My longhaired cat has fleas. I need advice.?

Question

I only noticed them a few days ago.
I've tried to cover him in a flea spray which of course he wasn't happy with and was very wriggly. This didn't kill any.
Then a tried a liquid thing that you squirt on the skin which doesnt appear to work either.
I've just been trying to comb him with a comb but its pulling his fur and hurting him. I got quite a few tiny one out but i couldn't let him endure it any longer.
Any advice would be great thank-you.

Answer 1

Maybe it's time to talk to your vet about the problem. He could give him some little drops that you put on the back of the neck. That seemed to work very well for my cat. I think it's called Advantage. If that doesn't work you may just have to give him a flea bath.

Answer 2

I use Frontline which is now available from pet shops and chemists (Until last year it was only available from vets) You empty a small phial on the skin at back of the cats neck it is absorbed into the cats skin and the fleas do not survive. Fleas will have laid their egg everywhere the cat goes. They survive almost everything so get Frontline spray to use around the house where the cat spends time. You need to treat the cat once a month for ever. It should work after a few days. Cats who are not regularly treated will have fleas, sad fact. I believe vets can give tablets which prevent infestation but I have no experience.

Answer 3

Revolution. It's a liquid you put by on the skin of the next. I know you already tried something like it, but did you give it any time to work? It should be given with a full meal because it uses the skin's oils to disperse it over the entire body and the oils and the fat from the food promote healthy skin. Also you don't want to bathe your cat for several days after applying. If all else fails just take the cat to a Vet and have them spray her. They see the problem a hundred times a day and can effectively rid her of fleas with a spray, if not at least temporarily. Refuse to pay the small bill if it didn't work.

Answer 4

If you're getting a cat FOR YOUR GRANDMA, SHE should be the one to CHOOSE the cat that SHE would like to have. She may be a really young 73, who could take care of and clean up after a kitten, or she might rather have a little older cat. It should be HER CHOICE. Get her a really sweet, pretty Mother's Day CARD, with a note inside, stating that SHE has an IOU for a trip to the shelter to pick out a cat for her M.D. present. You can put this card on a big box that contains a litter box, food and water dishes, toys, etc...... You and your dad make a "special time" to take HER to the shelter and let her look at every cat there. When she and the cat "fall in love with each other", you'll know it's the right one FOR HER. An older cat will be saved from possible euthanasia, won't live as long as a kitten or have to "go through the shots thing", be spayed or neutered, and be a quieter, more cuddly cat for Grandma. Think about it, and talk it over with your dad. He may agree, then you and he can go to the pet store to choose the "necessities", but not the food. When the cat comes home is the time to get the food, so it's fresher. Hope Grandma enjoys her "surprise" Mother's Day........Good luck.

Answer 5

Hi.

You will need to buy a product from your vet. They can supply stronger drugs than the pet shops, because they have a license to sell 'prescription flea products', that shops can't sell. This means that if your cat hasn't been to a vet before, you will need to take him in for a 'flea check', which enables them to prescribe the product. (These checks are usually free, and are a legal necessity as the practice would be breaking the law if they sell you a prescription product without seeing the cat).

These drugs are more expensive than the shop ones that you might have used, but they are a lot stronger and safer for your pet. It is vertually impossible to overdose cats on these drugs.

Best one to use is Stronghold, (drug name: selemectin). It comes in a three or six month pack size, and usually costs around £15-20 for 3 months, £35 for 6 months. This should be used monthly during your cat's life time to prevent further flea infestations. Buying the 6 pack works out cheaper.

Other products include Advantage, Advantix, Frontline and Frontline Combo.

If you have a lot of fleas on the cat, you will also need to purchase a spray from teh vet that you can use to treat your home, as only 5% of flea problem is on the pet, rest of them are eggs waiting to hatch out in your carpets/curtains/sofas/beds etc. The best sprays are called Nuvan Staykill or RIP, and cost about £16.

Answer 6

i would advise you to HURRY HURRY and get rid of the fleas. My dog, a miniature schnauzer, got some (or at least ONE that the vet and I were able to find and kill), and it completely messed him up. Because it took us so long to realise why he was itching and even biting himself near his tail, he ended up losing patches of hair and bleeding, with a bad skin infection.
Solution: FRONTLINE products used directly onto the pet's skin, the neck specifically so your cat won't try and lick the product off as it would be poisonous; used regularly ie. every month or even every 3 weeks, they are a very good way to keep away fleas,their eggs and ticks. Also, don't forget to use vermifuge to work from the inside as well, as in my dog's case, the fleas generated a tapeworm that only medicine could get rid of.
My little VROUM, my dog, is ok now but the whole ordeal cost me a lot of worries,time and money just because of fleas!
Good luck with your cat :)

Answer 7

A long haired cat needs regular grooming to stop the fur from matting.If the fur is already tangled u need a vets help to solve the problem.Use frontline or advantage from a vet to get rid of the fleas it does work.

Answer 8

be specific. WHAT spray and squirty thing did you use? If it was pet shop rubbish it won't work and can kill the cat. If your cat has fleas your home will ber full of larvae living in the carpet, furnishings, bedding, sofa etc. Your cat will also have tape worm . Get iot to the vet and ask for a flea treatment plus one drontal tablet for the worms.

Answer 9

go to the vet and get that stuff you squeeze onto is back neck sounds like tried it but you need the real stuff not the stuff from walgreens or walmart. trust me it will work. my little guy likes going out side a lot and got fleas cuz of where he loves to lay (under the bushes because its all shady). he has so many fleas that we had to bomb the house (it worked) and we got him that medicine (can't remember the name right now but the vet knows for sure)

once we got him that his fleas were gone almost right away. but it does take a bit of time because the way it works is they spread the flea medicine all over themselves by licking it all over their fur.

Answer 10

I think he might need a flea bath. It's a bath with a medicated shampoo to kill the fleas. Then you have to remove fleas from your home and his favorite bedding and perches or you will just repeat the ordeal.

Contact a vet for the appropriate medications and stuff.