Fleas!! ARGHH

wiggles · 04-25-2010, 11:22 AM

I am soooo annoyed! Missy has had fleas since we bought her!(2 weeks) She was meant to be de-flead but she wasn't.. I've tried so much stuff; flea bombs, flea tablets, baths, flea combs and they just keep coming back.
Shes 8 weeks old now, should we give her frontline or something similar? I'm seriously at my wit's end!

Please help!

Heidi n Q · 04-25-2010, 12:06 PM

I think you can get CapStar from your vet and the fleas will be dead very quickly, however you will also have to treat your home as well so you don't get re-infested. I would also check your yard to see if it is the outdoors that is 'contaminated' with fleas and people/pets going in/out are responsible for the constant re-infestation.
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wiggles · 04-25-2010, 02:48 PM

Well she isn't allowed out just yet, and I did treat the place with a flea bomb and hoovered like a crazy person!
Is Capstar available in the UK? Thanks for your help x

Heidi n Q · 04-25-2010, 02:53 PM

I don't know if it is in the UK. I think many USA products are available overseas, but oftentimes they are called by a different name. I'm sure the UK has a similiar product available, even if it isn't called by the same name.

laurief · 04-25-2010, 02:54 PM

I would be very, VERY careful about exposing an 8 week old kitten to multiple pesticides in multiple forms (systemic, topical, environmental). She would be very, VERY easy to poison with these products. Don't do anything more than use a flea comb and bathe her with plain (NOT flea) shampoo until you discuss this with your vet and tell your vet EVERY pesticide to which she has already been exposed.

Laurie

04-25-2010, 11:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
wiggles Kitten Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Exeter, UK Posts: 9	Fleas!! ARGHH I am soooo annoyed! Missy has had fleas since we bought her!(2 weeks) She was meant to be de-flead but she wasn't.. I've tried so much stuff; flea bombs, flea tablets, baths, flea combs and they just keep coming back. Shes 8 weeks old now, should we give her frontline or something similar? I'm seriously at my wit's end! Please help!

04-25-2010, 12:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Heidi n Q Premier Cat Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 17,088	Re: Fleas!! ARGHH I think you can get CapStar from your vet and the fleas will be dead very quickly, however you will also have to treat your home as well so you don't get re-infested. I would also check your yard to see if it is the outdoors that is 'contaminated' with fleas and people/pets going in/out are responsible for the constant re-infestation. I have had great results with Advantage and Revolution. http://advantage.petparents.com/aboutAdvantage.cfm https://www.revolution4cats.com/default ... 20Overview __________________ Spay it forward. (neuter, too!) I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu... Hey look, a cat! =^..^=

04-25-2010, 02:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
wiggles Kitten Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Exeter, UK Posts: 9	Re: Fleas!! ARGHH Well she isn't allowed out just yet, and I did treat the place with a flea bomb and hoovered like a crazy person! Is Capstar available in the UK? Thanks for your help x

04-25-2010, 02:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Heidi n Q Premier Cat Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 17,088	Re: Fleas!! ARGHH I don't know if it is in the UK. I think many USA products are available overseas, but oftentimes they are called by a different name. I'm sure the UK has a similiar product available, even if it isn't called by the same name. __________________ Spay it forward. (neuter, too!) I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu... Hey look, a cat! =^..^=

04-25-2010, 02:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
laurief Cat Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: northern Minnesota Posts: 2,576	Re: Fleas!! ARGHH I would be very, VERY careful about exposing an 8 week old kitten to multiple pesticides in multiple forms (systemic, topical, environmental). She would be very, VERY easy to poison with these products. Don't do anything more than use a flea comb and bathe her with plain (NOT flea) shampoo until you discuss this with your vet and tell your vet EVERY pesticide to which she has already been exposed. Laurie

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