Cat Spot on Treatment - which one?

mdsremos

Our kitten was given a free application of spot on when she had her initial vaccinations and now were confused as to which one to use as the vets recommend/used Advocate which will cost £7.00 every 4 weeks :eek:

There are so many on the market and I know that products such as Johnsons/Bob Martin are a weak product but what about Beaphar and Frontline.

I'm not trying to say that we would cut costs therefore putting our kitten at risk of bad health but I am unsure as to whether we should have to pay so much every 4 weeks when there are other things available 'claiming' to do the same/similar job.

What are your thoughts??

geri1965_2

Does she actually need it? I have two cats, and only one needs treating as she has flea allergy.

Mind you I have not seen a flea for years, but she does start scratching if she doesn't have it. The other one doesn't need it at all and neither did the one we had before him.

Whatever you do, DO NOT use Bob Martin.

gettingready

Advantage - £9.20 for 4 pipettes so 16 week supply, free delivery

http://www.animeddirect.co.uk/dogs/flea-and-tick/advantage-40-for-small-cats-small-dogs-and-pet-rabbits-under-4kg.html

gettingready

Frontline even cheaper - 12 pipettes for £17.00 (nearly a year supply) so works out £2.83 each:

http://www.animeddirect.co.uk/cats/flea-and-tick/frontline-spoton-cat-pack-of-6.html

I prefer advantage as frontline did not work for my 4 but whatever suits your cat

http://www.animeddirect.co.uk/cats/flea-and-tick/frontline-spoton-cat-pack-of-6.html

Both frontline and/or advocate available without prescription so you can order online from Animed - free delivery too.
Advocate - you need a prescription for this, vets charge for prescription. Or buy directly from vets and pay double.. sigh...

HappyMJ

If fleas aren't a huge problem you can also push the 4 weeks out a little bit further. The protection does not stop at 4 weeks it just becomes a little less effective each day after the 4 weeks. I do my cat every 6 weeks and because fleas aren't as active in the winter I do them every 8 weeks in winter. If you have central heating you will have to keep to every 6 weeks. You must vacuum regularly (every other day) to keep the eggs out of the carpet if one or two are brought in from outside. And...you must wash the pet bedding weekly. Fleas will still jump on a protected cat but they will die fairly quickly and vacuuming will help remove them and keep infestations away.

mdsremos

Thanks for the really helpful advice...have just ordered Advocate from animed direct!

spike7451

Word of caution,don't use Bob Martins products! They are useless & potentially harmful.

scaredy_cat

i have found that stronghold has been the best, i did my Giz in oct and not needed to since!

gettingready

mdsremos wrote: »

Thanks for the really helpful advice...have just ordered Advocate from animed direct!

Without a prescription? How?

lollipopsarah

My poor daughter is at her wits end, her lovely hairy cat gets flea bound but seems to be allergic to the vet stuff.
Now she is a house cat so we can't figure out how she gets them, poor might is losing hair on her back.
Any ideas please?
xx

KxMx

lollipopsarah wrote: »

My poor daughter is at her wits end, her lovely hairy cat gets flea bound but seems to be allergic to the vet stuff.
Now she is a house cat so we can't figure out how she gets them, poor might is losing hair on her back.
Any ideas please?
xx

If she is losing hair then she needs to be seen by a Vet who can advise as to what to treat her with. They have more than one product, and if they don't stock anything suitable I am sure they can issue a prescription and you can get it online.

Being a house cat doesn't stop fleas, they just come in on shoes etc, happened to my Aunt's pair too, they have never been outside and got fleas.