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I can't access whatever chat room the query came from or the woman's address. Tell her that flea collars on outside cats are dangerous, as the collars can catch on things and choke the cats. Better but expensive is the Frontline/Advantage flea treatment that you put on the cat's neck. You have to get it from a vet; Hartz has a version, but I have heard negative things about it. Whether she needs the treatment is an open question, but if she is in Baltimore City I would say yes, as the rats carry fleas (that's their function). And some cats are allergic to fleas, so even one bite can cause some misery.

Emily


----- Original Message -----
From: Christine Gray <Langwidge at erols.com>
Date: Monday, April 7, 2003 12:11 pm
Subject: RE: [Chat] fleas?

> I bought a 12 pack of Defense at Sam's Club last week.  It is 
> supposed to be
> more effective than Frontline.  I think the cost was $12.
> 
> Christine Gray
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chat-admin at charlesvillage.info
> [Chat-admin at charlesvillage.info]On Behalf Of
> william.schlegel at us.army.mil
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 11:54 PM
> To: Chat at charlesvillage.info
> Subject: Re: [Chat] fleas?
> 
> Frontline is excellent, but costs about $10 a dose - I'd ask a vet 
> aboutusing 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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