Advantage Flea Product-Do You Think It's Safe?
By cblackink
@cblackink (969)
United States
February 10, 2007 8:25pm CST
I would appreciate any advice on this matter. About a week ago, I bought some Advantage flea product to put on my cat. I have used it on him before, about a year ago. He had no problems with it at that time. This past week, I put some on him and since then, he has had diarrhea every day. I'm really concerned that I've put something toxic on him and I don't know what a vet could do anyway. I don't have the money to take him to the vet, so I'm wondering if there's some natural way to detoxify him. I feel so bad that I may have inadvertantly poisoned my kitty, when all I was doing was try to get rid of fleas.
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@villageanne (8553)
• United States
13 Mar 07
I notice that this discussion was started about a month ago. How is your cat now. We do use advantage on my cats. We live in the county and there are fleas. We use it once a month all year long. Even though our cats are not allowed outside, fleas come into the home on your clothes and shoes. If you live where there is fleas, you do need to keep your pets protected. You need to make sure you get the advantage where the cat cannot lick it off. That is important.
My husband just made me a purple martin house for Christmas. I am really excited because Purple Martin is the only bird that will eat fleas. If we can get them to built in the new bird house, that should eleminate the flea problem. Until then we will continue to use the Advantage
@cblackink (969)
• United States
1 Apr 07
He has recovered and thank you for asking. I live in the city and you would think that there wouldn't be much of a flea problem here. However, I've been told that very dry weather brings them out. Also, a lot of my neightbors who live in this apartment building have dogs, which of course have to be taken outside. I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I've started adding a supplement to his food that contains some garlic powder, which is supposed to keep fleas away.
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@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
25 Feb 07
That stuff is very potent. I don't give it to my cats, as they don't go outside. No flea problems so far. Just call the vet, and don't go in. Explain you cannot afford it, and what can be done. That would be the best thing to do.
Good luck dear. I hope your kitty gets better quickly.
@cblackink (969)
• United States
12 Mar 07
Thanks for your advice. My cat doesn't go outside ever either, so I don't know how he got fleas in the first place, unless I brought them in on me. But he's recovered now, thank God.
