My cat has fleas, what treatment should i get for him?

Question

My cat likes to wander about outside and come in and out as he pleases like most cats and now unsuprisingly he has fleas. I was wondering what suggestions anyone could give to how to stop them from coming so often as the tablets are expensive. I dont particularly want to stop him from going outside if possible as he loves it.

Ruth x

oh, and does a flea collar work for long periods of time?

Answer 1

actually Skin So Soft from Avon works great. It also will make your cat's skin soft and free from dandruff

Answer 2

i suggest frontline, it works very  well, my dog hasnt had a flea for a very long time not  

Answer 3

frontline for cats (the dog one is fatal for cats)you can buy cheaper online.BUT you will need to go to vets to get some spray from your house because as soon as you see one on your pet it means your home is infested.

a flee coller is only good enough to stick in your hoover.

Answer 4

hi steve here see your vet  and get front line it works well with mine

i don't like collars as a friend has had lucky escape with one on her cat it likes to roam and the collar got caught on a fence and the elastic got raped round its neck lucky someone saw it happen and rescued the cat

Answer 5

I've heard that revolution works the best.  A lot of people are against flea collars but they work the best for my cats.  You can buy them for as short as 3 months to as long as 11.

Answer 6

Frontline works great, but is kind of expensive. A cheaper way would be a flea collar, they are good for about 3 month. Make sure, you get the kind that breaks, if the cat get stuck somewhere.

Answer 7

wash your cat in DAWN dishsoap.  The dishsoap kills the fleas immediately...then I would go off for a few hours and do a fogger in your home.

Dawn dishsoap is amazing!  And it's way cheaper than cat shampoo.  

Get a flea collar to for a bit.  You'll notice quite a difference.  

I know that advantage stuff is supposed to be really good too.

Good Luck!

Answer 8

The most effective treatment can be given by the vet, it works from the inside out and is highly successful in treating fleas.  The over the counter medications are not worth the money.  Here in Ontario my vet gives Revolution.