If my cat has flea allergies, what products can I use, and would it mess with her advantage treatment? Or do I have to only use the advantage? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 1 year and 10 months old | 6.3 lbs

My Cat Has Flea Allergies: Safe Treatments with Advantage

Hello, I am using Frontline Plus on my cats. One of then has a flea allergy develop about 1yr ago. She has started going out more, sitting in the garden with her sister. She is scratching much more now. Are there better treatments for fleas that woul

I would personally use one of the oral pills like Comfortis or Bravecto. I like Bravecto because it's newer and the fleas haven't been exposed to it yet so there is no resistance. It is also nice because one dose lasts 12 weeks. All the other products only last 4 weeks. https://us.bravecto.com/for-cats.aspx The Adams spray does not work for long term use and you are just dousing her chemicals every time you use it. It is not bad for spot treatment here and there but I would not use it all the time. I would recommend you use this Flea/tick mousse maybe 1-2x a week. It is easy to apply and not as "chemically" as the Adams Spray. It is more natural. https://www.chewy.com/vets-best-waterless-flea-tick-cat/dp/148050 Also, I know you said you treated the house which is great but I'm not sure what product you used so I will recommend one. You also need to treat the yard. I like this house spray. I find it works the best: https://www.chewy.com/virbac-knockout-es-area-treatment/d

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My cat is allergic to fleas. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to take him to the vet to get his shot or antibiotics because money is tight right now. I did get him Revolution, and it's seemed to help quite a bit. However, since he is allergic, he'

Treating the fleas is the first step in dealing with a flea allergy. Revolution is a great product, but it may still take 3 or more months to control the flea infestation. You will also need to treat the inside of your house. Fleas like to hide in carpet and under furniture, so you will have to vacuum thoroughly (and then throw out the vacuum bag) to try to decrease the numbers of fleas. This will have to be repeated several times a week to capture the fleas as they hatch from eggs. As for the skin, preventing itching will allow the skin time to heal. You can use an e-collar and/or a cat shirt to protect the skin. Here are some articles on fleas you may find helpful: https://www.petcoach.co/article/the-best-flea-prevention-plan-for-your-cat/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/5-tips-to-get-rid-of-fleas/

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Can I use advantage flea treatment one week after giving ectoline on my cats. I've tri d another cheaper brand in the last week also but nothing seems to be working. They became resistant to frontline a couple of years ago and ectoline was started on

I would not use the Advantage so close to applying another treatment. Wait at least 3 weeks since previous treatment. It may still be killing the fleas on the cat, but if fleas are still in the environment, new ones are jumping onto the cats. I would recommend treating the environment to help get rid of fleas more effectively. It will take at least 4 months to get rid of fleas if you are treating ONLY the pets. Make sure all pets are treated as well. Here are some articles for more info. http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A

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Hi, my cat Han Solo gets very distress when we put advantage ll on him. Too much, he acts like it burn him and is super scared and sensitive but he doesn't get a red mark or anything after putting the medicine on him. What do you suggest I do? It thi

Poor kitty! It does sound like the Advantage may be causing some skin irritation when it's applied, so I agree that it would be a good idea to try something different next month to see if he tolerates this better. It's true that Frontline does not work well in my experience, so I would recommend trying Revolution or Bravecto instead - you can get these from your veterinarian, and both are very safe and effective.

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What's best for fleas on cats?

Unfortunately fleas only hop on the body of your cat when they want to feed, then they hop off again and stay in your pet's environment. So you need to treat all pets in the household as well as the environment (which contains the fleas, their eggs and larvae). Flea treatment: 1) Get some flea medication such as a Flea spray or a spot on from a pet shop or your veterinarian and apply monthly 2) get flea powder, put some in your vacuum cleaner bag and vacuum your house and furniture and also non-carpeted areas frequently to remove flea larvae and eggs which live off house dust., Dispose of the bag in the trash outside. Hot-wash all the pet's bedding, If you do this diligently for a few months you will get rid of the fleas. Flea products: Spot-ons: Advantage, Advantage Multi Frontline (ticks as well) Bravecto spot on (ticks as well) - for cats Revolution Tablets: comfortis (will only kill fleas once) Collar: Seresto (ticks as well) They all work well. Just make sure that you get t

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My cat has a lot of fleas and scratches/bites to the point where she is losing hair in some spots. I put Advantage II on her at the beginning of the month. Do you think it's safe to give her revolution or a flea collar? What would you recommend?

Advantage is generally a pretty effective flea medication for cats, so I'm surprised to hear that it hasn't been working well for Lily. If you want to try a different medication for her, I would suggest Revolution - I usually see good results with it for flea control, and it also prevents heartworms and intestinal parasites. As long as it's been at least two weeks since you applied the Advantage, it should be fine to go ahead and apply a dose of Revolution. I don't generally recommend flea collars for cats, as they tend not to work very well and can often be toxic for them. You may also want to use a flea spray such as Knock-Out to treat your house and yard, as it's possible that Lily is continuing to pick up fleas from the environment - this can make it much more difficult for any flea medication to work correctly.

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One of my cats got fleas real bad before I caught it at early stages. I usually drop advantage 2 on her neck just below the scull,but that area is riddled with little scabs from the fleas.So I put out $50 on capstar and almost killed her with it, she

I am sorry to hear of the flea issues you are experiencing. That is certainly an unusual response to Capstar and it would be worth reporting this to the veterinarian that you purchased it from. You are right not to put the advantage onto the scabby skin, it could worsen the irritation. A safe way of helping to remove some of the fleas is to give your kitty a bath with blue dawn dishwashing detergent. Whilst it has no protective effects it is safe and gentle to use. Capstar is only one effective for about 24 hours so it may actually have worked, it just isn't helping longer term. Environmental treatment for fleas is always very important too. Wash all of your cat's bedding and any blankets etc that she likes to sleep on. Your own bedding too if she is frequently on your bed. Consider steam cleaning all carpets and rugs in the house, and any fabric furniture too (like couches and chairs). You may need to resort to a 'flea bomb' product or call an exterminator if the problem is not eas

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I met again with my vet and he said that my cat has flea bite hypersensitivity which caused her to scratching and the appearance of scabs on her skin. What is the best flea treatment can I do for her and what ingredients in food should I look for to

The best flea treatments are Revolution and Advantage in my opinion. Ingredients in food will not help Baby heal faster, do not change her food. Changing her food can lead to stomach upset. It's most important to disinfect the environment. Wash her bedding in hot soapy water, and vacuum the furniture and carpet surfaces. You can use a spray to kill fleas in the house, such as Indorex, or a flea bomb would work well to kill the fleas in the home.

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Hello! I’m attempting to get rid of fleas on my cat and I want to use advantage to do so. However, I see a bunch of reviews of owners saying they create bald spots on their cats and they sometimes bleed and eat at the skin. I’m a little scared to use

Personally I love Advantage. It’s effective and rarely causes a problem. You can use a small amount on several different spots on the head and neck where your cat can’t reach to lick it. That may prevent a large area of skin irritation. If you do see your cat becomeing irritated then use a cat safe flea shampoo and wash it off, and apply a thin film of cortisone cream on the area. Fleas can cause much more skin problems, in addition to anemia so using Advantage is a good way to control them and prevent those medical problems as well as flea bite allergic dermatitis in your cat. Thanks for using Boop by Petco to help you care for Tilda.

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my 10 year old cat as a known flea allergy. it's summer here in New Zealand. I dosed her just before christmas - went away - came back to highly stressed cat - crawling with fleas. vet I took her to said she now has a food allergy as well - to be

If Mischief is crawling with fleas I recommend resolving that issue and working on environmental clean up over the next 2 months first. Capstar is generally available over the counter and works to kill fleas within 30 min. In addition Mischief should be on a monthly flea preventative such as Revolution which works better than many over the counter products. It is important to keep Mischief on a monthly preventative year round or at least for the next 3-4 months to break the flea life cycle and the fleas on her now are laying eggs that may hatch next month and re-infect her if she is not continuously protected. It is important as well to vacuum the home daily/launder any sheets/bedding etc. that she may have come in contact with as flea eggs can be laid/dropped all over the home and re-infect her after they hatch. Food allergies are less common in cats than dogs, I would say that if she has fleas on her now, the primary issue is fleas and you can address possibly changing her diet after

Updated on September 24th, 2025

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My cat has a lot of fleas and scratches/bites to the point where she is losing hair in some spots. I put Advantage II on her at the beginning of the month. Do you think it's safe to give her revolution or a flea collar? What would you recommend?

One of my cats got fleas real bad before I caught it at early stages. I usually drop advantage 2 on her neck just below the scull,but that area is riddled with little scabs from the fleas.So I put out $50 on capstar and almost killed her with it, she

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