Kim_Johnson
Ever wash a cat? Nickle is so good, she will even let me bath her in the sink. I have been battling fleas this year, to no avail. I have tried Frontline, Advantage, Advantix, Seresto Collars, Comfortis, and Nexgard. Still have fleas.
This was taken two weeks after trying Advantix for Cats. She was so itchy, sure enough, when I got here wet I saw probably 20 or more fleas. She got a good old fashioned flea bath, but this wont keep them off of her. I need something new to try.
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Do you use flea meds for your animals?
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Yes
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No
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Are you still having a flea problem?
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Yes
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Any suggestions you could give would be greatly appreciated..
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I wrote mine in the comments.
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No, sorry I have no idea.
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I’m taking the cat to the vet every year but unfortunately I do not know what to give him the
Hopefully you don’t have the flea problem we do here. Thank you Vidocka. I am going to try the Bravecto.
I dont have any pets, so…
You make your pets. Some are quite scary, no fleas would bug them. 😉
fleas have smaller fleas to bite ’em
so on and so forth, ad infinitum…
Used to have one flea treatment where you put some liquid on the back of the cats neck and it lasted one month,
Frontline, Advantage, and Advantix are the topicals, the fleas are now immune to that drug. It sure used to work good, for about 15 years. The last five though, the fleas have changed so this no longer works. So sad.
That is sad, sorry to hear it. Poor cat …fleas must irritate it very much..which is why it is tolerating a bath.
True, that is exactly why she was tolerating it. She knew the fleas would be gone. Plus she is getting older and doesnt wash as well as she should.
I’m not sure if there’s a solution called ”Pancid” and ”Ivermectine” powder in your country. ”Pancid” is for external and ”Ivermectine” is for internal use.
OMG, We can’t get this here anymore. I used to have an old vet that used to give us pancid. It was dosed for cattle, but he was able to get the smallest dose right for dogs. I wish we could get that here.. I would have no problems what so ever. I wonder if I could order this… This is a great idea. I never even thought about ordering from another country.
Ivermectine is for cattle, too, but I have a dozer for cats and dogs.
That’s what that old vet did for us back in the day. He had a little applicator syringe with the dose marked. It was perfect.
You can use many cattle products for cats and dogs, only have to adjust dosages.
Unfortunately, I do not have the experience so I can not help you, dear Kim
That’s okay, I have something to try thanks to Doc. And if that doesn’t work, I will try ordering what Doroteja mentioned.
Years ago my late husband would bathe our cats every so often and they hated it lol. Now you can buy flea collars that protect them for a year at the vet.
Those flea collars would be seresto collars. They don’t work. That was the last thing I tried. 2 months into the collars is when I found all the fleas. I am hoping Bravecto will do the trick.
we are using bravecta (spelling sorry) and it has reduced flea and tick issues. Both the labs were rescues and tested positive for Lyme disease.
So far things have been good this year.
So, I did guess right. It was easy when I went to research it was the only one starting with a B. I think I am going to pick some up Friday, and see how it goes. This seems to be the best option, now that the fleas are becoming immune to the other topicals, and the comfortis pill. Thanks doc.
sorry I couldn’t remember it the last time. Fleas, ticks etc are bad news. Now, in MD we are worried about the southern expansion of the northern Deer Tick.
Most likely carrier of Lyme
I heard about them, and hope they don’t get that far southwest. No good. I had a friend that had Lymes.
It is an awful disease.
Raven wants to know why you are allowed to use the curse word “bath” online.
She has forbidden that word in her house.
Sorry about the four letter word Raven. Won’t happen again. I put a nickle in the cuss jar.
Raven’s curse jar is a small bowl of ice cream. Its per world, but she says its per letter 🙂
Lol, dang girl! Per letter? It really won’t happen again. I can’t afford those kind of prices…
Raven is a harsh but fair queen!
I think it is the best idea to ask a vet about this concern. Some pet animals are allergic to certain medications for fleas.
That is a good idea for most things, but each vet has their own favorites. The problem is now the fleas are becoming immune to most of the things on the market now.
Here cats look after themselves in that their saliva takes care of any issues So no flea treatment.
Pets need to be brushed every day.
Boy, the cats are lucky around there. But there is really nothing in the saliva that will kill a flea. Just old fashioned picking them off is what cats do that don’t get flea treatment. Brushing everyday is so important. I am a master groomer, I can’t tell people this enough! Thank you Grace. My cats want to come live there!
Our cats and even our dog did not have that problem. Very rarely if at all then we would use Notix. Our dog would lose her coat and for that we used to give him some syrup.
I’ve never heard of Notix. I will have to check that out. Thank you!
Poor kitty cat. I never had that much problem with fleas. My cat Runt is mostly an outdoor cat and he has had no flea problems so far. (Knock on wood). I have always heard that lemon is a fairly good repellent but how to apply it on a cat or dog remains a mystery to me… Hope you find a remedy for your beautiful pets…
Ah History, it’s that brutal weather you have up there. 😉 Man they are so bad down here. I think I will try what Doc uses. Until they become immune to that…
What a cute photo! Bath time for cats is no fun for you or the cat. Mine both stay indoors so thankfully I don’t have a flea problem to deal with. When I had Momma Kitty I used a collar. Can’t remember the name, same for my dog Cassie.
Thank you, Nickle with a not so happy face.
So, there is a problem with letting them out in the enclosed yard area.. I even sprayed for bugs a few times in the whole back yard. They are relentless. I think I will try bravecto. Wish me luck, or them that is.
I used to use this stuff around the house. I misted it over my tapestries before I vacuumed…. I used Frontline in the past every once in a while like twice a year. I’ve never run into a situation where the Frontline type stuff didn’t work. Our cats in SF got that when they started scratching (every two or three months) … Anyway, this may help some – smells like oranges https://www.orangeguard.net
Fleas are now immune to Frontline. I used it for years, but about three years ago it stopped working. I have heard of orange guard before, Love the citrus smell. The fleas are so bad down in SD that no citrus stuff works either. None of it. I have never seen fleas this bad. Must of been all that rain.
I’ve no 4-legged pet…
so sorry, I can’t help here…
hope the fleas will find some(cat) better and leave her for good
The animals are a mess around here this last two weeks. They are all itching, and they are not used to fleas. I even bug bombed the inside of the house, sprayed the whole outside area with this stuff that is supposed to work for six months.. Nope, it didnt work. I think we have super fleas. lol
Wow! Does sounds like super fleas … or military fleas … seems like they’ve anticipated our every moves and prepared themselves for it !
lol, no doubt. Just wait until the next upgrade…
Then you have to update us :p
Your cat seems very calm on photos.
She trusts me, that helps. She was still all stiff, and rigid. She feels so much better now though. She even forgave me. 🙂
Very good pets , thank you for sharing
Thank you Witty, they are so good.
We never bathed a cat.
We know he does not like water.
How calm your cat is.
Boy they sure don’t like water do they. I am lucky she is a really good cat.