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Best treatment for fleas?

Horasio
Horasio Posts: 6,676 Forumite
Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
in Pets & pet care
My son's cat has fleas and bought this

http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/pets-accessories/bob-martin-multi-purpose-flea-spray/1249848/#rev

He is too scared to use it and is taking it back to the supermarket.

Can anyone recommend a good flea treatment?
An average day in my life:hello: :eek::mad: :coffee::coffee::coffee::T :o :rotfl: :rotfl: :p :eek::mad: :beer:
I am no expert in property but have lived in many types of homes, in many locations and can only talk from experience.
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  • geri1965_2
    geri1965_2 Posts: 8,736 Forumite
    Get something from your vet. I use Stronghold.

    Definitely don't use the Bob Martin, it is ineffective at best and downright dangerous at worst.
  • Milford_Cubicle
    Milford_Cubicle Posts: 503 Forumite
    Frontline on the cat, Indorex on the carpets, pet bedding and soft furnishings.
  • Horasio
    Horasio Posts: 6,676 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Milford_Cubicle wrote: »
    Frontline on the cat, Indorex on the carpets, pet bedding and soft furnishings.
    Cheers

    Does your username refer to Milford on Sea in Hampshire?
    An average day in my life:hello: :eek::mad: :coffee::coffee::coffee::T :o :rotfl: :rotfl: :p :eek::mad: :beer:
    I am no expert in property but have lived in many types of homes, in many locations and can only talk from experience.
  • Horasio
    Horasio Posts: 6,676 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    geri1965 wrote: »
    Get something from your vet. I use Stronghold.

    Definitely don't use the Bob Martin, it is ineffective at best and downright dangerous at worst.
    Cheers

    http://www.reviewcentre.com/review366900.html

    Also this review - it is scary:eek:
    An average day in my life:hello: :eek::mad: :coffee::coffee::coffee::T :o :rotfl: :rotfl: :p :eek::mad: :beer:
    I am no expert in property but have lived in many types of homes, in many locations and can only talk from experience.
  • Milford_Cubicle
    Milford_Cubicle Posts: 503 Forumite
    CCStar wrote: »
    Does your username refer to Milford on Sea in Hampshire?
    No, it refers to Salad Fingers :)
  • rita-rabbit
    rita-rabbit Posts: 1,505 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Don't bother with flea-stuff bought at supermarkets
    Frontline is losing it's effectiveness
    use Stronghold or Advantage or Advocate

    Maybe we should lobby for the Bob Martin stuff & flea collars etc to be removed from sale - as it wastes people's money?!!
  • GonzoAston
    GonzoAston Posts: 1,390 Forumite
    rita-rabbit wrote: »
    Don't bother with flea-stuff bought at supermarkets
    Frontline is losing it's effectiveness
    use Stronghold or Advantage or Advocate

    Maybe we should lobby for the Bob Martin stuff & flea collars etc to be removed from sale - as it wastes people's money?!!

    Id sign that petition. I used it (thinking it was ok :rolleyes:) on my dogs when I first got them. They both got fleas. Now only use it from Vets, which at the moment is Advantage.
    I know my spelling is shocking :eek: It is alot better than it used to be though :rotfl:
  • JOANNESAPHINE
    JOANNESAPHINE Posts: 118 Forumite
    Go for the Advantage, Frontline whatever it is your vet stocks. When you work in a vets people think you are lying when you tell them the supermarket/pet shop stuff is rubbish ie Bob Martins. They just think you are trying to sell the vet's more expensive alternative but it is much better and as another post said it is a waste of money at best and dangerous at worst, the cheap stuff. Animals have died from it I had been told when I worked at the local vets.Also for a cheaper price you could get it online at one of the pet medicine sites.
    Every day is a new life to a wise man.
    Sufficient for the day are it's own worries.:cool::cool:
  • cattie
    cattie Posts: 8,844 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Another vote here for Frontline. My cat has never had flea's thanks to using this product regularly.

    I buy mine online & save quite a bit of money compared to what the vet charges.
    The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.

    I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.
  • ladylumps45
    ladylumps45 Posts: 617 Forumite
    another frontline vote here too!.cant beat it for my dogs and it definitely is much cheaper online,especially viovet:D
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