Cat Flea Treatment

Curry_Queen

allycat999 wrote:

If you are treating your cat for fleas don't forget to treat them for tapeworm as well as dipylidium cati is spread by fleas

Tapeworm is Dipylidium caninum ... I think you're getting it muddled with Toxocara cati (roundworm)
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allycat999

Curry_Queen wrote:

Tapeworm is Dipylidium caninum ... I think you're getting it muddled with Toxocara cati (roundworm)
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Actually dipylidium canis are DOG tapeworm dipylidium cati are CAT tapeworm.
Toxocara cati are CAT roundworm whereas Toxocara Canis are DOG roundworm.

Not muddled at all.

Ally

Ps. Registered Veterinary Nurse

savvy

black-saturn wrote:

Have you tried Tea Tree oil?

How do you apply that saturn, and how effective is it, ie how long between applications? Ta

savvy

travel_freak wrote:

- it seems crazy that you can apparently freely order all sorts of human prescription medicines online but not pet medicines/treatments.

It's even worse when you get stung for a consultation fee when you HAVE to have a free health check to get the flea treatment, all because you asked a question!!!!!

Curry_Queen

allycat999 wrote:

Actually dipylidium canis are DOG tapeworm dipylidium cati are CAT tapeworm.
Toxocara cati are CAT roundworm whereas Toxocara Canis are DOG roundworm.

Not muddled at all.

Ally

Ps. Registered Veterinary Nurse

I beg to differ, the tapeworm Dipylidium caninum affects both cats and dogs. Here's a small excerpt from the this website ...

1. Dipylidium caninum

This is the most common tapeworm of cats and dogs. The adult tapeworm lives in the small intestines of the cat and sheds segments which are usually 5-8mm long (this is actually the width of the tapeworm when the segment is attached to the adult) when passed out in the faeces. The segments are often shed inside your home where the eggs are released. These are eaten by flea larvae which crawl around inside the carpet and in cracks and crannies in flooring and skirting. The flea larvae acts as the intermediate host and will develop into an adult flea in due course. When the flea jumps onto and parasitises your pet, your pet is likely to eat the annoying flea and so contracts a tapeworm infestation. The life cycle of Dipylidium is only 3 weeks.



PS - I'm also a Registered Veterinary Nurse

allycat999

Pay is rubbish isnt it.

penrhyn

I just got a supply of Frontline plus for cats from http://www.pets-megastore.com.au/
It cost £26.11 including postage for a 6 month supply.
Only took 7 days to arrive and they don't need a prescription.
They also have a freephone for UK customers between 11pm and 7am.

Curry_Queen

allycat999 wrote:

Pay is rubbish isnt it.

It can be, yes! ... it does vary regionally though, even from practice to practice, so if you find one that pays well it's worth hanging onto!

Hope I didn't offend you by pointing out your error, it's an easy mistake to make and hardly major stuff, but I can be a bit of a pedant at times - sorry!

taxi97w

savvy wrote:

How do you apply that saturn, and how effective is it, ie how long between applications? Ta

I have had one experience with Tea Tree Oil. I applied a few drops between the shoulder blades - the same place you're supposed to apply Frontline etc. Unlike the alcohol based flea treatments; the Tea Tree Oil is thicker and spreads somewhat. My cat managed to lick the area and started foaming at the mouth. Wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

travel_freak

Hi,

Thanks to all who replied - and the referrals to the other threads running as these have helpful info.

I've treated the house - and cats - twice now but still found a flea on my hand whilst I was sitting in the car yesterday - I think it crawled out of the fur (fake!) lining of my jacket - yuk, yuk, yuk!

I've never heard of Frontline but it seems highly recommended - and I'm certainly spending a fortune on all manner of other things which aren't working at the moment.

I'm just a bit concerned as everyone says you need a prescription - can it actually do any harm to my cats if they're not suited to it? To the veterinary nurses on this thread, I have in the past treated them with Bayer's Advantage - the active ingredient in this is Imadocloprid 100mg/ml and it's for prevention and treatment. Do you know whether Frontline is similar stuff so that I would be reasonably safe buying some of that from one of the foreign websites and just applying it?

Also, I think Frontline is similar to Advantage - a small vial that you squeeze onto back of neck of cat - sends cat into guarantee huff for at least a day and suspicion for much longer!

I'm desperate to rid the house of these blighters now - am having nightmares about guests coming to the house and leaving with fleas!

Thanks again.