There seem to be a lot of questions about the flea meds. I am having enough problems in deciding to vaccinate or not. I have a couple who never go outside so are not exposed to critters that might infect them and 1 is 14 years old. I am afraid that vaccinating her at that age might do more harm than good. The others only go out for an hour or 2 and most of the time they are on the deck laying in the sun. Rabies is required here, but not the others. I do give the negative cats the FELV vaccine since I have 2 positives.
---- Kathryn Hargreaves <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not a big fan of spot-on flea meds, either, as it only makes scientific > sense that some will survive and be resistant to the poison (as with > bacteria and abx). > > I've only had to use them (Advantage, which my vet said is the safest for > cats, but your mileage may vary) once when we had a flea infestation that > was spreading a red blood cell parasite and taking down the one who > originally had it. When I had some pound kitties come in with fleas, I > only had to give them one Capstar (works for one day and kills only adult > fleas). > > In both instances, I also cleaned up the floor--which harbors 90% of the > fleas (in egg/larvae form)--with a solution of food-grade (note NOT pool > grade) diatomaceous earth, water, and non-toxic soap. I have concrete > floors, so I just painted this on. (When I use DE dry, it messes up my > sinuses and causes headaches, and isn't that good for kitty lungs, either.) > I have not had a problem for 2--3 years now. If you have carpets, I've > read that vacuuming every day (and disposing of the bag or emptying the > canister) will also get most of the eggs. You can also sprinkle DE or > salt onto the carpet, brush it in, and leave for a day before vacuuming. > > > On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Joslin Potter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Honestly, I found that a good old fashion bath with dawn dish soap > > and flea comb has been our best defense this year. ( along with a few house > > bombs) It sucks having to give everyone a bath but i like it more then > > putting greasy drops on my pets. > > > > *From:* Cindy McHugh <[email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Friday, October 5, 2012 7:55 PM > > > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Flea Products > > > > I bought Frontline for my foster cats last summer and it was > > completely ineffective. The next time I was at my vet’s office, I mentioned > > it (because that’s where I bought it). The vet on duty (not my regular) > > said she had recently heard many similar complaints and surmised that fleas > > in our area were building an immunity to it. > > > > I switched to Advantage and it’s worked well. However, since then, I > > found a source for a generic equivalent and I’ve been using it for about a > > year now with no complaints. It’s $10 (free shipping) for 18 treatments for > > small cats or 9 treatments for larger cats. If anyone is interested, the > > company is http://www.fleakiller.co/ > > > > I have no personal interest in this company or site. I’m just a very > > satisfied customer. > > > > Cindy > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > ---------------------------- > Go Get a Life---Go Get a Shelter Animal! > > If you can't adopt, then foster "bottle baby" shelter animal, to save their > life. Contact your local pound for information. > <http://www.laanimalservices.com/volunteer_fostercare.htm> > > If you can't bottle feed, foster an older animal, to save their life, and > to free up cage space. > > > Ask your local animal pound to start saving over 90% of their intake by > implementing the No Kill Equation: > http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/no-kill-equation/<http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/> > > Here's the current growing list of true No Kill communities: > http://www.nokillhouston.org/no-kill-shelters-in-north-america/ > > Legislate better animal pound conditions: http://www.rescue50.org > > More fun reading: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/guides/ > > More fun watching: http://vimeo.com/nokill/videos especially > http://vimeo.com/48445902 > > > > Local feral cat crisis? See Alley Cat Allies' for how to respond: > http://www.alleycat.org/page.aspx?pid=537 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
