Liverpool at £95 a time.

 

[Threevok]

There's a spot-on wormer?
Drontyl tablets and leather gauntlets could be destined for the bin!

Yes - I started using this one last week

https://www.pet-supermarket.co.uk/Dronspot-Wormer-for-Large-Cats/p/I9330283

Easier than trying to get tablets into the cats.

The little buggers can keep them in their mouths for hours, before spitting them out

I've tried crushing them into a variety of foods too, but they know

 

[raleighnut]

Frontline here.

 

[Reynard]

@Reynard would you recommend tablets or spot on treatments for worming

That would depend on your cats.

I'm lucky, I can pill mine no problem should I need to. There is a technique to it however - I learnt this from friends involved in rescue with many more years experience than me.

1) Back the cat into the corner of an armchair or sofa so it can't reverse / escape.
2) With your non-dominant hand, gently (but firmly) grasp the cat with your palm over its head and your fingers alongside its jaw.
3) Bring the head right back - doing this will make the cat open its mouth by reflex.
4) Hold the pill in your dominant hand between index finger and thumb.
5) Use your middle finger to hold the lower jaw down - and the mouth open wide.
6) Chuck the pill right to the back of the cat's mouth.
7) Close the mouth - and hold the muzzle closed until the cat swallows. Massaging the throat helps.
8) Let the cat go.
9) Be prepared for the waves of feline disapproval.

If you can't pill your cats, then a spot on wormer should be fine. I do know that Drontal now do a spot on wormer, but I can't remember whether it's POM or not... The tablets aren't though.

 

[Reynard]

Get down to one of many pet stores.My mate took his cat to a vet for flea treatment,what a charge he went bonkers,bought flea treatment from a local pet store the next dose.

Pet store flea and worm treatments are next to useless. Most OTC stuff sold in pet shops and supermarkets will only repel fleas, not kill them. You need to kill fleas to break the cycle. And to prevent an infestation in the house.

And under no circumstances use a dog flea treatment on a cat.