Fleas

Anna · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:00 pm Post subject: Fleas

My parents came home from Tiree today with Tilly, she brought us a lovely present of fleas. We have bathed her in flea shampoo and they seem to be all gone so far but wont know for about another 7 days.

Where could she have caught them from? The house they stayed in?(cats have lived there previously) or perhaps from the beach?

Any ideas of the best way to tackle this situation completely?
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kendal · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:04 pm Post subject:

h we used to go to tiree all the time with the dogs when i was wee.

no idea about the flees we haven't had any since our cats were all Indore cats.
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charlene · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject:

fleas can live dorment in carpets and under skirting for years, we have tima on a thing called spot on, she gets a we drop put on the back of her neck every month we get it from the vets.

our cat also has to get an injection every 3 months even tho she a indoor cat, vets say that the dog can bring them in and all it takes is for one to jump on to her

there horrible little oops i swore Laughing

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Anna · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject:

That's the thing though she was apparently covered by spot on but still came in covered in them, sprayed all her bedding and stuff with flea stuff Sad

poor pup
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charlene · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject:

i wouldnt worry to much then, if shes on spot on then they can only live on her for 2 weeks and they cant reproduce

poor tilly
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Anna · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:22 pm Post subject:

Really? So they wont breed? Promise? Razz

Poor wee Tils is also going to the vet on Tue to get her bloods done since she hasnt been eating and has a sore bottom Sad

this is a little ill puppy Sad

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charlene · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject:

lol cant promiss anything im not a vet Laughing

just going with what my friend has said, she is a vet nurse

did u spray ur house with stuff from the vets or shop??
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Anna · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject:

I think its just stuff from a pet shop, I'm guessing that's not good?? It's Bob Martin stuff
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charlene · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:43 pm Post subject:

im not sure but going by what vets say (not sure if its just money making) there not as good, same for worming, when tina was about 2 i noticed she had worms but had been worming her regulary with bob martin so couldnt under stand how she got them, vets said that worming tablets from pet shops dont work, so i just stick to the vets stuff now, to b honest its not that more expensive and if it works well its woth it
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Lindy · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:38 am Post subject:

guys use this site for wormers and fleas stuff much cheaper and exactly what you get from the vets

http://www.petmeds.co.uk/

charlene · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:03 am Post subject:

thanks lindy thats a good website Very Happy

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Janis · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:17 am Post subject:

sorry to hear this anna....they are a nightmare!

curiosity.....where abouts in tiree did your folks stay!.......we haven't been there for years but kendal loved the beaches!
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shirley c · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:40 am Post subject:

I hate nasty little flea boogers Twisted Evil

Now I have an outside cat we may see them more, not had to worry in a while, but any time our lot get fleas it seems to be this time of year. We just use either frontline or advantage, cant remember which one and every now and again I check them with a flea comb .

I would say for fleas and wormers, vet stuff is the best, the shop bought stuff hasnt enough of the stuff in them as you need a licence to sell the proper ones.... either the vets or that site Lindy put on is the place to get them really
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John Thomson · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:46 am Post subject:

Plenty of people successfully use Frontline for fleas and ticks......you have to buy it online or from the vets as it is not available in shops.

This site supply a lot of things with no prescription that other site require a prescription for.
http://www.discountvetsupplies.co.uk/
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Gaelle · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:58 am Post subject:

I've been hearing reports from people that Frontline doesn't seem to be quite as effective as it used to be and now my vet and apparently quite a few others are now recommending Advantix which is very similar and is also obtainable either via vet or online pet pharmacies as already mentioned.
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