FLEAS

[heathers]

any one else noticed high volume of fleas this summer.
frontlining my cats every 3 weeks and using acclaim in the house

[Milliesmum]

The Nuvan Staykill is very good for carpets and soft furnishings, about £15 a large can from Manor Pharmacy. You spray and then close the room for 30 mins, you only need to do it once a year.

[heathers]

Jul 3, 2009 12:23:54 GMT Milliesmum said:

The Nuvan Staykill is very good for carpets and soft furnishings, about £15 a large can from Manor Pharmacy. You spray and then close the room for 30 mins, you only need to do it once a year.

thanks for that but the house is ok its just the cats themselves.
at this rate i will have to do the cats weekly.
is there anything better than frontline?
i use the spot on as my OH doesnt like bleeding anymore when he sprays them;D

[sarah00000]

Mr Pickle has a severe flea allergy. When he was on frontline, he was bald under his tummy, where he pulled all his hair out. Loads of steroid injections, but no better.

Vet changed him onto STRONGHOLD spot on, which also worms them, which is another impossible task..........We have never had a flea problem since!

I would definately do the swop!

My dogs also swopped as they kept getting mange, from the foxes that our on our property. Stronghold also stop mange.

[heathers]

thank you thank you thank you,that is perfect as OH has to wear body armour to worm.
will get some as soon as.

[Milliesmum]

Jul 3, 2009 13:34:43 GMT heathers said:

Jul 3, 2009 12:23:54 GMT Milliesmum said:

The Nuvan Staykill is very good for carpets and soft furnishings, about £15 a large can from Manor Pharmacy. You spray and then close the room for 30 mins, you only need to do it once a year.

thanks for that but the house is ok its just the cats themselves.
at this rate i will have to do the cats weekly.
is there anything better than frontline?
i use the spot on as my OH doesnt like bleeding anymore when he sprays them;D

Apparently when you de-flea a cat or dog, the fleas hop of the animal and nestle in your carpets and sofas, waiting for another host to pass by. This stuff protects your house for the year, and also kills any eggs that may be in your carpets etc.

Not saying your carpets are full of fleas heathers, just making sure people know you have to do both!!!

[heathers]

Jul 3, 2009 14:23:58 GMT Milliesmum said:

Jul 3, 2009 13:34:43 GMT heathers said:

thanks for that but the house is ok its just the cats themselves.
at this rate i will have to do the cats weekly.
is there anything better than frontline?
i use the spot on as my OH doesnt like bleeding anymore when he sprays them;D

Apparently when you de-flea a cat or dog, the fleas hop of the animal and nestle in your carpets and sofas, waiting for another host to pass by. This stuff protects your house for the year, and also kills any eggs that may be in your carpets etc.

Not saying your carpets are full of fleas heathers, just making sure people know you have to do both!!!

like i said.i used acclaim on the carpet and furniture.
you use it once a year with windows shut for 30mins then hoover
the bodies up just like the one you kindly recommended.
thank you anyway MM

[Milliesmum]

No problem

[sarah00000]

Since putting them on STRONGHOLD, we have had NO FLEAS at all. Not had to do the carpets or anything ever since. We changed the cats over 6 years ago! Only changed the dogs this year, but if you ask your vet, they will probably admit to you that there is a resistence against frontline now.

With the worming done as well for you, I cant see any advantage of staying on frontline? Worming cats has to be the most "traumatic, dangerous, difficult, non-enjoyable" task ever!

Mr Pickle is the cuddliest creature in the word, but you try giving him a wormer..........! Claws inprinted on every bodily part - wormer spat time and time again onto the kitchen floor LOL

[flea expert]

hi frontline combo is in my opinion one of the best on the market acclaim, indorex, and nuvan staykil are all the same they kill the larvae and it is quite correct fleas live on the host but breed in the carpets etc. frontline should last 5 weeks, have you checked that there is not a hedghog etc living where the cats go alot this sometimes causes infestations and foxes. There is nothing wrong stronghold either

[heathers]

ive had a hedghog come in my kitchen and theres loads of foxes around here.
used acclaim on the carpet and am going to try stronghold on the cats now.
thank you

[squidgetmidget]

frontine combo is a bit better but as someone else said, there is a resistance to frontline now as it has been around for so long. my last vets changed products to something called practic which is licenced for use in dogs, unfortunately they are yet to bring out a product for cats. stronghold is an option for cats. although, if you are seeing infestations in your pets then there is very very likely to be an infestation in your house so it is absolutely pointless just treating the animals if you are not going to treat the house too. keep well away from promeris products, have known animals die from its use.

[heathers]

like i said in the original post,the house was done with acclaim

[mayday]

Do you get stronghold from the vets? thank you .

[heathers]

yes mayday

[jasper1]

Please dont anyboby buy that bob martins rubbish, to ues on your dog. It contains PRMETHRIN and if usually fatal to cats. Stronghold and frontline combo.

[heathers]

yes bob martin is rubbish

[vet nurse]

Jul 3, 2009 14:31:42 GMT heathers said:

Jul 3, 2009 14:23:58 GMT Milliesmum said:

Apparently when you de-flea a cat or dog, the fleas hop of the animal and nestle in your carpets and sofas, waiting for another host to pass by. This stuff protects your house for the year, and also kills any eggs that may be in your carpets etc.

Not saying your carpets are full of fleas heathers, just making sure people know you have to do both!!!

like i said.i used acclaim on the carpet and furniture.
you use it once a year with windows shut for 30mins then hoover
the bodies up just like the one you kindly recommended.
thank you anyway MM

acclaim does not kill every part of the flea lifecycle. it does not kill the larvae stages so these will hatch and then you will have to rely on them hoping onto the animal and being killed by the frontline. the other option is to use a product called skoosh which kills each stage of the life cycle but does need to be used more often (every 3 months).

[vet nurse]

Jul 11, 2009 19:13:25 GMT @flea expert said:

hi frontline combo is in my opinion one of the best on the market acclaim, indorex, and nuvan staykil are all the same they kill the larvae and it is quite correct fleas live on the host but breed in the carpets etc. frontline should last 5 weeks, have you checked that there is not a hedghog etc living where the cats go alot this sometimes causes infestations and foxes. There is nothing wrong stronghold either

hmmm flea expert? acclaim does not kill the larvae stages!!!!