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Is it safe to flea bathe my cat after applying flea treatment?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Himalayan | Female | 6 years and 4 months old | 5 lbs

Can I have my cat flea bathed after I applied Hartz flea treatment 4 days ago?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 26th, 2018

No this is absolutely not recommended, first of all you can overdose her, secondly i generally do not recommend flea baths for cats, they are less effective and tend to cause severe side effects. Hartz isn't a good product either, for next time i would recommend something from the following list: Spot ons: Revoulution Advantage Advantage Multi Frontline Bravecto spot on (ticks as well) - for cats Tablets: Comfortis Collar: Seresto ( (ticks as well) House spary: Indoorex

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