Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Debsymiller (Rufus' mum) on September 03, 2008, 18:01:10 PM
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My vet has recommended them to me today instead of the usual monthly frontline and I just wondered if anyone else uses these and if they have been pleased?
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Liz uses them for her mass pack of cats cos many are ferals.
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Apparently, it is no good for cats with flea allergies as the fleas have to bite to die. I'm sure someone else can confirm or otherwise.
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Yes thats right Mark
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All 40 adult cats are on Program injections as its easier for us to control and catch the odd feral although a couple of the nice domestics can be worse - a couple of my handrears Cougar and Puma!
The dogs are also on Program tablets they get one a month
We have not had a flea issue since going on to this about 7 years ago. baby Beijing has been frontlined much to her horror and Ace, Cissy, Ragamuffin and Smudger have all be Profendered - Ace as we really have issues with him and he is a fighting boy at humans - I know to my cost and the other three have just come inside after 14 years and 8 years of living outside so they are in the humanisation stage but have adapted wonderfully!
Works for us in a multi household and we have no issues or reactions - Cats are aged 17 years young down to 10 months so a broad spectrum and no reaction from our Diabetic boy either
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So really for it to work, would it be best to spray the house, treat with Stonghold or similar then do the program jabs?
I wouldn't mind trying this - although I hate the idea of my babies having unnecessary needles.
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How long does it last? Do you still have to use it monthly?
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I believe that Lizs cats have jabs 6 monthly
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Yeah the vet said it's a jab once every 6 months. Having done the sums though it will work out slightly more expensive though so I think I shall stick with good old frontline.
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I worked it out to be more expensive, and that was when I was paying full price at the vets for Frontline. It only sterilises fleas once they have bit, so in the beginning you may need to use spot on as well.
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my vet in London used to use it, it worked very well I only changed over because one of our current cats cannot tolerate any injections and so if I'm frontlining him I may as well just do all of them