fleas :(

I have noticed that racal has been itching a lot so i just checked to make sure he didnt have fleas and sure enough he did! I went out to the store and bought him a shamoo its called Sergeant's Skip-Flea and tick shampoo. It said its supposed to kill fleas,ticks and lice. I have given him the bath and about 6 adult fleas have fallen off. I just checked his fur and now there are still fleas on him. There are also little black circles on his head. I dont know what to do. I really dont want him to have to go through this.Should i use the flea bath again? Has anyone heard of Sergeant's Skip-Flea and Tick Shampoo before? Does anyone know what i should i do.

Ive got a nast infestation of them in my house

Get some front line or advantage for the cat and de flea your house with a spray as a precaution,make sure you get both from the vet though

I would not bath her again just go straight to your vet tomorrow,if you have a flea comb run that though him and dunk them into water,if not a fine tooth comb can get some out but not as many

Just get something good for him ASAP so you do not end up getting infested and your kitty doesn't get to bad

Good luck they are a pain in the back side but front line or advantage will sort it out

Go to your vets and get frontline plus the once a month flea and tick killer! I have 5 cats and have used it for many summers. We never ever have a flea problem.

i just dont understand how he got them. Hes an indoor cat. I dont have anyother pets. Im just confused... Ill try to get him into the vet tomorrow

Originally Posted by piggy101

I have noticed that racal has been itching a lot so i just checked to make sure he didnt have fleas and sure enough he did! I went out to the store and bought him a shamoo its called Sergeant's Skip-Flea and tick shampoo. It said its supposed to kill fleas,ticks and lice. I have given him the bath and about 6 adult fleas have fallen off. I just checked his fur and now there are still fleas on him. There are also little black circles on his head. I dont know what to do. I really dont want him to have to go through this.Should i use the flea bath again? Has anyone heard of Sergeant's Skip-Flea and Tick Shampoo before? Does anyone know what i should i do.

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You need to watch your cat carefully and if the shampoo is for dogs and not cats, then you could be looking at a toxic reaction. It is highly unsafe to use over the counter flea products on your cat. Your dog is another story, but these products are sometimes not safe and can cause all sorts of problems for cats and kittens. I would toss the stuff and use Dawn liquid detergent for dishes in place of anything. Also buy a flea comb and comb him daily to get rid of the fleas- dunk the fleas in hot soapy water in a jar, then toss the jar out

the shampoo is for cats its on the bottle. Do you mean to use dwan as a shampoo? Is the frontline a shampoo?

I think Hissy is trying to tell you that even if the shampoo says for cats it may not be safe for your kitten. She is suggesting Dawn dishwashing liquid and if anyone knows these things, it's Hissy. She has more experience and knowledge than a whole bunch of put together. Trust and use her advice.

Originally Posted by Yosemite

I think Hissy is trying to tell you that even if the shampoo says for cats it may not be safe for your kitten. She is suggesting Dawn dishwashing liquid and if anyone knows these things, it's Hissy. She has more experience and knowledge than a whole bunch of put together. Trust and use her advice.

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I agree! Stay away from those over-the-counter products, they are pestisides and more, and can indeed harm your cat. Hissy knows ALOT, listen to her! Frontine and Advantage are both medications, I think... Not shampoos. Dawn is not meant to be used like a shampoo, just a tool in combing out the fleas. See below.

Using Dawn:
Just fill a jar or bowl with real warm water, add some Dawn dishsoap in the water, mix, and dunk a flea comb in the solution. Then comb the kitty, and dunk over again between every stroke. The soapy water will kill fleas, and the flea comb will help comb them out. If you see a flea on the comb, then quickly dunk the comb in the water; they will drown in the water + the soap will help kill them too. Otherwise fleas crawl fast, and jump too, so you have to be quick. Your cat might end up quite wet, but just get it done and then dry him/her off with a towel, and keep warm until completely dry.
Also, make sure to vaccum your home real well, prefeably every day for a few days to a couple of weeks, depending on the situation. That will help get rid of a bit of the fleas and the eggs that will fall off the kitty onto the carpets etc. You can easily end up with a flea infestation, which will be a pain.

My kitten Jasmine had fleas when I got her from the shelter, and I started treating the kitty and the house right away. The kitten couldn't be treated until she was 2 Lbs, which she wasn't since she was very sick and malnurished, but as soon as she reached 2 Lbs (one week later) I treated her with Revolution, which is a vet prescribed medication. There are other meds too, that are good ones (I'm no expert here...). That totally took care of her. No fleas since. But before we could treat her, we would hand pick fleas out of her, using comb, Dawn, fingers, and we'd hold and cuddle her alot, while looking for fleas that all of a sudden would show up. Then we'd grab them, with Jasmine's hair and all (she tolerated anything!). I also bathed her, using baby shampoo, 2 times, which got rid of some too. This was all sooo helpful, even the vet couldn't find any signs of them. I knew they were there though, since we found them OR the black dots in the fur, now and again. But it really kept the house from getting all those eggs around.

Anyway, I know this is getting long... -What I did with vaccuming: It has been suggested to throw the bag out right away, but I also drissled down some flea poison in a pile on the floor, the kind that you can treat carpets with, vaccumed that up, and THEN vaccumed the house. That way I figured any fleas or eggs that was vaccumed up, would die inside the bag with the poison... And I vaccumed up this poison using all the attachment, to make sure none could hold eggs and keep them alive.... I basically went to war, without poisoning the house. I wanted to avoid poisons around for the cats' sake, but mostly for our three young children and ourselves.

Bottom line is; taking these measures, I NEVER have seen any signs of fleas since! It's been over a month now, so I figure it worked!!!
That's all (as if that's not enough... )

Oh, I'm so glad we don't have cat fleas here, sounds really hard to deal with.

Originally Posted by piggy101

i just dont understand how he got them. Hes an indoor cat. I dont have anyother pets. Im just confused... Ill try to get him into the vet tomorrow

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someone who lived in the house before you probably had a cat or a dog that had them. Fleas can live 6 months in the carpet.

Over the counter products like shampoos don't work.
You will need to use a topical treatment like Advantage . I used Advantage on my kitten when he had fleas. I bought it from my vet and I didn't have to take my kitten in or pay for a consultation. I also treated my house with a spray which kills the eggs.
You really need to get one of the proper treatments like Avantage, Advocate, Reolution etc. because nothing else really works.
If you give your vet a call he'll be might able to tell you what to use.