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flea question

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beki

Mama Doe
the cats have fleas again! honestly if i don't treat them with frontline every 5 weeks they get riddled with them, they ahve been like that since we got them. I think they ahd them as kittens and they lie dormant, not sure where though. I hoover and have short carpets and have never seen a flea off the cats!

we ran out of frontline and i actually saw one on my hand! they ahve been frontlined now.

A Question, the bunnies are inside (i kept the cats out of the bunny room for the whole night after frontlining just inc ase as i know it is harmful for bunnies), i haven't seen the bunnies scratching but can bunnies get cat fleas? i thought they would but i am sure someone told me that cat fleas don't live on bunnies? i have had a little brush at ruby with a flea comb and she has no flea dirt and her skin is fine, reggie is proving harder he is a wriggler and since living with ruby has gone all funny and doesn't want to come for cuddles any more so i haven't been able to handle him much in the last couple of weeks.

last time i forgot the regular front line ruby was due for a check up at the vets and the vet checked her and said she was flea free.

Maybe i need stronger kitty flea treatment. what do you all do to de flea your houses?
 
Is it frontline combo you are using? that will treat the egg and larval fleas as well as the adults. Regular frontline spot-on or spray just kills adult fleas.
I have seen nasty flea infestations in rabbits, and cats are the most likely source, although hedgehogs carry fleas too.
If your rabbits do catch fleas, remember frontline is very poisonous to them. You can use advantage (from your vet) instead.
 
I think if this is an ongoing problem, you may need to treat the house and the soft funishings. We had this problem when we moved in to this house, I used Indorex spray and it did the job, the only problem would be, you will have to move the animals out for a couple of hours, the instructions will tell you how long. Don't be fooled into buying stuff from the pet shop or supermarket, we did this first and it didn't work.
 
Hi its the spot on...will i get the combo from the vets or can i get it elsewhere? i get the spot on from manor pharmacy up the road.

Where do i get indorex from?

thanks for the help :)
 
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