Applying Fipronil To Cats

[Kelise]

Hey all,

I live in a desert and don't usually have a lot of tick or flea problems. But this year, there are so many ticks. I think I've only seen a tick once here, but this year they are everywhere. I found 3 ticks on my dog and some fleas. So I put fipronil on all of my dogs. I didn't put it on the cats. But last night I found a tick on ME. And that is where the line is crossed. The cats needs tick stuff. I hate ticks.

But I also know that fipronil is pretty toxic when ingested. How exactly does one stop cats from licking it off? They are cats after all. An e-collar and keeping them away from each other for 24 hours?

I'm new to the whole flea/tick medication thing, just never needed it before. So sorry if this is a basic question.

 

[nansiludie]

Are you using Frontline? What do you mean by fipronil? Is it a kind of drops or just it directly itself?

 

[nansiludie]

 

[Kelise]

Fipronil is the active ingredient in Frontline, so yes. Along with (S)-methoprene.

It's a small pipette of liquid that you are supposed to apply to the skin between the shoulder blades. It takes 24 hours to absorb and distribute across the body.

 

[maggiedemi]

They can't reach it if you put it in the right spot. I find the area between the shoulder blades, then go a little bit above it, part the hair, put it down to the skin. It takes a day or 2 to dry.

 

[nansiludie]

I have used frontline in the past but in the south here the fleas have pretty much become immune to it. I have never had to use a cone or shirt after apply flea drops. I did have one cat lick it once drooled a bit but never did that again.