My cat has chicken fleas/ stick tight fleas, please help!?

Question

The fleas are only located on his head, around his eyes, around his mouth and such places.
And they are attached to his skin.
They are black and very visible.
Whats the best flea treatment I can buy from my local drug store/pharmacy.

Answer 1

Storebrand – These do not work and are a complete waste of money.
Sentry Natural Defense – This was terrible. It had a horribly strong clove smell, and it completely dissolved the hair on my cat’s neck where I applied it.
Adams & Zodiac – These have simply never worked very well for me, even with the complete ystem including shampoo and foggers.
Sergeant’s Gold – This is the only store bought brand of flea preventative that I’ve ever used that actually worked. However, it only worked for about a week. Sergeants does make my favorite flea shampoo, which oddly enough, only lasts for about a week.
Frontline Plus – By far the most popular, Frontline used to be the best you could get, but lately, I’ve been dissatisfied with this as well. If you don’t have a serious flea problem and treat every month, Frontline is still a good product. It’s probably one of the safest on the market. My vet said a human could drink a gallon of it and probably not have any ill effects. For best control, make sure you get Frontline Plus, not just Frontline.
Advantage – This product says it kills all fleas within 12 hours. I haven’t used it, so I can’t say whether it is effective or not. The vets in my area won’t carry it because they prefer Frontline.
Revolution – This is by far the best product on the market for flea control in my opinion, and it also controls heartworm, ticks, ear mites, roundworms and hookworms. Now that’s cost effective! It’s also a dollar or two less than Frontline and Advantage in most cases, though you may have to order it online or ask your vet to get it for you.
(Collars, powders, and all over sprays really shouldn’t be used on a cat. Collars are not safe because of all the climbing cats do, and they will lick off powders and sprays.)

Flea Treatments for Your Home
Carpet and Furniture Spray – Sergeant’s Gold has been more effective than any other carpet spray I’ve used. It dries in an hour, and one can treats a very large area. It’s also cost effective! I use this once a month during summer flea time.
Foggers – In this case, Zodiac has an effective product. Go ahead and get a 3-can box if you’ve had to resort to using a fogger. This is sure a messy and inconvenient way to go. I much prefer the carpet and furniture sprays.

Answer 2

Chicken Fleas Treatment

Answer 3

The fleas you are seeing on his head and mouth, you can see clearly because the fur is not as dense in those areas. There is nothing at the local drug store/pharmacy/grocery store that I would even dream of recommending for fleas.

Tonight, your best option is to bathe your kitty(preferably in the kitchen sink with the nozzle so he doesn't stand in the water) Bathe him in a gentle shampoo, and have a large cup filled halfway with water and a pair of tweezers handy, and pick the fleas off. This is not going to be fun for either one of you. Keep the water warm - and don't let your kitty get chilled.
After he has had all of the bath either one of you can stand, wrap him in several towels, and continue to pick off the fleas. And of course- wash those towels immediately!

In the morning - get to the vet and pick up some Revolution. It not only works on fleas and ticks, but ear mites, worms, and guards against heartworms(yes - cats can get heartworms). Then spray your house

Answer 4

my best recommendation would be to get some frontline or advantage from your local vet. the over the counter stuff isn't as effective as the preventative from your vet because it's the old recipe for flea preventative and fleas are sort of immune to it now.

Answer 5

try buying some flea collars at the petstore and maybe some flea shampoo to help get them out.
give him a nice wash, if he likes it or not, and then use a flea comb through his fur and pick/kill all of the little pests you find.

and if this doesn't work, i strongly recommend you go to the vet to have a look at it. things could always esculate to harsher situations

hope your cat gets all better
~good luck

Answer 6

Apply Frontline to the cat as directed, and it will soon kill the stick tight fleas. But, they kind of act like ticks, so you still have to pull or scrape them off to remove.