Thread: Mortified...Miles and Koji have fleas :(

After reading another flea thread on here, I checked Buddy and found some flea dirt. I got some Program Flea tablets from chemist and gave him one. 15 mins later you could actually see dead fleas falling off him. Confined him to bathroom, put flea collar in hoover, powdered carpets, sprayed sofas, beds etc, cuddlies in freezer, hoovered everything; floors, sofas, beds, cushions, clothes etc and nothing since. Incidently he had been Frontlined 10 days before hand. The tablet did make him a bit psycho for half an hour but his fur was really silky after.

Originally Posted by catslave

After reading another flea thread on here, I checked Buddy and found some flea dirt. I got some Program Flea tablets from chemist and gave him one. 15 mins later you could actually see dead fleas falling off him. Confined him to bathroom, put flea collar in hoover, powdered carpets, sprayed sofas, beds etc, cuddlies in freezer, hoovered everything; floors, sofas, beds, cushions, clothes etc and nothing since. Incidently he had been Frontlined 10 days before hand. The tablet did make him a bit psycho for half an hour but his fur was really silky after.

Do they do program for cats in tablets now,used to be a horrible milky suspension that cats wouldn't take,we gave up selling it at work just have the inj.for cats in that product now,do know there is another tablet that you can get that you give when you see a live flea.
I found my cats coats were a lot better when I moved onto Stronghold the only thing is that it is systemic where the good thing about Frontline is that it is not,but again as it coats the hair with the drug could count for why cats coat feel different.....

Make sure you spray under the sofa and beds ect, they like living under things I was told, yep Jackie another thing I remember from the talk..............still earning that lunch lol

I have JUST had a session with the flea comb on Miles and actually found 2 dead ones and no live ones (only hours earlier there had been only live ones on him)

They had been confined for 48 hours, so upon seeing a dead flea on each cat I have decided to let them out. If I see any more live ones between now and Monday (inj. day) I will defo get the injection. If not, I may just assume the Frontline is working and leave it at that, or I may just go get them injected whatever.

Do I need to continue to vacuum every day? If so, how long do I need to keep up a daily vacuum?

I'd say vacuum for at least a week just to be safe. I have to hoover at least twice a day just to deal with the amount of fur they leave about. Ask Vet for advice re injections.

Jackie, found them in Chemist when I went to get Drontal; expensive £11.96 for 3 tablets, but the results were fantastic.

I'm also having a flea nightmare with Poif. I've used frontline, 2 weeks later frontline combo, and tried frontline again last week, which seem to kill about 3 fleas and then that's it. Have taken to nit combing the fleas out and have been getting about 4 off a day!! It's freaking me out a bit, and this evening I even had a flea casually wondering across my face!! I can only hope the flea was on it's way out though coz I'm sure they're normally more difficult to catch.

How do indoor cats get them? Everyone I know seems to be having problems this year with cats. Touch wood, these tablets seem to have worked on Buddy but he's getting another one next week just in case, and think he will get a flea bath next time he's at groomers. I hate the poxy things as my ankles are like a magnet for them and I get an allergic reaction to the bites.

Originally Posted by Bethy_boo

I'm also having a flea nightmare with Poif. I've used frontline, 2 weeks later frontline combo, and tried frontline again last week, which seem to kill about 3 fleas and then that's it. Have taken to nit combing the fleas out and have been getting about 4 off a day!! It's freaking me out a bit, and this evening I even had a flea casually wondering across my face!! I can only hope the flea was on it's way out though coz I'm sure they're normally more difficult to catch.

I do wonder if for some reason the Frontline Combo is not so effective on our cats coats,don't know why but I had no problem with the spray or normal Frontline pipette but when I went onto the combo all hell broke out it was then that I had to change products & all has been fine......

I think i added in the previous thread that my DSH has a major flea allergy - frontline spot on just did not deal with the nasty little b****rs but the spray did and as it is so safe can use it monthly or even twice weekly in the summer - luckily she is complient.
The other tablet that the dermatologist at work says is good for LIVE fleas is Capstar - you can give on a daily basis it is so non toxic...but it does only kill live fleas not the eggs but I believe from what she said that you can give with frontline as a back up.
I think the problem with the spot on is actually getting it below all that hair to the skin which is what is needed. Hence it doesnt always clear the problem up.

Any way thanks for the flea thoughts .. itching like crazy now and I am at work !!!!!!