After trying every cat flea treatment we could find, we tried Seresto Flea Collars for Cats. Fleas started dying on the very first day!
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Cat Flea Treatments
As if summer wasn't bad enough with all the heat, there's fleas. Fleas, fleas and more fleas. What's almost worse than the fleas is trying to find a flea treatment that doesn't leave you covered in scratches from your very angry cat and that actually kills the fleas.
Cat Flea Treatments that We've Tried
FYI - this is not a sponsored post for Seresto or any of these other flea treatments that I'm going to talk about, we purchased all of these items in our quest to rid our cats and home of fleas.
The first thing we tried was Frontline Plus. Maybe some of you have tried this and it works, it seems like on Amazon it's 50/50. Well, we are part of the 50% that it doesn't work on. It did nothing. I don't even think it killed one flea. It was so worthless that just three weeks after using it, I got Revolution for cats from our vet.
It worked great, fleas dying almost immediately. However, getting it on the cats was a complete nightmare. I love that the instructions say to part the hair at the nape of the neck and apply. At our house, as soon as I pop the lid off of the container and the cats get the tiniest whiff of the medicine, they take off.
So, I had to keep my finger over the top and try and do a quick squirt on the back of their neck while they were distracted. Since as soon as they smelled it, they took off, it rarely even got on their neck, it was in a line down their back as they dashed away.
Seresto Flea Collar for Cats
This year, the fleas are back. Lots of them. I hated the thought of trying to get the flea medicine on them, so I tried a flea comb. The flea comb works. I was combing the cats a couple of times a day and getting fleas every time. But it was a stressful losing battle. For every 8 that I combed off, it seemed like 10 more were waiting in the wings.
I vacuumed so much that I actually lost some weight! Nothing like some frantic flea vacuuming to get a good cardio workout! The fleas were still winning.
I decided to try Seresto Flea Collars for Cats. The cats had never worn any kind of collar, so I wasn't sure how difficult it was going to be to put on. I started with Patchouli because she had the fleas the worse. I think they loved her dark, thick fur. I made the collar slightly bigger than her head and while petting her, slipped it on.
I was able later to adjust it a little bit tighter. She's been wearing it for a couple of weeks now and the fleas are gone. They were gone within two days! She scratches a little at her neck, but doesn't seem to bothered by it.
We've been so pleased that I got two more, one for Coco and one for Luxie. I put Coco's on yesterday and within hours, I found dead fleas on the chair she was sleeping in.
The collars are supposed to last for 8 moths, which is great because that's basically the warm flea season around here. Since I just put them on, I don't know if they will last that long or how I will feel about them long term, but with two weeks on Patchouli, we are extremely pleased! When we take them off this winter, we plan on putting on a regular collar, so that the cats stay used to wearing a collar.
For my artsy photo, I used Topaz Labs plugin.
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Darla M Sands says
Our old girls are happy to stay inside, I'm happy to say. But this is valuable information. Thank you!
Pam Greer says
All of our cats that we get from now on will be inside cats!
Ida P. Krause says
Those sound like great collars. We may have to try them someday. Our cats are mainly indoor cats so they don't have any fleas. - But I had to laugh about putting the medication on them as ours don't like it much either and one time they got some in their mouth and they started foaming at the mouth. I thought they were having a seizure and we rushed in a threw water into their mouth to flush it out which freaked the cat out even more. Turns out that it really doesn't hurt them but it scared me to death.
I like your artsy photo very much.
Pam Greer says
They are still working good so far. If my cats started foaming at the mouth, I don't know what I'd do!!
Kathe W. says
our Lucy tolerates the Revolution application thank goodness! Have a great weekend!
Pam Greer says
That is good news! I wish our cats did!
Fr. Tom Fishworthy says
So that's what our neighbor cat was wearing around his neck! We were wondering. I hope the housekeeper doesn't get any ideas. I really don't like collars, but I like fleas even less. Good info, if we go that route! - Tomx
Pam Greer says
Hopefully you won't have to!
Comedy Plus says
Your kitties are most gorgeous and you're such a great photographer.
Fleas and summer just go together. Makes them miserable and makes us miserable as well. I'm glad you got a handle on this.
Have a purrfect day and weekend. ♥
Pam Greer says
Yes, I'm glad we found something that works!
Dash Kitten says
I'm glad your flea battle seems to be won for now!! I have not had much experience with flea collars so this is helpful.
Pam Greer says
Hopefully you won't ever need them.
Valentine says
I'm so glad that you found a solution to rid fleas from Patchouli, Coco, and Luxie. Fleas are ICKY YUCK. I've gotten them in the past and then got wormies from them! I tried out the collar last spring, but after a week Mom removed it. I wasn't doing well with it on and haven't done well with liquid treatments either of different brands, 'cause I'm pretty sensitive to those things. Mom makes sure that the doggie gets a monthly preventative to reduce chance of buggers coming in the house. Purrs and winks.
Pam Greer says
Oh no, I hope no fleas get into your house!
Emma says
We have house cats, thankfully never had fleas. We dogs use flea and tick protection so we don't bring any hitchhikers home with us. Looks like a good thing for kitties who go outside.
Pam Greer says
That's good that you don't bring any fleas home to the kitty cats!
Michelle Miller says
Yup! So far these have been AMAZING for my girls. Arya was an absolute nightmare when I tried to put the topical stuff on her. Too much stress and half the time not effective because it wasn't applied properly. When Alice started to act funny about it (she used to remain docile during application), I was done. I was thinking the collars were too expensive, but if you figure out how much you spend for the months you need the topical stuff, it works out to be around the same cost. They have been wearing the collars since May and I am beyond pleased. One less thing to stress about and my sweet Arya no longer has to worry about her terrible flea allergy that had her constantly scratching and covered in sores.
Pam Greer says
I know it made it so much easier!
Erin the Cat, Princess says
This weeks photo is a delight, and we love the mix of colours created by the setting.
Toodlepips and purrs
ERin
PS Finding a flea treatment isnt easy, if only there was can injection that lasted a year, or two. If the heat carries on here in the UK, I may move the palace to Scandinavia or somewhere that is nice and cool most of the time.
Scylla, Fenris, Tuiren, YinYang & Chimera (ATCAD) says
We use Revolution for cats as it also protects against heartworms. Scylla had a Seresto Flea Collars when she was taking the Heartgard for heartworms, but she decided to stop eating them.
What do you use for Heartworms?
Yang is the weirdest cat ever he actually LIKES the Revolution, he hears Mommy get it out and he comes running to HER, the downside is he wants to eat it and will try to bite the vials.
Pam Greer says
I didn't even think about heartworms! I guess I need to look into that!
Mary McNeil says
I have the Seresto collar on one cat (they are too pricey* for me to equip all of my clowder, and I don't think all of them would tolerate it) and it works very well and does last 8 months.
(* because I'd have to buy them all up front.. The cost of each collar is no more than you would pay for 8 months of flea meds if you bought them all at once.)
I have used the other medicines you mentioned with mixed results. One of my vets has started recommending Catego, which works on fleas AND ticks - a real problem for any outside animals. It is also easier to open and apply (no punch-the-cap-through-the-seal-apply-to-cat-and realize the seal ISN'T punctured. Then repuncture and try to recapture the cat !)
Ellen Pilch says
Very pretty art. I am glad you found something that works. Four yrs. ago we were infested when we brought in an outdoor kitty we treated with Frontline which is useless.
Athena says
Glad it worked!
Love the photo and art as always 🙂
Katie Kat and Katie the Mom says
we haven't tried the Seresto collars, yet have heard some good things about them. Photos are really lovely. Looks like a furry goods place to hang out and takes a nap... Purrz from Katie Kat who haz five kids to take care of... don't know when i will gets a nap agin!
Pam Greer says
five kids - how will you nap!!
Roby Sweet says
Sounds like that collar is a winner. Hopefully it will work through the whole season. Very pretty art too! 🙂