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Re: Fleas

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It hasn't been a problem out here. Not sure why - altitude??

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Radbird wrote:It hasn't been a problem out here. Not sure why - altitude??
i think fleas are worse in weather that doesn't freeze much.

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True, they were horrible when we lived in Houston.

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planet pujolsian wrote:We've got three cats so 1 package of Frontline Plus only lasts us a month. The stuff doesn't work for us. There were some dead fleas after initial application, but a week later, still scratching, and still fleas.
Planet, my wife was just talking about how Frontline used to work on our dogs, but was no longer doing the job. It makes me wonder if the fleas are building an immunity to it. She has changed to Advantix and is having better luck.

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docellis wrote:
Radbird wrote:It hasn't been a problem out here. Not sure why - altitude??
i think fleas are worse in weather that doesn't freeze much.
My cats never had fleas in CO either. It's due to the humidity, not the temp. Thanks for the advice, Spider John. I'll try Advantix. Did that work then? Is it similar application, where you apply it topically between their shoulder blades?

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planet pujolsian wrote:
docellis wrote:
Radbird wrote:It hasn't been a problem out here. Not sure why - altitude??
i think fleas are worse in weather that doesn't freeze much.
My cats never had fleas in CO either. It's due to the humidity, not the temp. Thanks for the advice, Spider John. I'll try Advantix. Did that work then? Is it similar application, where you apply it topically between their shoulder blades?
It applies just like Frontline. My wife said that someone she had talked to was having even better luck with a product called ProMeris. It also applies between the shoulder blades.

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