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Cat Fleas?
Hi. My poor sweet cat has a very bad case of fleas. I have used the Zodiac products in the past and they have worked just fine but this year nothing seems to be working. The Zodiac medicines or the collars don't help. Any suggestions?
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- ChaliceLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Zodiac isn't known for being a great treatment. Flea collars are known to be completely useless - they only treat the neck area, so fleas just stay away from the neck!
Just switch to any veterinary spot-on: Frontline, Revolution or Advantage.
NB Revolution treats fleas, roundworms, ear mites and sarcoptes mites. It does not treat tapeworm.
Chalice
Source(s): vet nurse, feel free to email - Anonymous1 decade ago
definitely go with Revolution. this is the third month that i'm using it on all 3 of my cats (all indoor cats) & it completely got rid of any fleas & it keeps fleas from continueing to latch on (we have stray kittens that are always at our door). basically, you can either make an appointment with your vet, they'll weigh your cat, then give the proper dosage or you can let your vet know how much your cat weighs, if you know, & pick some up. it lasts for a whole month, & there's no need for additional medicines or flea collars. also, stay away from flea shampoos, as they just dry up the cats skin. regular cat shampoos do the trick (any kind of bathing does the trick to initially remove fleas); try a shampoo with with oatmeal; my cats love it & it leaves their fur smelling great & feeling super soft.
- 1 decade ago
Flea collars never help. Frontline, Revolution and Advantage all have good reputations. Make sure you use a product meant for cats - not small dogs! I can not tell you how often I see cats with flea product toxicity because of a small mistake. Just to give you a fair warning to double check :-)
Source(s): Vet tech - ChesneyLv 51 decade ago
Try the medicine Revolution. You have to get it from your vet. Not only does it get rid of fleas, it protects against ringworms, heartworms and tapeworms as well... :)
Source(s): Used it on my cat, worked wonders!!!! - How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
- honney bunnyLv 41 decade ago
I HAVE DA SAME PROBLEM! UGH IO HATE FLEAS! BUT WAT I DID IS BATHE MY CAT IN A SHAMPOO DATS SUPPOSE TO KILL FLEAS N ITS EGGS N THEN PUT A COLLAR ON HIM...BUT ITS NOT WORKING..SO IM GOIN TO DA VET 2MOROW TO GET A GOOD THING TO GET RID OF FLEAS.. I RECOMMEND U TALK TO UR VET BECAUSE OVER COUNTER STUFF DONT WORK AT ALL.
GOOD LUCK!!
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