That's correct, never use anything that is meant for dog on cats! However, the two listed sites, have products for both cats and dogs.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cougar Clan Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 10:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Subject: Help- need advice on fleas Be careful with some of the natural products and cats. It is one thing for them to be safe with dogs.... On Oct 12, 2010, at 1:35 PM, Stacy Zacher wrote: > Thanks to everyone for the ideas, I will run them past my vet today > and confirm if he does have fleas or not. He eats from only > stainless steel or ceramic bowls but could have been bitten by > something to cause the lump under his chin. So far I've found > "natural" flea products with neem oil, clover oil, thyme oil, > rosemary oil, citronella oil, celery seed oil, eucalyptus oil, cedar > oil (combinations of these). I will ask the vet about testing for > FIA/Hemobart if he does indeed have the fleas. > Hope to be flea free, > Stacy and Spanky > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:51:23 -0400 > From: Natalie <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Felvtalk] Help- need advice on fleas > Message-ID: <004401cb6a14$8f137ba0$ad3a72...@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > www.cedarcide.com . The animal can be sprayed directly with no harm. > All > kinds of natural products. > www.drgoodpet.com - Look under flea control - we use their product > to spray > around the house so that no fleas can be brought inside and the cats > can use > the outdoor enclosures safely. We use Frontline only on cats that are > introduced to the fold...and of course, we check if they have fleas. > The fewer chemicals you use on cats with a compromised immune > systems, the > better! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Natalie [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 9:43 AM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: [Felvtalk] Help- need advice on fleas > > If you see something under the chin, it could be chin acne, often > mistaken > for flea dirt. Comes mostly from using porous feeding dishes...try > using > only ceramic, stainless steel...There are many non-poisonous > alternatives > against fleas....the cedar one is good. We use nematodes to spray > around > the house and with so many cats, have no flea problems. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 10:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Help- need advice on fleas > > I use advantage. FeLV cats are very prone to Hemobartonella, which > will > cause severe anemia & comes from fleas. ALL my cats get Advantage > every > month & I have never had a problem. Fleas also cause tape worms > which will > deprive the cat of nutrients. > Beth > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Szacherdroid <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:34:49 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [Felvtalk] Help- need advice on fleas > > Hi all...I suspect Spanky may have fleas. I found some flea dirt > looking > dust and a lump under his chin and also have been seeing little red > bugs > around but no fleas when I comb him. Some were flying so I thought, > they > couldn't be fleas. I also have a dog and it has been unseasonably > warm here > in WI this week. > > Please let me know how you treat an felv kitty with a weak immune > system for > fleas. I am terrified at the prospect of having to spray my home > and treat > him. He used to get one of the topicals years ago but vet didn't > think that > would be good for him now. We have a vet appt tomorrow for ltci > injection > and bloodwork. I am taking some of the sample bugs I collected for > identification. > > Thanks for your help, Stacy and Spanky > > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
