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What's a decent cheap flea treatment?

post #1 of 7
4/23/10 at 9:19pm
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I have a neighbor who is an elderly woman with very limited means and eight cats. All of her cats have fleas but she won't do anything about it because, she says, she doesn't have the money and her cats seem to be just fine. I have offered, many times, to give her Frontline or Revolution for all her cats but she refuses to accept it. She is a very stubborn woman. She keeps telling me about different home remedies she's going to try but I highly doubt any of them will work.
I'm concerned about her cats and wish that she would deal with their fleas but she won't accept any help from anyone and she can't afford to buy proper flea treatment herself. So I'm trying to find a flea treatment that she could afford and that is reasonably safe and effective. I figure that some cheap OTC treatment from the pet store is better than nothing and probably will work to an extent. So, I'm hoping that someone here could tell me what product(s) are cheap and decent that I could recommend to this lady.

Thanks.
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post #2 of 7
4/23/10 at 9:27pm
Cheap OTC treatments are much more likely to make the cats ill or even kill them than to do any good.

Perhaps you can get her to try Diatomaceous Earth? (sp?)
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post #3 of 7
4/24/10 at 12:07am
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Originally Posted by white cat lover View Post
Cheap OTC treatments are much more likely to make the cats ill or even kill them than to do any good.
I second this. It isn't better than nothing.
You can buy Frontline spray, it comes in a big spray bottle. It goes a long further than the smaller individual package drops.
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post #4 of 7
4/24/10 at 3:08am
Never use cheap, otc flea treatments on a cat. That is why they are cheap, no good and dangerous to the animal.
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post #5 of 7
4/24/10 at 3:12am
I use Bob Martin vetzyme, its really similar to frontline, well I think its better actually. I buy it off ebay (brand new obviously) you can find things really well priced on ebay. x
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post #6 of 7
4/24/10 at 6:27am
could you maybe talk to your vet about the situation, and get their take on an effective, reasonably cost-effective treatment? And maybe fib to the lady about how much it costs? It sounded like you offered to get her something before as a gift - maybe if you tell her you got a big discount for buying for her and your own pets, she'll go for that - sounds like she wants to pay something, but doesn't have the funds to go full price, right?

I agree - in this case, OTC cheapies are more likely to hurt than help, although maybe the vet could talk to you about if any of the OTC's could help in this situation - didn't Frontline or someone just go OTC at the big box stores?

And bless you for your big heart in trying to help the lady and her cats.
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post #7 of 7
4/24/10 at 7:25pm
If you get the biggest dog size of Advantage, Revolution, or Frontline (costs about $12), it can be split into 8 cat-sized doses. Note: This can only be done with Frontline, Advantage (plain Advantage, NOT K-9 Advantix), or Revolution; DO NOT try this with any other brand. She can probably afford $12 and if not she shouldn't feel too bad about letting you pay that much.

Borax sprinkled on the carpet before vacuuming will kill fleas. And it's pretty cheap. Won't do the whole job but it'll help.
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