I have a beautiful and very sweet Persian cat. Fea season is right around the corner and I'm really worried about how to deal with it. She had been allowed outside before I got her so she would drive me crazy if I didn't let her out when the dogs go. She's so smart that if she wants out bad enough, she will scratch on the furniture and then run to the door because she thinks I'll get mad at her and throw her out. But the big problem is that the last two summers when I've put Frontline on her, she gets very sick and stays sick all summer. Most of her hair falls out and she looks like the most disgusting stray you can ever imagine. This last summer she started laying out in the middle of the street like she wanted to be killed or something. We'd go get her and bring her in but the first chance she got she was laying out there agian. I really think she has a death wish when she's that sick. I treat the other animals and the yard but she still gets fleas w/o treatment. Help!
2007-03-04 08:46:23 · 10 answers · asked by moonrose777 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
I had a cat that was so allergic to the topicals, herbals and flea collars that she would go bald every summer. She was an indoor cat and so I never had the laying in the street problem.
I had her vet use the Injectable Program every spring and the allergy to flea meds was no longer a problem. This type of Program lasts for six months and was very effective. You might have to shop around for a vet uses it. Since Revolution and Advantage are more popular a lot of them no longer keep the Program in stock.
2007-03-04 10:50:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm... if she is having a bad reaction to Frontline (my first choice for fleas) then there are a few other treatments you can try that may help. You can also use Revolution, I'm pretty sure it is a different active ingredient so it may not affect the cat in the same way. It is a bit more expensive then Frontline, but it actually covers more parasites (mites, intestinal worms, and fleas). I didn't suggest Advantage because it has the same active ingredients as Frontline.
The other thing I'd suggest doing is treating your yard for fleas if the cat usually hangs out in the area. I know it won't help if it runs the whole neighborhood, but you could think about tieing the cat out on a runner like you would the dogs if you didn't have a fence. They really hate this at first, but get use to it pretty fast. Just use a body harness and light weight line hooked to an over head pulley runner cable. It gives them a lot of freedom in the yard, but they have to stay in the yard.
Ask the vet for a sample of the Revolution and see if it works better for your cat before you buy a few months worth. If it seems ill don't use it any more, you'll have to resort to flea collars and spraying the yard.
2007-03-04 09:05:02 · answer #2 · answered by shannon_crystaln 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds as though your cat is allergic to the fleas. I'm guessing that her hair doesn't fall out, but that in fact she is licking herself so desperately that she pulls the hair out. This is practically a certainty if she's going after the hair on her belly, and/or the hair on her hips and back, near the tail. The fact that she's lying out in the street also makes me think this is true; this isn't a death wish, but desperation to get away from the fleas - there aren't any fleas out on the pavement.
It sounds like either the Frontline treatments haven't been put on her properly, or they JUST don't work for her. When you put them on, be sure they come into contact with the SKIN and not just the hair. If it doesn't get to the skin, it can't do its work, and with a long-haired cat, getting to the skin can be tough. Also be sure to use the treatment every month, not just once.
If all else fails, keep her indoors; obviously the road is a pretty dangerous place for a cat, and if you can't control the fleas that's exactly where she's going to wind up.
Good luck!
2007-03-04 09:00:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you tried Advantage? It works like Frontline, but in my opinion is much safer for cats. It is applied between the shoulder blades on the skin once a month or so. It can be washed off if the pet has an adverse reaction to it. Frontline doesn't wash off so easy. I have used Advantage on my long haired cats for years with no problems at all.
2007-03-04 08:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd talk to her vet. Maybe she is allergic to Frontline. Me, I'm partial to Revolution, but there are lots of other flea medicines out there to choose from. If you are looking for pet meds try 1-800-pet-meds, I could buy in bulk-I have 4 cats.
2007-03-04 09:19:01 · answer #5 · answered by Terry Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to your vet. She may be allergic to Frontline and a different brand may work better for her. Feline Advantage is a completely different formulation than Frontline and it may work fine for her. Also, If you weren't aware, formulations for dogs should never be used on cats.
Otherwise you may need to use regular flea baths to them off of her.
2007-03-04 08:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lengthy hair is nice but requires upkeep and u have to grow it out for a long time
2017-02-24 05:41:44 · answer #7 · answered by Whittington 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer hair which is shoulder length or longer, And also since that men who like ladies are more often then not directly, they like long hair because it looks more feminine, as most guys have short hair.
2017-01-16 08:57:46 · answer #8 · answered by bakos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have used Advantage on my long haired cats for years with no problems at all.
2007-03-04 21:44:26 · answer #9 · answered by Flipgal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard through conversation that polmolive dish soap does the trick just fine!!!!!!!!!
A LITTLE TRICK THAT VETS DO NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW!!!
2007-03-04 09:26:04 · answer #10 · answered by Irene 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋