Invincible fleas in cat with allergy to flea drops!

[Spottyappy]

Our cat has a major allergy to the flea drops that you put on the back of the neck. These literally burn her.
I have tried capstar tablets with limited success, the injection at vast cost only lasted about 6 weeks, not the projected 6 months, and standard mite or louse type powder works for maybe 24 hours.
Has anyone got any other methods which are successful?
Am pretty desperate as OH getting eaten alive. Obviously we spray furniture etc, but that doesn't seem to keep the fleas at bay, either.

 

[blackcob]

There's lots of different spot-on products - which one produced the bad reaction? A different family of product may still be suitable.

Some of the household sprays/flea foggers are useless - Acclaim, Indorex or RIP Flea are ones that work as they should.

 

[Spottyappy]

Black cob, all of them, have gone through the ones only obtainable from the vet, through to the cheap ones in supermarkets. They all burn her.

 

[twiggy2]

There's lots of different spot-on products - which one produced the bad reaction? A different family of product may still be suitable.

Some of the household sprays/flea foggers are useless - Acclaim, Indorex or RIP Flea are ones that work as they should.

^THIS^

are you using prescription spot on? avantage/advocate/advantix are the ones that seem to be best-there is known resistance to frontline but frontline combo should be fine. as for capstar it kills what is on the cat for 24 hrs but has no lasting effect.

you need to treat all the animals in the house with the same product at the same time, and hoover well moving all furniture before and after spraying, also was all bedding the the cat goes on (yours and the cats) at 60.

if your cat is highly allergic it only takes one bite to set off a reaction but if your OH is getting eaten alive you may have a considerable problem.

 

[cyberhorse]

We had one who always reacted badly to frontline spot on, but was OK with Stronghold could be worth trying if you have not used it before.

 

[twiggy2]

We had one who always reacted badly to frontline spot on, but was OK with Stronghold could be worth trying if you have not used it before.

forgot stronghold that is a good one as well

 

[swanny]

Our cat has a major allergy to the flea drops that you put on the back of the neck. These literally burn her.
I have tried capstar tablets with limited success, the injection at vast cost only lasted about 6 weeks, not the projected 6 months, and standard mite or louse type powder works for maybe 24 hours.
Has anyone got any other methods which are successful?
Am pretty desperate as OH getting eaten alive. Obviously we spray furniture etc, but that doesn't seem to keep the fleas at bay, either.

Forget spot on there is a new oral tablet called comfortis, prescription only from vets. It starts killing fleas within 30minutes. It's given monthly and I've seen good results so far, have put it on in patients and they are literally surrounded by decade fleas in an hour!

 

[Exploding Chestnuts]

Its weird, but when i got the kitties at 6 weeks they had fleas, I had to treat them straight away, and we've never had them since ........... ticks yes

 

[Spottyappy]

Swanky, thanks I will try the vet Monday for that. Is it costly?
We have literally tried every available liquid drop both prescription and non.
The capstar tabs do work to the extent the fleas drop off, but it's literally 24 hours, then it's not effective.
We do spray the house, regularly, but obviously that isn't as effective as stopping them at source- ie the cat.
Thanks.

 

[bluebellfreddy]

Good old fasion brushing with a flea combe. With take a few weeks but it is very fun to do.

 

[Janah]

Maybe try flea tablets? Worked well for two kittens i picked up, they were riddled with fleas 24 hours later, nothing.

Lots of vacuming also.