i'm thinking of using spray. or shampoo
2007-11-23 20:45:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Any flea treatment you buy from a pet store is unlikely to be safe even for a non-pregnant cat, let alone a pregnant one. That includes sprays, shampoos and collars. Don't use this stuff on your cat!
Never use flea treatments available in stores. Stores aren't licensed to sell the chemicals appropriate for flea treatment, so you cannot trust any of the random pesticides they sell under the guise of being flea treatment. None work, and many are harmful.
Get some Frontline from a vet. This is safe to use on pregnant and lactating animals, and the spray version is safe for kittens from 2 days of age. It's also important that you worm your cat throughout her pregnancy or the kittens are likely to be born with worms. Please ask your vet for advice.
Chalice
2007-11-24 04:42:22 · answer #1 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ways to make fleas flee.
Get a spray bottle & cypress oil (found at the health food store) and mix 12 drops per 1 quart of water. Use this as a premise spray & spray on the back half of the cat - not in the face. This is a great alternative to pyrethryns - a chemical used in most flea sprays.
If the fleas are around the head - I suggest you submerge the cat in water up to the neck, wait about 5 minutes, the fleas will make there way to the highest area on the cat usually the head. Pick the fleas off - crush or drown the fleas.
Pets are not comfortable with fleas as a host. Also they can catch tape worms from flea infestation. So be aggressive with flea control.
2007-11-24 10:06:00 · answer #2 · answered by I ♥ txmuzk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Topical Advantage Flea Control is safe to use on a pregnant cat and is probably the most effective method of killing fleas. This is the only flea control I can find that is safe for your kitty.
I don't know how effective sprays are for killing fleas. Shampooing her will only kill the pupae, larva and egg stages, the adults will jump as soon as you wet her. When she is dry and warm, the adults will jump back on her.
If she has a bad infestation, it might be a good idea to talk to her vet. Severe infestations can cause flea anemia and this would be a bad for her in her condition.
Purrs to you and kitty.
2007-11-24 05:21:29 · answer #3 · answered by Patty O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most flea products have instructions so just read the saftey part
2007-11-24 10:19:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋