Cats dislike swallowing or chewing tablets, but you can hide it inside a treat or break it in half and add it to wet food. Some cats dislike the taste of the pill, and the only possible side effect of Comfortis is vomiting. Comfortis is safe for kittens over 14 weeks old, and it includes 6 tablets that cover 6 months of treatment. Although Comfortis can eliminate fleas on your feline and end its misery, it does not kill the eggs or larvae. Eggs can lay dormant for 6 months before hatching, and you may have to supplement the tablets with a professional flea control treatment to eliminate the invaders.
The tablets eliminate fleas on your cat for 24 hours, but if the pests reappear, the medicine is safe to give as a daily treatment. You can provide the treatment for kittens that are at least 4 weeks old. Although you can offer the tablet to your pet without food, the pills are relatively large, and your cat may not even attempt to chew the massive tablet. Hyperactivity is a possible side effect of the drug, but most cats calm down after an hour. Unlike the competitors, Credelio can treat cats that are two pounds and larger.
Credelio is designed to eliminate fleas for 30 days, but some customers complained that the fleas came back before the 1-month period. Although the tablets are expensive, your cat gets the added benefit of tick protection from Credelio.
However, the product had some worrying adverse reactions that may convince you to try another brand. Cats with neurological conditions are vulnerable to the medication and can experience tremors and seizures. Only a few oral flea treatments are safe for young kittens, but we found that Capstar Flea Oral Treatment for Cats was affordable and safe for kittens at least 4 weeks old.
However, you can run up a high bill using the treatment if you have several cats. We suggest using a different flea treatment to eliminate the eggs in your home, in addition to treating your animals with tablets.
You must give your cat a daily tablet for 30 days before the fleas start dying. However, some customers had mixed results with the tablets and claimed they were not as effective as other tablets. Although it offers protection to your cat, it does not help decrease the population of pets in your home. Although we tried to find 10 excellent oral flea treatments to review, we discovered that several brands are now discontinued and unavailable online. There are numerous oral treatments available if you have dogs, but many brands, like Bravecto, only offer topical treatments for cats.
Some of the oral treatments that are now discontinued include:. In August , the FDA published a list of tablet and topical flea treatments that could cause adverse reactions to cats and dogs with neurological issues. As we mentioned before, our number 3 pick, Credelio, uses a chemical that could potentially cause tremors and seizures in rare cases.
A post shared by cat1cat2 cat1ncat2. Flea tablets for canines are more profitable and popular because dogs are more willing to consume or swallow pills than felines. Although you can use a multitude of topical treatments for cats, there are some advantages to using an edible tablet.
Unlike sprays and gels, oral treatments do not create a mess when you give them to your feline. Some cats recognize the flea treatment tube and will bolt before you can squeeze it on their necks. Although our lowest-ranked pick took 30 days to protect cats from fleas, every other brand worked in less than an hour.
It takes about weeks for Lufenuron to attain the correct concentration in cats following the injection. Program flea control injection can not be used in dogs. It is a cat product only. Re-introduced flea populations at weeks 19 and 26 were well controlled, with some control still present in fleas reintroduced at week 36, but not week Program's Lufenuron is a chemical with lipophilic properties, which is another way of saying that it binds well with fat.
When Lufenuron is taken into the body of a dog or cat by oral or injectable means , it becomes attracted to and stored in the fat cells of the animal's body. As the Lufenuron present in the animal's bloodstream depletes either through flea consumption or through other bodily excretion pathways , the drug stored in the fat cells steadily leaches back into the animal's blood stream over time. It takes a good 40 or so days for an oral dose of Lufenuron flea control to be completely expelled from the animal's fat stores and thereby rendered ineffective against fleas.
The flea control effect of Lufenuron is therefore able to continue for the full month between oral doses. With the injectable product, more of the drug enters the body the product is not lost to the feces as much of the oral dose is and so more is taken up into the fat cells, ensuring a longer leeching process and thus a longer duration of effect 6 months.
Dogs and cats over 6 weeks of age can be treated with Program flea treatment i. Program flea control products are registered for use in dogs and cats only. Lufenuron can be given to rabbits, but the use is off-label and can not be in any way guaranteed see your vet for information and doses.
Toxicity studies performed on Lufenuron have found the chemical to be toxic to small aquatic organisms e. For this reason, care must be taken to ensure that Lufenuron does not contaminate water supplies. Toxicity studies have found Lufenuron flea control to be "practically non-toxic to fish, birds and adult bees. Tests on laboratory animals and cell cultures have determined that the chemical, Lufenuron Program flea control does not cause mutations, cancer, fetal malformations or any other reproductive effects.
It should therefore be safe to use in pregnant animals and animals intended for breeding see MSDS publications. Additionally, even though Lufenuron accumulates within the fat of milk, it has not been found to have any negative effect on nursing puppies and kittens.
Adverse effects are considered to be quite rare with Program flea control medications. Those that occur mostly take on the form of a mild gut upset or an allergic reaction which can happen in individuals with any medication. Known side effects include: vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy sleepiness , depression and itching, redness and rashes of the skin only one or a combination of these may present in the one individual.
Cats may sometimes develop a lump at the site of injection, if having the injectable product. This lump will generally resolve in a couple of weeks. If you accidentally overdose your dog or cat, you should talk to your vet about it. It is important to remember, however, that when the early studies were being done on dogs and cats, they gave some 30x the normal dose of Lufenuron to puppies and some 17x the usual dose to cats and didn't record any significant or long-term effects.
An LD50 is the dose that will kill half of the study population. The MSDS considers Lufenuron to be non-irritant to skin or eyes rabbit studies and of low toxicity when given orally, inhaled or applied dermally.
Guinea pig studies found that it was non-sensitising i. Discarded needles should always be safely disposed of in a designated "sharps" container.
Animals with flea allergy dermatitis are allergically sensitized to fleas such that they have a severe skin reaction itching, scratching, rashing each time a flea bites them. In such animals, the immune system is reacting inappropriately and extremely to elements antigens that are present in the flea's saliva.
It can take a single flea bite to set a flea allergic animal off on a path of scratching you might not even see any fleas on the animal - the flea has simply jumped on, bitten and then jumped off again, leaving the animal to itch away. The issue with Program flea control Lufenuron is that it relies on the adult fleas feeding in order to exert its effect on the next generation of fleas. It will not kill the adult fleas and, more importantly, it will not reduce or limit adult flea feeding times which is where allergic sensitization occurs - when the animal is exposed to the flea's saliva.
Thus, it will not go a huge way towards helping cure flea allergic dermatitis at least in the first few months when adult fleas are still about and feeding off the allergic pet - see next paragraph. With no fleas about, the animal with flea allergic dermatitis will improve and perhaps even resolve significantly.
Dogs and cats in a flea-introduced environment were given Program flea control on a monthly basis and at the doses recommended by the Novartis Company the doses that the Program packet recommends. Program flea control certainly has a role to play in getting rid of flea populations and ending flea allergy reactions, however, during the first few months at least, owners of flea allergic animals should also apply a flea control product that kills adult fleas quickly and reduces their feeding times.
Do be aware, however, that Program flea treatment will not prevent the dog or cat from catching fleas whenever it enters a flea infested environment e. These fleas will leap onto your pet and bite it, starting the scratching all over again. In animals with flea allergy dermatitis, you really want to prevent this flea bite from occurring or at least limit the duration of flea feeding and so you should make sure to put a 'fast-kill' adulticide flea control product on your allergic pet if it is to leave your freshly-cleaned home.
Program flea control product links:. To go from this Program flea treatment page to my detailed Flea Control Page, click here. To go from this Program Lufenuron page to the Flea Pictures page, click here. St Leonards, , Havas MediMedia.
Control of Ctenocephalides felis on dogs and cats using the insect growth regulator or chitin synthesis inhibitor lufenuron Program, in Egypt. Mode of action of lufenuron on larval cat fleas Siphonaptera: Pulicidae. In: Journal of Medical Entomology, Sep;35 5 Effect of lufenuron on chorionic and cuticular structure of unhatched larval Ctenocephalides felis Siphonaptera: Pulicidae. In: Journal of Medical Entomology, Jan;36 1 Effect of an experimental systemic compound, CGA, on life stages of the cat flea Siphonaptera: Pulicidae.
In: Journal of Medical Entomology, May;28 3 Use of injectable lufenuron for treatment of infestations of Ctenocephalides felis in cats.
USA, , Blackwell Publishing. BEST Best Pick. Check Price on Amazon. Leaves a "greasy" spot for a while. Best for. Cats 8 weeks and older, over 1. Available in. Active Ingredients. Application and Protection duration. Treat once a month; Offers a mighty extermination force for a full 30 days. The applicator is a bit too stiff. Reasonable Price. Doesn't kill ticks and lice. Treat once a month; Starts working within 12 hours and protects for up to 30 days.
With serious infestation, you may need to re-treat it more than once a month. Treat once a month; Kills fleas within 12 hours, prevents reinfestations for up to 4 months. It requires a careful application so as not to get into cat's yes. Peppermint Oil 0. Advecta Plus Flea and Tick. Vet's Best Flea and Tick. Flea Collars Cat Flea Treatments. Versatile Solution Frontline is one of the top brands in the industry that has been trusted by veterinarians for nearly 20 years now.
The fast-acting formula gives long-lasting protection that can keep insects at bay for 30 days. The product gets in the sebaceous glands in your pet's skin and constantly replenishes the protection for a full month. The formula is waterproof, so it works even if your cat gets wet. Yet, after a month, you should re-apply the product to prolong its effect. Luckily, the pack includes as many as 8 doses, meaning it can give you 8-month non-stop protection. The medication is approved for use on cats and kittens older than 8 weeks and more than 1.
Also, the manufacturer offers packs for dogs between 5 lbs and lbs. So, if you live in a multiple-pet family, the Frontline ultra-strong solution may be exactly what you need.
Fast-Acting Treatment If your pet has lots of fleas, most products will take at least a couple of applications or a couple of days to start working effectively. Bayer Advantage II. For Larger Cats If your cat has some skin problems like scratching, hair loss, or bumpy bare patches and even one bite of a flea can make her skin go bananas, you need something that will work on contact. Affordable Alternative If you're living in a multiple-cat house, it may be quite costly to treat all your pets with the best products recommended by vets.
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