Cinnamon Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 I was horrified to find a couple of fleas on Chillis ears last night. I picked them off & squished them,then gave him a spray with some flea sprey I found in the cupboard - he was NOT amused, & sulked for the rest of the evening. I am a bit cross, as when we had Pip she wore a flea collar & never had a flea.I changed it every 6 weeks like clockwork. With Chilli the vet recommended Frountline Combo which are drops you put on the back of the neck & no flea collar as you are not supposed to do both.I bought a years worth at considerable expense & have been regularly doing him on the first of every month......& he gets a flea Just wondered what everyone else did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 My cat, Henry, wears a flea collar all the time and only gets treated with Frontline or something if i actually find a flea. We think he picks them up from the scraggy cat next door. When we got our bucket of Diatom, the accompanying leaflet said that you could rub in to the pets fur and sprinkle on their bedding, its supposed to be good for fleas. I'm assuming that we are talking about a dog or cat!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 I think the Frontline combo treatment contains something to stop any new flea eggs hatching so you shouldn't have an infestation! Could Chilli have picked up fleas from elsewhere? They could just be passengers and the Frontline means they should die pretty quickly anyway. Hope so anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 That's right Jools; the Frontline Combi will only kill them when they have BITTEN the animal, it also renders them sterile so that you don't get any flea colonies in the house. Both my cats tend to be flea magnets, so they have Frontline and flea collars - they don't get fleas now! The vet says that you can extend the Frontline to every 6 weeks rather than just 4, but buy it online - it's tons cheaper than from the vet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 Clare, I bet you knew I was going to ask this, but where online do you get it from? My vet said that frountline & flea collars shouldn't be used together,but I think I might slap one on him anyhow. Shame,as I have just bought him the mose adorable silver glitter collar with dingly dangly bits from Accessorize One thing that confuses me is that the Frountline goes on the skin on the back of the neck,yet the little fleas were on his ears....so how would it kill them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 It kills them by getting absorbed into the bloodstream, so that when the fleas drink the blood it kills them. I can't remember where I got it sarah, but if you Google for Frontline Combo you'll find loads of links, I just bought it from the cheapest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 Ahhhhhhhhh - I see It makes perfect sence....don't know why I didn't think it worked that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 It works the same way as the anti-parasitic stuff I use on my chooks. I've probably got the receipt somewhere at home. But it was about £10 cheaper than the vet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 Did you have to get a prescription for it from the vet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Nope, I understand that it's non-prescription Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 Thats odd. I have looked & looked & they all say the Combo one is prescription only - you need to fax them the prescription before they will take an order. Doesn't matter - its still cheaper & I can get the vet to write one out. The normal non-combo one is non-prescription though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 That's odd because the one I got them from didn't need a prescription. OOoo, perhaps they were being naughty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Your vet will charge more than the difference to write a prescription Sarah It is dodgy ground here as there is an ethics thing with vets where they will only treat an animal in emergency if it is registered with another vet Frontline breaks the lifecycle by stopping them reproducing so they will still get fleas I would use a collar as well because if they get bitten it increases the chances of them getting tapeworm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 The frontline Combo which does ticks as well is perscription only, but ordinary frontline for fleas is not. You can get it here: http://www.bestpetpharmacy.co.uk/search_results.asp?sec=22&category=Flea_Treatments or here http://www.gjwtitmussshop.co.uk/acatalog/FREE_DELIVERY_ON_FRONTLINE_CAT_FLEA_TREATMENTS.html Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Ive had 2 german shepherds (only 1 now), always used Frontline - easy to apply and never had any fleas on dogs or in house *touch wood* I've never used flea collars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Oh and I use Drontal wormer. huge one dose tablet but its very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 We've just switched from Frontline Combo to Advantix for our two dogs as it provides better protection against ticks, which are rife here. So I have one sachet of Frontline Combo for dogs 2kg - 10kg going spare If anyone is interested, pls pm me. Thanks Jools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeramaSilly Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 One of my cats has a flea allergy and even though I'm on the ball with Frontline spot-on he still gets flea dirt on him. My vet says you need to spray the carpets too as because we all have central heating now they don't get killed off. If you have fish though you need to cover the tank because it will kill them too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Thats right Sophie fleas don't actually live on the animal they live in the animals environmet and that usually means the carpet Places next to radiators are where to find them and keep pet bedding nicely washed as fleas can't swim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Using either the new Frontline Combi or Program plus a flea treatment like a collar will stop the fleas making a home and breeding in your home. My vet says that using the new Frontline means that i don't need to use both a flea treatment AND Program as it does the job of both. But being a bit paranoid and becasue my cats are flea magnets, I use Frontline and collars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
