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myLot reputation of 91/100. beeeckie (427)   ranked 194 out of 5,815 in cats 5 years ago

I just put some Advantage flea repellent on my cat, and she is none too happy with me. She made an unhappy face, squinted her eyes, and laid her ears flat back on her head at me. I think she was surprised at the cold liquid between her shoulders, but it's for her own good! She's actually allergic to flea saliva and takes a long time to heal from bites.
Sigh...it's hard to do something to your pet that you know they hate but it's worth it for their health.
This picture isn't from today, btw :P


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tags:  cat, kitten, advantage flea, flea, flea prevention
 
1. myLot reputation of 91/100. jillbeth (2270)   ranked 411 out of 5,815 in cats   5 years ago

Poor kitty! I have a dog who is prone to ear gunk buildup so the vet said to wash her ears out with peroxide occasionally to keep the gunk from causing an infection. She hates it and tries to run from me when she sees that bottle of peroxide!


myLot reputation of 91/100. beeeckie (427)   ranked 194 out of 5,815 in cats  5 years ago

Aww...you're good to keep doing it, though. Hydrogen peroxide or just peroxide? One of our dogs is prone to ear issues too (when she was rescued she had major cauliflower ear from abuse) so it's hard to keep clean :(

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2. myLot reputation of 91/100. giftsandbagscom (25438)   ranked 262 out of 5,815 in cats   5 years ago

I have to say I had this problem as well. I was going crazy bathing my cats and they not liking it. Watching the tons of fleas running out of my cats. I have to say this problem is in the past. My cats have not needed a flea bath in months. I also watch and noticed the scratching down to almost nothing.

I bought this after reading the reviews. Its natural chemistry pet and bedding spray.

I was told to spray all the places the cats slept and basically hung out. It was all over my house. I was told to buy borax which I always bought. I spread a lot all over my house. I have full carpeted apartment. :( . well it works and great I must say. I put down the borax and it went into the carpets. I started to vacuum it up the next day. It did not bother my cats either. They just played around as normal and slowly the fleas were disappearing. It's a month later I still find the borax is still coming out of the carpet.


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3. myLot reputation of 99/100. scribe1 (931)   ranked 3 out of 5,815 in cats   5 years ago

None of my cats enjoy having Advantage applied between their shoulder blades, but at least, they are not scratching! That stuff works wonders. I'm sure that your kitty will forget her experience and go back to loving you. After all, you've treated her well and she probably intuits that. Best of luck.

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4. myLot reputation of 85/100. mjweed21 (482)   ranked 5,433 out of 5,815 in cats   5 years ago

We do have the same problem with my cat. I can't think of any remedy.

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5. myLot reputation of 96/100. TerryZ (11452)   ranked 31 out of 5,815 in cats   5 years ago

Hi beeeckie! I dont use flea repellent on my cats at all. You see Ive been washing my two cats since they were little kittens.LOL They are so used to getting a bath now. I give them a bath once a month. And in the summer months I do use flea shampoo on them. But they have never any flea problems. The only thing they dont like is when I use the blow dryer on them.heheheh


myLot reputation of 91/100. beeeckie (427)   ranked 194 out of 5,815 in cats  5 years ago

blow dryer, whoa! Sorry, I picture that like those cartoons where some cat ends up on "fluff dry", heehee ;)

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6. myLot reputation of 94/100. whywiki (3095)   ranked 220 out of 5,815 in cats   5 years ago

One of my girls hates advantage too. Last time I put it on her she gave me a dirty look then promptly walked over to the printer and peed on the paper! Love those cats!

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7. myLot reputation of 99/100. crazynurse (5813)   ranked 409 out of 5,815 in cats   5 years ago

We just did the same to our cat today. I can't believe that there are fleas alive with the cold, cold weather we have had, but apparently there are some still alive! Our cat never goes outside but our dog does. I feel that the dog brings them in and then they get on the cat. Our cat HATES it when we put the stuff on him! He tries and tries to get his tongue to the spot we place the liquid!

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