Controlling a one-time flea problem?

Question

my indoor cat got out of the house and came back with fleas. a few days ago i gave him a flea bath and put on a flea collar. the bath did kill some of the fleas, but he still has some (the cat is predominantly white, so i can see them). i know that medicines such as Frontline and Advantage are the best solution for outdoor cats who are constantly exposed to fleas, but is it worth using them on an indoor cat who already has fleas and won't be exposed again? i know flea collars aren't the best treatment, but if i am patient, will they eventually kill all the fleas? i don't have carpets, but i've been lint-rolling the furniture at least once a day.

Answer 1

Even if your cat doesn't go outside, you can bring them in on your clothes and shoes. You don't have to own pets to have a flea problem. It is better to use a product such as Advantage, just to be safe. Fleas are very hard to get rid of once they are inside your home. The problem with a lot of flea collars is they don't cover the whole body; the fleas congregate near the tail area.  

Answer 2

Get Capstar. Its a pill you give to your cat and it will in a matter of hours kill every flea on your cat. I love that stuff. It wont kill any eggs on the cat, so you can either redose multiple times, or give a flea bath too. And there is a spray called siphotrol that is water based and safe to spray on furniture, curtains etc and one spray of your house lasts for almost a year. And the spray and pills combined will probably be around 40 dollars, which is much cheaper than frontline.

Answer 3

Go ahead and get the frontline. The eggs will hatch after you get rid of the adult fleas. It will be an obnoxious cycle. I don't think flea collars do much, I have never had one work.