[Loire3738]

Searching Google for Seresto Flea collars for cats I came across this posting back in 2012. I sympathise with the cat owners and hope that their two cats recovered from their allergic reation to Seresto. My own cat suffers a huge allergic reaction to flea bites, which results in constant scratching of his back, the fur becoming coarse and falling out, and extensive scabbing. We tried all of the proprietory flea treatments but without any real success. Then in 2008 we moved to France and during one of his flare ups we took him to a local vet, who recommended a Seresto Flea Collar. Since that day he has had no further problems and is not bothered by the wearing oif the collar. I noted a further post whci recommended never, never, never put a flea collar on a cat. I am convinced that this collar, replaced every 6 - 8 months has saved my 21 year old cat from a life of misery.

 

[Jesthar]

Searching Google for Seresto Flea collars for cats I came across this posting back in 2012. I sympathise with the cat owners and hope that their two cats recovered from their allergic reation to Seresto. My own cat suffers a huge allergic reaction to flea bites, which results in constant scratching of his back, the fur becoming coarse and falling out, and extensive scabbing. We tried all of the proprietory flea treatments but without any real success. Then in 2008 we moved to France and during one of his flare ups we took him to a local vet, who recommended a Seresto Flea Collar. Since that day he has had no further problems and is not bothered by the wearing oif the collar. I noted a further post whci recommended never, never, never put a flea collar on a cat. I am convinced that this collar, replaced every 6 - 8 months has saved my 21 year old cat from a life of misery.

So you got lucky. Doesn't mean a product known to cause such side effects in cats should be on the market.

Many of the 'proprietory' over the counter flea treatments, plus some of the ones you can get from vets, are ineffective these days (including Frontline Combo), so you need to use something like Advantage and you have to treat regularly. Plus treating the house is recommended too.

 

[Takoateli]

Just a point of perspective. If every person who has a positive Seresto story to tell posted their stories, these horror stories would be outnumbered 1,000,000 : 1. Sometimes coincidence is mistaken for causality. Does anyone have any clinical data?

 

[Calvine]

@Takoateli: You realise this thread was started in 2012?

 

[Takoateli]

@Takoateli: You realise this thread was started in 2012?

It still comes up in Google searches. I found it because one of my dogs (a Jack Russel Terrier) acted strange one day. I wondered if it was the collar so I googled it.

It turns out the dog was just frightened. He's very emotional and has a complex personality.

 

[Calvine]

@Takoateli: I know you can still buy them (and they are not cheap). But just to say, we have had several of these threads on the forum, people questioning the safety of Bob Martin's and the like and we generally seem to conclude that people only tend to write reviews when they have a horror story to tell; if you use a product and it does what is expected of it, quite likely you will not bother to go online to say so. When my cat had a bad reaction to Stronghold I contacted the manufacturers in the first instance.

 

[Takoateli]

@Takoateli: I know you can still buy them (and they are not cheap). But just to say, we have had several of these threads on the forum, people questioning the safety of Bob Martin's and the like and we generally seem to conclude that people only tend to write reviews when they have a horror story to tell; if you use a product and it does what is expected of it, quite likely you will not bother to go online to say so. When my cat had a bad reaction to Stronghold I contacted the manufacturers in the first instance.

Yes. When my dog acted strange I called Bayer and asked about adverse reactions. What they said didn't fit my dog's behavior. Of course it felt really bad to think that I could have inadvertently injured my dog. I was very happy when he started acting normal again.
I am very happy with the collars. I live in a heavily tick infested area (a state park with much wildlife) and the difference in the number of ticks I find on them is greatly decreased. However we all sleep on the same bed and I find more ticks on me!

 

[Calvine]

I find more ticks on me!

That must be nice for you!!

 

[Gillian Mitchell]

Just read this online about Seresto flea collars and how one lady put the collar on her dog and the following day he had a seizure and died. Here's the title of the piece tho not sure I can add a link but. Will try
Popular flea collar linked to almost 1,700 pet deaths. The EPA has issued no warning.lo

 

[OrientalSlave]

It helps neutralise toxins and poisons.

It helps with ones they have swallowed. Suspect no use for this.

 

[OrientalSlave]

Frontline Combo may not work as one of the active ingredients is Fipronil which the fleas in some places are now resistant to.

You may also have an infestation in the house - fleas on cats are but the tip of an iceberg, if you find any the chances are there are eggs, larvae & pupae in your house. My suggestion would be to treat it with Indorex, RIP Fleas or Acclaim.

Suggest reading the RIP Fleas website, the advice is good.

http://www.ripfleas.co.uk/