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My vet has offered Revolution to control my kitties fleas. It seems to be working well. The way he explained it to me is that Revolution does not kill the fleas that land on the kitty. The only way it works is when the flea actually bites the kitty and then it will kill the flea. It also makes the fleas sterile so they can't keep reproducing. One application will last 1 month per kitty at which it is just applied to the nape of their neck. You still may see active fleas for a short time, but eventually those fleas get hungry and can find their host for their next nourishing meal. Once they bite the killing cycle begins. I have two kitties and when I was down to my last vial of flea medication I treated the one kitty hoping the fleas that bit it would die and eventually wipe out the other fleas the other kitty was carrying on him and then my untreated kitty would become flea free. Don't know if that really works ,but it was worth a try. I hated to purchase more Revolution as it can be costly and it was going on winter when the fleas wouldn't be a problem any longer and the cats would be pretty much indoor kitties until spring. This year my kitties are outside and maybe because we have had so much damp rainy weather I have not seen a single flea or noticed the kitties scratching so I think I do not have any flea problems yet. Knock on wood.
Also I do not waste my money on the Walmart brand of flea medication which they claim is the generic version of Advantage. I have heard that the active ingredients are not measured precisely and you may be purchasing a product that could either have a lesser or more potent amount of the active ingredients to kill the fleas. Not enough medication will not kill the fleas and you wasted your money and too much medication could prove toxic to you pet. I just do not trust the junk being produced in China. I would rather spend a little more and know I am getting the precise dose and not doing harm to my precious furbabies. I do not want to poison them.
Also I do not waste my money on the Walmart brand of flea medication which they claim is the generic version of Advantage. I have heard that the active ingredients are not measured precisely and you may be purchasing a product that could either have a lesser or more potent amount of the active ingredients to kill the fleas. Not enough medication will not kill the fleas and you wasted your money and too much medication could prove toxic to you pet. I just do not trust the junk being produced in China. I would rather spend a little more and know I am getting the precise dose and not doing harm to my precious furbabies. I do not want to poison them.