Is there any way I can get rid of fleas on my cat?! HELP?
Posted on | January 10, 2010 | 9 Comments
scruge11 asked:
My cat just caught fleas. And I have an phobia to it. Are there any natural ways (forget insecticides, or shampoos) that I can eliminate the fleas and get rid of them. My cat lives outside, and is extremely furry. Help!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scruge11/2894074442/ heres a picture of my cat
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My cat just caught fleas. And I have an phobia to it. Are there any natural ways (forget insecticides, or shampoos) that I can eliminate the fleas and get rid of them. My cat lives outside, and is extremely furry. Help!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scruge11/2894074442/ heres a picture of my cat
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January 13th, 2010 @ 9:21 pm
Natural flea control= Fleas. They do not work. Pony up some $$ and get Advantage. It is safe and works very well. If you don’t gethtme under control, the cat will get tapewprms, and you will need another chemical to treat that.
And that cat is not any more furry than any other.
January 14th, 2010 @ 8:24 pm
Nope- none that work effectively anyway. Get your kitty some frontline from your vet and the problem will be taken care of in 24 hours.
January 15th, 2010 @ 12:29 pm
bring your cat to the vet and get a flea collar or powder
January 18th, 2010 @ 2:50 am
Newfie got it.
January 19th, 2010 @ 10:53 am
get a spray bottle and fill it with warm water and add a little bit of dish washing detergent like dawn or something. spray the cat thoroughly and then rinse. (warm soapy water will kill adult fleas but not the eggs.) this will not prevent them from coming back though.
i would suggest advantage from your vet though, i have looked for natural ways online and have had no luck.
cute pic!
January 19th, 2010 @ 2:33 pm
The best way to kill the flea infestation is bathing him in dawn dish washing liquid. When you let the foam set on him for about 5 minutes it will suffocate the fleas.
January 19th, 2010 @ 11:33 pm
I use Frontline or Advantage from the vet. It comes in a small tube that you squeeze on to the back of the neck. Pretty easy to use and safe.
January 21st, 2010 @ 9:39 am
try flea dip at vet, flea collar, or the drops by zodiac.
January 22nd, 2010 @ 9:16 am
Natural?? Get real. You need to take that Kitty to the vet & get some Frontline or something similar.
Fleas will weaken kitty’s immune system and leave the cat more vulnerable to infection and viruses, not to mention the poor cat will be extremely itchy. Cats can also develop a flea allergy and will then have a compounded problem of inflamed skin, weakened immune system, and the buggers.
If the cat has been in your house, or you have been near the cat and then inside your house will need to be treated with INSECTICIDE to remove the fleas inside the house as well. The fleas could have travelled on your clothing to the home.
Fleas are a pain in the a**, but one month of Frontline, vacuuming like crazy all carpets etc, they can be gotten rid of quite easily.