Flea treatment?

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Front line seems to have stopped working on the cat, any recommendations people?

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We're not treating the house. All we've ever done is use frontline on the cat every 3 months but it's suddenly not working?

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eggchaser1987 said:

Use treatment the house as well as the animal. We had fleas that would jot go after putting out dog in kennels for a couple of days, needn't say we haven't been back since.

Got some house spray from Amazon virbac indorex spray. We put some flea stuff on the dog, sprayed the entire house that used three cans (we dont have a huge house) then went out with the dog for the day. Vacuum when we got back and that seams to work.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Virbac-02-4162-Indorex-Fle...

Link is where we ordered it from.

Brilliant! Thank you

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Thanks all, some good info

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Update folks- got a tablet from the vet, forget what it is. Anyway, one lasts a month, simply crushed over the food and fleas start to die in 30 minutes. They sure did! Fireside rug covered in dead fleas this morning!

Asked the vet about frontline. He said it's due to the last couple of mild winters and fleas numbers rocketing it can't cope. Mmm?

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bexVN said:

He is right and people's complacency with flea control.

The flea tablet is Capstar probably. They are great for immediate burden but not long term protection. Assume you've now sprayed the house.

Yes that's the tablet. £13 it cost. Worth every penny and the cat seems to have no ill effects from it. My wife has done the house today with something that has to be hoovered later.