cat gets fleas only goes into garden tried bob martin spot on didnt work help?

Answer 1

try Johnson's 4fleas tablets, kills the fleas in 15 mins, just put down a blanket to catch them as they drop off.
Give the corners of the house a spray with flea killer and the cats blanket, and hoover

Answer 2

AAAAAAAghhhhH! Not Bob Martin! I live in England too, and let me tell you Bob Martin not only does not work, it's the most deadly stuff around - I've known three cats die from it in the last 4 years (I'm a vet nurse). And the dead cats still had live fleas on them! I am trying to get the Bob Martin company brought down for this - apparently Watchdog is investigating. The same goes for most shop-bought products, stay away from them all. Shops aren't licensed to sell the proper drugs for flea treatment, so they bottle random insecticides, usually organophospate types which should not be put on animals.

Anyway, now the scarefest is over - get some proper treatment from a vets. Frontline Combo is the best for fleas, it kills the eggs and pupae as well you see. Make sure you get it on the cat's skin, not his fur, and he'll be sorted for 6 weeks.

Indoor-only cats get fleas too. Pop into a vets now to get some Frontline - you can get regular Frontline without the animal having to have seen a vet, Frontline Combo can only be given if the animal has been seen within the last year or six months. We say a year at my vets.

Oh - and spray your house too, because this is where most of the fleas are living - most vets can provide you with Indorex, Vetkem Acclaim or Staykil, these all work well. Skoosh is new, and is the only spray to kill eggs and pupae in the house as well.

Chalice

EDIT: Don't use Johnsons either, another one that doesn't work. Flea collars also don't work - they actually sell these blasted things at vets, which is shocking really.

Answer 3

You've probably got flea eggs in your carpets which get back on the cat. De-flea the cat and get a household flea spray to kill off anything lurking in the carpet. Flea eggs can hatch and the new baby can be on you within seconds. I think the eggs lie dormant until something suitable with warm blood walks past. De-flea the house and de-flea the cat. Half an hour later have a good hoover round and then a couple of days later,de-flea the house again. That should do the trick.

Answer 4

Only preparations available from your vet are any good. Pet shop stuff is useless. Frontline is the best and the easiest way to use it is by getting the little pipettes that you squeeze onto the back of the neck. It usually lasts about 4 to 6 weeks. It is also essential to spray your home wherever your cat likes to sleep, on beds, furniture and also rugs and carpets. This should be done every six months. This will get rid of the eggs that the flea lays.

Answer 5

That Bob Martin stuff is next to useless.
I tried it on my cats and it did nothing. Unfortunately there is no cheap fix. You need to get yourself to the vets and get some frontline.

You will also need to get a spray for your house, also can be bought from your vet, as the fleas will be living in your carpets and sofa and bedding and will just reinfect your cats. This is no small job, you'll need to spray EVERYWHERE.

The supermarket brand worming treatments are also useless and about 1/4 strength of the vets ones. You'll need drontal to worm your cats properly.

Good luck.

Answer 6

Hi
don't bother with the flea pills available from the supermarkets like bob martins. they only contain thinks like citronnella which dosn't prvent fleas from living on your cat. Your vet will be able to give you a spot on treatment which you put on once a month or so and works brilliently.

Answer 7

Your cat could pick up fleas from other passing cats in your garden, and maybe hedgehogs too. Bob Martin is supposed to be useless, and I've tried it for my dogs with limited success. If you can afford the more expensive treatments from your vet it might be wise to try them instead.

Answer 8

I use frontline on my cat and i find that works a lot better than a flea collar, also i used a flea bomb in the main rooms of my house to kill off any of the fleas that had gone in the carpets and the bedding etc.

Answer 9

the problem with over the counter preparations is that they have very minimal insecticide in it, and even that is very weak. the best thing is to get a stronger and more reliable preparation from your vet. it costs a bit more but is 100 % effective. otherwise you'll have a flea problem forever as the immature fleas will just grow and produce more eggs. get the cat wormed too, as fleas act as a host for tapeworm. good luck x

Answer 10

Frontline is now offered with the help of a few Chemists - they take own information approximately you and animals. attempt the different remedies, yet additionally a water seize. a million cereal bowl crammed with water plus a pair of drops of washing-up liquid (to interrupt the exterior rigidity) a million small table lamb, maximum suitable with a great'ish brim coloration. At night once you bypass to mattress, bypass away switched on, someplace like your touchdown or carpeted area on your mattress room. interior the morning - count extensive variety the drowned fleas! We had an infestation summer 2007 and it took us some month to do away with them. Suction purifier 2 or thrice an afternoon (a million could see them leaping around interior the sparkling cylinder), Frontline and area spray around the carpeted factors rather. My indoor cats now positioned on flea collars, replaced each 3 months, purely in case we carry fleas or eggs in back on our outfits.

Answer 11

Frontline or Advantage spot-on are the best. but only available from vets. Don't use flea collars -- many cats are allergic to the toxins, and the collars only kill the fleas that touch.