my cats have fleas. i've tried EVERYTHING!!! can someone help! im currentley using bob martins spary.?

Question

i have used frontline tablets and liquid. any ideas??

i have tried front line drops and pills!! i've also treated the whole house with raid!!! my cats do go out and there is one particular cat who fights with my 2 cats. i think the other cat is the carrier. have any of you tried insect growth regulators??

Answer 1

the fleas may not be only on your cat. if its an inside cat make sure to vacum and spray your whole house because if you just spray the cat, the fleas in the house will jump back on it. and if its an outside cat make sure too buy something for your backyard

Answer 2

if you have tried everything and still have fleas then you haven't used them properly. I have noticed a flea problem here with frontline in the last few years and with 12 cats and 7 dogs, a flea infestation is no laughing matter!!!
The product I have used and can recommend is called 'stronghold' from your vet. You MUST use it every single month and spray the house. As long as you religiously use it once a month then within 3 months your cats will be flea free. If at this stage you think the problem is finished and stop using it, any flea eggs or larvae left in your carpet, curtains, cracks in the woodwork, furniture etc, will hatch out and infest the cat ahgain and you will start saying that the products don't work. Bob martins certainly won't work. You are simply wasting your money. No over the counter stuff works. If your cats have fleas, they also have tapeworm so go back to the vet and ask for stronghold plus a drontal pill for each of the cats to kill the tapeworm and then put the stronghold on the cats every single month.
Stronghold is sold as revolution in AMerica.
Whatever you do, do NOT use a flea collar on your pets. They contain strong organophosphates which cause cancer and can cause severe skin burning and allergies.

Answer 3

The vet has a pill he can give your cat that will kill all the fleas in an hour then follow up with frontline. The insect growth regulators work well. I used a spray for that years ago and it worked.

If your cats could be strictly indoor you wouldn't have to worry but I know that isn't always possible.

Answer 4

You are going to have to take your cat to the vet for a flea injection, its very strong and works instantly, but depending on how long your cat has had fleas, they are probably now living all over your house, so you will have to treat everywhere with a spray. I too have a cat and get the Advantage flea drops from the vet, which are applied every few months, on the back of its neck, they're expensive but totally effective, even if a flea lands on the cat, it dies instantly. I wouldnt recommend some of the shop bought products as theyre not usually strong enough. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

start with the cats first. Treat them with a high quality product like frontline or advantage. (i have had the best luck with frontline). If the cat is an indoor cat you are going to have to treat your house. I would start by washing all the bedding in very hot water, and vaccuming at least 2 times on every carpet surface. I would also recommend using a flea bomb, because even with vaccuming/ washing there are some straglers left behind. * make sure you remove all animals from your house before bombing* Hope this helps

Answer 6

If you have used frontline, advantage and other high quality flea control then the problem is your surrounding area. You need to treat your house and yard. If you choose to use a chemical flea bomb make sure you remove any pets, fish and birds before releasing the spray. When you return to the house, wipe the kitchen down really well. Also, put a flea collar in your vacuum bag so when you vacuum up fleas they will die in the bag. You can use chemicals around your house and yard or things like diotamacious earth which is non toxic. I've heard of using borax powder on the floor and carpets and then vacuuming it up, too. But don't let your cats walk in it. It can be toxic.

Answer 7

Hi my cats are programmed (injection) every 6 months and I've had no problems with fleas. Great thing about this system is that you can forget about it and the vet sends out a reminder when the next injection is due. Price may be a bit for one visit but probably no more than buying monthly liquid and tablets.

But that's only half the problem once sorted you still need to get rid of the infestation, I would check with vet for a safe way to do this.

Answer 8

Have u been 2 the vets & used their lotions? I had problems with my 2 cats from kittens & nothing brought from a supermarket worked. I ended up spraying the whole of my house & using the liquid spots, that u put on the back of their necks which were both from the vets & i've not had any problems since. It's more expensive but stronger stuff. Your suppose to re-apply every 4 weeks but mine cats are still free of fleas 7 weeks later.

Answer 9

As well as treating the cats you need to treat your house to. Get the council round to fumigate your house. It costs about £50 but it works and if it doesn't then they will come back in a month and do it for free. Fleas seem to be ultra resistant this year to all treatments, but keep persevering and you will eventually break the flea cycle. Good Luck!

Answer 10

I had the same problem. Everyone assured me that Frontline was the best but I thought it was useless. I proved it after lots of varied and expensive treatments - then I got fed up and tried a good old £1.20 flea collar and have had no further problems. Keep it loose so the cat can wriggle out if it gets caught.