Old stray cat. What should I do? ?

Question

I had to take my dog to the vet today after using an OTC flea drop and I thought she was having a bad reaction to. (It wasn't the case, but anyway...) While I was there I got more Frontline for our cats. There is an old kitty who started hanging around our house. I know she is old from appearance and teeth but she is sweet. We put a found ad in the paper and no response. We cannot have anymore animals and I am scared the shelter will put her down. She must be 12-15 yrs. I have been feeding her, and she hangs out on the steps when the sun is there but I don't see her after that. Can I put Frontline on her or is it dangerous for animals if they are compromised in age/health? I atleast want to give her the comfort of not having those nasty things crawling on her.

Answer 1

If she isnt underweight you should be okay but you need to know her weight in order to get the right size tube of Frontline.

We get cheap stuff for our outside cats but we have a general idea of how much they weight.

Just take an estimate of how much she weights n she should be okay

Answer 2

as long as the cat isn't sick, she should be ok.  if you are nervous try giving her half the dose and see how she does.  but i think you now have another cat.  you should get her spayed, so you don't end up with kittens that you will have to take to the pound.

Answer 3

Yes, you can treat her for fleas as long as she's not suffering from any obvious illness.   That would be very magnanimous of you!

Answer 4

as long she isnt sick, you can use frontline.

maybe you should take her to the shelter or a rescue group..

be carefull though

Answer 5

I have never heard of Frontline being dangerous for older or sick animals.  I had a 14YO cat that had asthma as well as spinal issues; she also had flea bite allergies, so the vet recommended Frontline for her and it never caused any issues.  If you can observe her for a couple of hours, then by all means apply some Frontline.  You may call your vet and ask them, to be sure; but like I said, I can find no documentation online of any issues arising from using Frontline on older or sick animals, but the vet would be more aware of any potential problems.  Kudos to you for wanting her to be comfortable!!  Do you think, if you were to bring her in, that maybe someone in your area would adopt her?  You could post her in the Petfinder.com classifieds and on your local Craig's List if you wanted to try.  Sometimes elderly people like to bring in older animals that are less active.

Answer 6

there is flea powder and its more safe idk about front line