Evening all. Telephoned the vets today and spoke to possibly the most un-helpful person on the planet today . My cat friend says I need to use Frontline Combo and Virbac Animal Health spray.

Just wondered if anyone thinks there is a big/huge difference between ordinary Frontline and the Combo?

and Has anyone used a spray - are they any good?

Thanks in advance!

I'm having the same problem with my three, they are nine months old now and since the weather has been warmer and they are going out more I've got huge problems. I've sprayed the house and treated them again.

On advice from others on here, I'm going to take mine to the vets to get the Frontline Combo, its a prescription flea treatment, I know its more expensive from the vets but apparently the vet can issue a prescription that can be used to purchase online for the next six months or so. I'm also going to get a house spray from the vets to treat again.

Its such a horrid problem though and I hope we are both successful in getting rid!

Louise x

I don't know if this has been mentioned elsewhere but I always get my pet meds from pets megastore, they are Australie based but there prices are excellent and regularly do free p&p offers.

My cat had fleas a couple of months ago, and because I don't like using chemicals in general, I did some research on other ways of killing off fleas.

I ended up using something called Diatomaceous Earth (DE), which has been used for a long time in the food industry to kill off small bugs of all kinds. It's completely safe (as long as you don't breathe in the powder), and the way you use it is to

1. Rub the powder into the cat's fur, especially where the fleas are. My cat had them around the neck so I focused on that area but also covered the rest of the body.
2. Put the powder on the cat's bedding and any areas where they like to sleep/play etc. Leave on for as long as possible (I kept the powder on for about 6 hours, and I left the powder in his bed for four days). Then wash off the powder.
3. Sprinkle the powder on your mattress (under as well, if you have a mattress that comes off) - I just left this, it's still there
4. Add a large teaspoon of the powder to the cat's food every day, this helps prevent the fleas from coming back.
5. Comb the cats every day.
6. Add a little powder to the cat's fur every day, if necessary. I only did one 'whole body' application, and then one 'neck only' application a few days later.

After less than a week the fleas were gone, and they've not been back since. I still give him the powder in his food, but not every day. I'd say I'm now down to three times a week.

As a side effect, it also removed a stain that was on my mattress! And, it can also be used to treat worms in all animals.

I bought mine here: Wiggly Wigglers, the really rural store

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Are you using the Frontline Combo? Are you using the spot on or the spray?

You could try Stronghold instead. Some cats don't respond well to Frontline but Stronghold works well with them.

Else you could try a Program flea injection?

Stacey xxx

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I think you can get an animal herbal tea tree shampoo, (don't use aromatherapy oils though as this is poison to cat's) get on line there are many natural feline/canine holistic specialists out there. don't just guess it though.

Hey, I think im having the same issue, my 5 year old indoor persian recently started losing hair along her spine, near the base of her tail. she doesnt seem to itch to terribly. when i looked closer there small scabs on her skin. I quickly purchases some Frontline Plus. I applied it a month ago and then again within the last 2 weeks...i cant say ive seen ANY improvement. Shes lost more hair. Now between her back legs and more on the base of her tail. Is it flot out not working? Is she allergic? HELP!!! pooor kitty

I would take her to the vet!!

It could be something other than fleas.

Fleas cause severe itching, and you can sometimes see them on the coat. use a comb and comb around the neck and base of the tail. apply what is removed to a wet tisue. If you see any red specs you can be sure there are fleas there.

Personally i use Effipro which is cheaper than Frontline and i've had no problems with it. I think flea treatment has to be changed every now and then to prevent immunity to the drug used.

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