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Flea Collar Plus Flea Treatment ?
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Hi,
After wearing flea collars for the last 6yrs or so, my cat suddenly has an unwanted guest. Not sure it's a flea as it seemed to walk rather than jump, but she wants rid !
Can I use Frontline or similar while she's wearing the collar (it's also fluorescent so she can be seen at night, & has a tag with her name & my home number, so am loathe to remove it), or do flea combs work ? I have combed her with a furminator, that has quite close teeth.
Thanks
After wearing flea collars for the last 6yrs or so, my cat suddenly has an unwanted guest. Not sure it's a flea as it seemed to walk rather than jump, but she wants rid !
Can I use Frontline or similar while she's wearing the collar (it's also fluorescent so she can be seen at night, & has a tag with her name & my home number, so am loathe to remove it), or do flea combs work ? I have combed her with a furminator, that has quite close teeth.
Thanks
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I'm not so sure flea collars work...in spite of your cat never getting fleas as you say. I'm not a fan of collars as they have the potential to get caught on things.
I'd use either a vet prescribed spot-on(NOT Frontline...it doesn't work), or Advantage...available on Amazon and other online animal meds sites. Maybe use with with an ordinary collar.
I'd also use a long lasting household spray such as Indorex or R.I.P.
I'd use either a vet prescribed spot-on(NOT Frontline...it doesn't work), or Advantage...available on Amazon and other online animal meds sites. Maybe use with with an ordinary collar.
I'd also use a long lasting household spray such as Indorex or R.I.P.
Thanks pastafreak. I understand what you say about the collar getting caught but it has an elasticated bit that, so far, has been absolutely fine. Only thing that has happened just 2 or 3 times, she can get a front leg caught in it if it's a little too loose.
My other half uses Frontline on his 7 cats, which seems to work for them, & it's easily available, only reason I mentioned that one in particular.
This has only happened since we moved to a more rural spot, so think she's either picked it up from wildlife (she's become a mouser too :( ) or possibly from the carpet as there were 2 dogs here (& the previous occupiers weren't particularly clean, euch) but then we've been here 5 months & this is something new.
Definitely like the idea of getting a spray so will look into that :)
My other half uses Frontline on his 7 cats, which seems to work for them, & it's easily available, only reason I mentioned that one in particular.
This has only happened since we moved to a more rural spot, so think she's either picked it up from wildlife (she's become a mouser too :( ) or possibly from the carpet as there were 2 dogs here (& the previous occupiers weren't particularly clean, euch) but then we've been here 5 months & this is something new.
Definitely like the idea of getting a spray so will look into that :)
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