i have a kitten whos 8 weeks old and ..hes had his first shots and has been wormed. Today however i saw a little bug crawling up his tummy ...i immdiately started looking for more and realized that they were fleas ..within 20 min i went to the pet store picked up advantage for kitty's and applied it to my kitty although im not really sure if i did it right ...the spot where i treated him looks all wet ..and im also not sure i got the actual skin since he was moving alot .
i waited for about 2 hours and checked back but i still saw the fleas crawling on him what do i do? ..should i wait longer? or is advantage not good? or do i need to reapply and make sure its on the skin? my kitty to get tapeworms or skin infections :/ or also my house infested with fleas !!
2007-08-08 14:38:00 · 4 answers · asked by ryantpham 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Do NOT reapply it- once a month is definitely enough. Advantage and frontline work by using the natural process of your cat's skin oils to distribute the product all over its body. What looks like a wet spot on the fur when you apply it will be gone within 24 hours, and will be invisibly all over your cat's skin. If you reapply the product, you can overdose your cat and that is very bad! Dont spread it out on your cat either.
Advantage and Frontline do not "ward away" fleas.. they kill them within a few hours of landing on your cat. The product does not create an impenetrable barrier that fleas stay away from. Nothing does that!
Make sure you vaccuum your house and car well. Tapeworms come from fleas, yes.
2007-08-08 14:45:31 · answer #1 · answered by boots6 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do NOT put more flea medicine on your cat. It takes time for the flea medication to soak in. Since this is the first treatment, you are not going to notice dead fleas ASAP! Since you flea your cat today, you might want to start moving the date closer to the first of the month to help make it easier to flea your kitty. Ex: Flea on Sept 4, then in Oct, start on the 1st). Or just mark your calendar and flea your kitty on the 8th. Advantage is good because you do not need to get it all on the skin. I use that for my pets.
Vacuum all carpets and rugs in your house if you think your house is infested. If that does not help, you will need to set off a flea bomb in the house. You and all pets need to be out of the house for at least 8 hours (I am not sure, you have read the instructions on the bottle).
Tapeworm happens if your kitty eats a flea. You will notice little white things all over the place (where ever your kitty sleeps). They look like they could be eggs or something. They are tiny. If you notice that, and not sure what it is, bring your cat to the vet before buying meds. Tapeworm meds are over the counter.
Also, a cheap place to get Advantage flea medication: Petshed.com. I get my pets meds from there.
2007-08-08 21:54:43 · answer #2 · answered by hot47qt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Advantage is great for cats. If you got it on the skin, it will spread just fine. It is normal for it to leave a wet looking spot for a couple of days. It takes up to 24 hours to kill the fleas, and in the meantime new fleas will continue to hatch out of the environment and jump on the pet. Give it time to work, and continue to use it monthly.
2007-08-08 21:45:05 · answer #3 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if there are no more fleas on it
if there is try frontline plus it's the best!
2007-08-08 21:42:00 · answer #4 · answered by Mahjabeen H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋