Does anyone out there have any idea if you can get an over the counter sedative for cats. I have a stray cat that needs to have a flea dip, but there is no way she is gonna let me do it, without her freaking out.
2006-07-25 18:33:36 · 13 answers · asked by C. S 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Call a vet. I think most anything is prescription or illegal
2006-07-25 18:37:40 · answer #1 · answered by keekle 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cats deserve to be tossed into a flea dip with no sedatives. Better yet, of all animals, cats deserve fleas the most. The trick is to pick them up by the scruff of their neck so they go all limp and then drop them in the washer with flea dip in it and close the lid and run it on the heavy duty cycle. Cats are Satan's spawn. They inhabit the planet only to do his bidding. They are the most hedonistic creatures on Earth. At least a dog will play. Cats just lay there and convert food into crap and offer nothing in return except the furballs they yack up. Nothing else.
2006-07-26 01:44:58 · answer #2 · answered by Me again 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make an appointment with a vet to schedual the cat for a flea dip or use a harness on him and tie it near the sink so he won't get away, wear working gloves if you think he may bite and scratch. Shampoo alone in most cases won't be enough if he is flea infested. Buy a flea collar and flea powder to use after his bath when he is dry. I've done this with my cats and they didn't have no fleas so far this year.
2006-07-26 04:04:06 · answer #3 · answered by missy146833 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you can get over the counter sedatives. Why not use Frontline or other flea drops? They work great and you only need to put them on the back of the neck. Fleas are dead in 24 hours.
2006-07-26 01:38:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there is nothing over the Counter that you can give your cat, however, we used an alternative, you can buy this powder that you put on the carpets and vacum up, it kills fleas and ticks for weeks after you put it down, and also put a flea color on your cat before using the powder, at any rate it killed the fleas off of our cat and dog. You can get it at WalMart
2006-07-26 01:48:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try massage kerosene( NOT THINNER ) on the body over the fur. you will see the flea fall out. Keep the cat under the sun for a while. Make sure the poor fellow is no cooked okay!
2006-07-26 01:50:37 · answer #6 · answered by FIXIT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the website: 1800petmeds.com. They have it if it is available. Be extra careful with a stray. Their temprament can be aggressive since they have had to survive 'the wild". Bless you for caring about a stray.
2006-07-26 01:48:59 · answer #7 · answered by ambay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she is a feral cat then you are kinda in a problem. She might be already be PG You might want to get a have a heart trap and send her to a spay clinic.
2006-07-26 01:44:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dog groomers flea bath .Or wear long gloves and if you hold them down by there neck but not like your hurting them but with strength they cant flip over to scrach you .its less back breaking to let the groomer do it .plus alot of cats rip there hair out if they are allergic to the stuff mine did .
2006-07-26 01:45:57 · answer #9 · answered by Gypsy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure you can.Sence the cat freaks out do it while she/he is sleeping and have other people around you to help. Good luck!
2006-07-26 01:36:53 · answer #10 · answered by Chey T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't beleive you can by that. Check with your local feed lot..they carry stock shots. Also, i would get a humane trap for it and try it that way. your local animal control can help you...they might even help with the sedation.
2006-07-26 01:49:24 · answer #11 · answered by Allison L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋