Any recomendations to help cat with flea allergies?

Question

ok, i took in my cat about a 2 years ago. the family was moving, and the local shelters were soo full, they were basically told, if the cat comes here, it will be put down. with hearing this we took her in, since i have a huge love for cats, and always had them. (we are friends with their neighbor, so she brought us the cat) we asked her ?s about her health, is she spayed, shots, ect, but we were never told that she has a flea allergy problem. the next year, she broke out in welts, lost hair, weight, ect. so THANK GOD the old owners and I use the same vet, where he checked her out and told me of her known flea allergy. so we went through the treatment, and all was fine. This year i wanted to prevent what happend last summer, so i started the dog and cat on Frontline early, and have kept up on making sure the house was flea free (this is an indoor cat as well). Well, her last dose of Frontline Plus was July 14. Yest. i noticed she has a welt by her ear, and is loosing fur near her tail

Answer 1

controlling flea's can be hard, but it can be done ,I also have a dog that is highly allergic to flea's, Frontline is a wonderful product, I live in Florida, and flea are a year round problem here, I also work as a veterinary tech, treat your house monthly(i find bombs work best) use ones with PRECORE it kills all stages of fleas, most products only kills adults, do your yard monthly too, I know it seems like alot but it works,we carry flea in on our shoes & clothing, dogs bring them in .keep up with the frontline.....do all of this monthly and you will be rid of a flea problem

Answer 2

Program twice a year -- no fleas.

Answer 3

"My question is HOW can i prevent her breakouts even further, without worrying about medicating her every year."

You can't, you HAVE to medicate her. There is no othr option when a flea allergy is involved.

You might want to add capstar to your arsenal though and make sure you keep her inside.

You can buy Capstar and Frontline Plus here which will definitely kill all the fleas on your cat and prevent reinfestation.

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Use the Capstar right away. It will kill all fleas on your cat with in an hour. The capstar is important as frontline only works when a flea bites your cat and there is only one short period in a fleas life cycle where they feed. So you need the capstar to kill the fleas that have already fed and are getting ready to lay eggs. The Capstar will have all live fleas falling dead off your cat with in minutes.

Then after an hour add on the Frontline Plus and it will keep fleas off your cat for 30 days. No vet visit required and totally safe.

Capstar - Treats flea infestations on pets. Starts killing adult fleas on the pet within 30 minutes. One dose lasts 24 hours. Use when pets are likely to be exposed to fleas. Also may be used prior to surgery, boarding, or grooming. Active ingredient is Nitenpyram, which interferes with the normal nerve transmission of insects, effectively killing them. Not a preventive. For pets over four (4) weeks of age. Package of 6.