My kitty itches: Can you put a flea collar on a kitty after washing him in flea shampoo?
I have heard you can overdo it on flea stuff and make your kitty sick and I do not want to do that. But kitty has fleas on his little cat belly, and has already had one (unsuccessful) flea bath a few days ago.
If you want to get rid of fleas then you should not be using flea shampoos or collars at all They might kill some of the adult fleas around the neck and upper back but they are not very effective beyond that and they can therefore be quite toxic (http://www. hartz victims. org). Buy Frontline or Advantage, either in a pet supply store or from your vet. They are pretty cheap (around $ 13 for a month of prevention) and they will not hurt your cat.
After she is dry enough and after 1 hour og = f being dry then yes you can put the flea collar on her! If you do it when she is wet she can get sick or that can hurt her!
NO – flea collars are toxic to cats and should never be used. You need to treat the house as well as the cat if the cat has fleas. And get a good flea comb and use it on your cat to get the rest off
You can put a flea collar on after kitty is dry, but you might as well tie a piece of spaghetti around kitty’s neck. That’s how effective a flea collar is. . . a waste of money. The best thing is to get Frontline or Advantage for the fleas drops or just go to the vet. Do not forget that the fleas have probably moved in and laid eggs where kitty sleeps, hangs out, and plays. You will have to treat the area with a flea spray or defogger or kitty will just keep getting new fleas. When you give kitty a bath, make sure to leave the shampoo on for at least five minutes to kill the fleas and eggs. Then use a flea comb on kitty’s for to get rid of any fleas dying. Do not forget that it is a cycle. Fleas lay eggs, eggs hatch, new fleas. It may take a while to break the cycle and get rid of all the fleas, but keep doing everything.
My vet told me flea collars are very useless.
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Flea collars are NOT ineffective. As a matter of fact, combined with bathing, frontline, or advantage, flea collars are simply at extra step. As one person said, fleas come in cycles, and until that cycle is broken, your kitty will appear to have fleas until the things used take full effect. Collars do not harm a cat anymore than band-aids harm a toddler who likes to chew things. They just like the texture. Just keep telling kitty no, and they will stop attacking the collar. However, it may be entirely in your best interest to contact a vet for further advice and assistance.
I NEVER use flea shampoos or collars. Using both can overdose and kill your pet so. One dose of Frontline will take care of it and quick. Get it at your vet. Do not use the kind you get at Wal-Mart as they have a bad rep for killing the pet. Your vet will give you a dose Appropriate for the weight of your kitten.
you can, but I’d just get some frontline or revolution, flea collars are useless
You put on the flea collar and I’ll scratch your kitty
Those flea collars cats make really uncomfortable because they are stiff and they smell funny. You are better off using a once-a-month treatment, there are so many different brands and they are very effective.