I love my cat but she has fleas. wat should i do to get rid of them completely at an affordable price?

Question

i haven't actually tried to get rid of them because i didn't have the time. WHAT SHOULD I DO!?!?!?!?

Answer 1

First, don't waste your money on the store bought stuff. Go to the vet for meds that work. Frontline is great and while it seems expensive, the pack lasts a few months and actually works so you're not buying and buying useless products. Also, once you deflea your cat, all bedding, carpets, and upholstry where she has been will need treated with flea spray. Be sure to take care of the fleas, they can cause anemia in your kitty. Good luck!

Answer 2

Do not use anything purchased from a Rite Aid, supermarket or dollar store. Especially avoid Hartz products, which are infamous throughout the veterinary world for causing negative reactions. Do not use any products intended for dogs. I know that it is expensive, but please take your cat to the vet and have them perscribe Advantage, Revolution or Frontline. Cats are especially sensitive to permithrin, the active ingredient in most flea products. Using unreliable products may cause tremors, seizures and fevers as high as 107.0 F. If you truly cannot afford the vet, go to a shelter and see if they can dispense anything. She will also need Cestex, as the common dog and cat flea carry tapeworms. She will need, at some point, a complete veterinary check up along with vaccinations, deworming and neutering. Unfortunately, these things do cost money and you need to be prepared to spend that when you choose to take an animal into your home.
In short: do not use anything that can be bought at a store. These products are dangerous and unreliable. They should be pulled off the market. I work at an emergency vet clinic and have seen it happen way too many times.

Answer 3

Do not try anything on her that is not from a veterinarian. I work in a vet's office and cats come in all the time with seizures, etc., from home remedies or something from the local market. Call your vet. and they should have something called Advantage that is applied to the back of the neck and is good for 4 weeks (depending on your climate). Also if she already has fleas ask for a Capstar pill. This is an oral pill that will kill any fleas on her for 24 hours. The will literally fall off her dead. Use a couple of these along with the Advantage for a couple of months and you should not have a problem. Where I work at these can be purchased for less than $25 and they work wonders.

Answer 4

I'm an ex vet tech, and I would NOT reccomend flea colors/dips/powders. They tend to carry strong poisons and can actually leave you with a sick cat and do nothing for the fleas.

The first thing to consider is: is she strictly indoors, strictly outdoors, or both? It's easier to control fleas on an indoor only cat. Cats that travel outside often pick up fleas throughout the year from grass and other roaming pets.

If she's strictly indoors and still has them, they could be living on here as well as in your carpet. I would reccomend an over-the-counter flea shampoo, but not a dip. From there, you can order a product called CapStar or get it from your vet for relatively cheap. It kills most fleas within 30 minutes. We use it when we first get pets in for boarding, etc.

Then it really becomes maintence. The best products out there are FrontLine Plus and Advantage. You can do a search for either on Google.com and plenty of places offer them for cheaper than a vet office, and you'll probably find they are about $28-35 for a 3 month supply ($10 a month isn't bad, esp because fleas can cause heartworms and other internal pests).. its just a simple once-a-month topical treatment that takes under 2 minutes to apply. VERY simple, VERY cost efficient.

If she travels in and out, the meds will reduce them to almost none (or possibly none).. and if shes strictly indoors and you find their may be fleas in your carpet, you can do a carpet flea bomb from PetsMart.

We've got 4 dogs and 4 cats, and haven't seen fleas since! =)

Answer 5

I have a cat and when I first had her she had fleas. I tried the usual stuff in shops, it did nothing and the fleas spread. It was horrible. I then went to the local vet and he sold me a product that you squeeze just at the back of the cats head into the skin under her/his fur. Within a couple of days all the fleas had gone from my cat, but I did have to have the house fumigated by a Professional and take the cat away for 24 hours. I wished I had known to go to the vet first before it spread throughout the house. It also cost a lot to get the house done, but there was no other way. Shop stuff is rubbish. You need to apply the flea killer once a month to you cat, you can buy it in six-packs from the vet, much better and it works.

Answer 6

Frontline or Advantage is the best way to go. It is expensive intially but they are sold in 4 packs so really it is quite inexpensive per month. Other things such as flea collars, bathing etc. are only temporary solutions are are not going to get the job done. You need to spend the money up front for a good product rather waste your money on a bunch of worthless products, and then having to spend additional money on Advantage or Frontline when those other products don't work.

Answer 7

There is a liquid you can buy at Walmart or any pet shop (there are several brands) which you can apply to the back of the cat's neck, between the shouder blades where the cat can't lick it.

One application is good for about a month. It will kill any fleas the cat has or attracts and is pretty cheap, too.

Answer 8

You need to get rid of he nest first as even though they are appearing on your cat they will not actuall be breeding on her, it is more than likely that they are making babies in a nice warm blanket or something similar that your cat sleeps on. the best way is to fumigate them and your house as they have probably started taking control in there as well. Whilst doing this, bathe your cat in a flea solution and apply flea protection in the form of either advantage, frontline or something similar.

The fumigation could possibly be done by yourself, check out what supplies your local warehouse has, I suggest you get it done professionally though as the results will be better. Advantage/Frontline can range from $50-80, depending on ho many capsules you buy and what size/age the cat is. ($=AUD)

good luck!

Answer 9

Go online and enter search words ( fleas, pets, furniture, natural). I had the same problem two years ago and I looked on line. Several sites mentioned DAWN dish detergent mixed with vinegar and water. It took several days to break the flea cycle, but it did work.

Answer 10

Well, give the poor cat a flea bath, get it a flea collar, you are going to have to treat your carpets and upholstered furniture. And I'm not trying to be mean, but if you don't have the time to care for your pet, you shouldn't have one.