Have a frontline question

okay i used frontline plus on my babies begining of july to control their fleas.. i have also used the carpet stuff on my carpet and furniture..and it hasnt been a month yet..but my cats are still covered in FLEAS...why isnt this stuff working??? it killed tons of the fleas the first day i put them on..but the fleas are stilll crawling all over my babies...any idea why??

 

Hi. You may just have a really bad infestation of fleas in your home, and it may take some time for them to all be killed. Try to vacuum your place really well every single day for a week (Mary_NH says that tossing a flea collar in the vacuum bag is a good idea). I'm assuming that you have applied the Frontline properly (directly on the skin, in one spot and not all over the hair). I'm also assuming that you get your Frontline from your vet? As pet stores and online stores sell counterfeit Frontline and Advantage. Frontline and Advantage only sell their products to licensed vets.

 

Are your cats indoor only? When Luna used to go outside even for just an hour or two a day, she would pick up fleas out there. Apparently, there are loads of fleas lurking outside our place! Luna would always get fleas despite the Advantage we gave her monthly, and she would always wind up with tapeworms resulting from the fleas. When she became an indoor-only cat, not only did she stop getting fleas (we stopped giving her Advantage altogether almost a year ago), but she hasn't had tapeworms since she stopped going outside. Just wanted to mention that, and forgive me if this doesn't apply to your kitties!

Good luck!

 

One summer Pumpkin and Pooky had a super bad strain of fleas. We bathed them and we hand killed as many fleas as we could and it helped tremondously. Give Frontline a chance and vacuum often. :mrgreen:

http://eartheasy.com/live_natpest_control.htm#e

 

they are indoor only cats...and yes i applied the frontline plus to their necks in one squirt skin not fur..i bought the frontline plus from petco.com..i will be getting more..for this month..and will try vaccumming everyday..thanks guys..im just losing patience..grrr

 

Did you try the Fleabusters? They are sposed to be guaranteed to work.