[Chat] fleas?

[Crystal]

I've used Frontline too, though I switched brands at
one point so I'll have to check the package when I get
home. The liquid I have currently is the one
recommended by Dr. Slajchert (I hope I spelled that
right -- anyway he's the vet at Vinson's on
Greenmount). It protects the cats from ticks, fleas
and heart worms, which Dr. Slajchert said can quickly
be fatal to cats.

I found Dr. Slajchert to be pretty pricey relative to
my old vet. He has the advantage of being near enough
to walk to so I'm probably going to buy more of the
liquid flea stuff from him and I may use him for
emergencies, but I'll probably take the cats back to
the Metro Cat Hospital in Owings Mills for routine
checkups. Checkups for three cats cost me on the order
of $200 at Vinson's last year, where Dr. Siegel
charged about half as much for essentially the same
service.

-- Crystal

--- william.schlegel at us.army.mil wrote:
> Frontline is excellent, but costs about $10 a dose -
> I'd ask a vet about using it on an indoor/outdoor
> cat.
> 
> Brad
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jdy <jberlin at bcpl.net>
> Date: Monday, April 7, 2003 6:37 am
> Subject: Re: [Chat] fleas?
> 
> > 
> > i use frontline, prescribed by my vet, on my 2
> dogs and cat. knock 
> > on wood,
> > no problems yet. i use 'avon skin so soft' for
> myself for the pesky
> > mosquitoes.
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: Beth Bullamore
> >  To: Chat at charlesvillage.info
> >  Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 5:19 PM
> >  Subject: Re: [Chat] fleas?
> > 
> > 
> >  Instead of a flea collar, check with your vet
> about some of the 
> > variousmedications that they have  - collars on
> outdoor cats can 
> > be a problem.  Our
> > new not-quite full-grown kittens have not been out
> so it isn't an 
> > issue for
> > them, but out prior cat was prescribed a
> medication that we put on 
> > the back
> > of his neck once a month or every other month.  It
> was great and 
> > worked very
> > well - absorbed through the skin and killed the
> fleas if they 
> > tried to bite.
> > (He was allergic to flea bites so the new
> medications were much 
> > better than
> > flea baths!!)
> > 
> >  Beth
> > 
> >  ----Original Message Follows----
> >  From: "Sarah Andrew Wilson"
> >  Reply-To: Chat at charlesvillage.info
> >  To:
> >  Subject: [Chat] fleas?
> >  Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 17:06:25 -0400
> >  Before Joel and I moved to the
> Baltimore-Washington area, we 
> > lived in
> >  Phoenix for 3 years. There we didn't have to
> worry about fleas (or
> >  mosquitoes or roaches or mice.just scorpions!).
> Now that I've 
> > started  to let my cat outside here in Baltimore,
> I'm wondering if 
> > I need to get
> >  her a flea collar. Do you cat-owners advise
> buying flea collars?
> >  Many thanks,
> >  Sarah Andrew Wilson
> > 
> > 
> >
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