Alfie was "de-flead" by the breeder before I picked him up, of which I was told to use frontline again in 3 months time.

It's been 2 months now and I noticed Alfie had what looked like flea eggs on his chin and he's been scratching alot the last 2 days.

I have bathed him in a flea repellant cat shampoo, used a flea comb on him, put another frontline on him and I have used a house spray to kill any fleas that might have got in the carpets..

Nightmare! have I done enough or is there anything else I can do to prevent it happening again?

frontline combi treats home and cat, i treat macy and shadow every ^-8 weeks, as they dont have contact with other animals. Fc is available from the vets

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Yeh I really don't know how he's got them, I live in a new build so no other animals have been in my house..

Does frontline kill adult fleas or just the eggs?

it should break the whole life cycle. some times fleas can jump on us if we visit other people or our guests that have them and visit , or maybe off a hedgehog if we go for a walk.

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hi

i personally use a product over the counter called 4fleas its a tablet and it kills 99% of fleas in 24hrs - only problem with this is it doesnt kill the eggs - you would need to wash and comb these out - they also do a 4fleas shampoo - to be honest 4fleas is the best flea treament i have ever used. the thing is you need to break the cycle and then prevent.

i have a very strict flea and worming timetable - in order to prevent. i learnt my lesson - i bought a kitten that was apparently flea free - it wasnt and was a nightmare to clear having so many cats and dogs - now i flea them even though they dont have fleas just to make sure and prevent.....

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Yeh I managed to comb the eggs out when I washed him with the flea shampoo, put the frontline on him too, plus I've fumagated the home lol

Such a nightmare.. he seems ok now but still has little black things under his chin which he keeps scratchin but that maybe that feline acne. poor little thing.. taking him down to the vets tomorrow to try and sort it

let us know how you get on,

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I totally agree, one of my boys had it, there is a antiseptic wash you can get from the vets, to clean the area, then use a fine flea comb to gently take out the black bits,

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