Hi all. So VERY long story short, we took in a cat with fleas on Saturday. Gave her a flea bath but only had Advantage II for cats less than 9lbs, and she's 10lbs. Figured it would do the job at the time since the vet wasn't open until Monday. Flea bombed the house the next day and didn't see any more fleas in house or on her until last night when I found probably 10 fleas on her, on the floor, and in my bed . Some were lathargic and didn't jump but some looked small and young and jumped away before I could get them.
So now I don't know what to do. We have a dog who is on monthly Frontline Plus and we also have an indoor cat who never got flea meds before but she got some on Saturday as well. I'm afraid they're all going to get fleas now! The vet told me Frontline Plus works better than Advantage II, but I heard the opposite, so does anyone know if I should get the Frontline or if I should get the Advantage that's right for her size?
And I'd like to give her another bath in Dawn soap because I hear that helps, but do I need to wait to give her the topical flea medication afterwards, or can I just do it when she's dry?
I'm also planning on picking up flea powder later from the vet and am going to vacuum and steam wash the floors. Luckily we only have one rug in the house which will probably get thrown out now, so they can't really hide there.
Does anyone have any other ideas on what to do? I'm hoping we're catching this early enough so that it doesn't blow out of control, but I know they reproduce fast so I'm extremely stressed out. Any information would be greatly appreciated, and I apologize for the extremely long post
So now I don't know what to do. We have a dog who is on monthly Frontline Plus and we also have an indoor cat who never got flea meds before but she got some on Saturday as well. I'm afraid they're all going to get fleas now! The vet told me Frontline Plus works better than Advantage II, but I heard the opposite, so does anyone know if I should get the Frontline or if I should get the Advantage that's right for her size?
And I'd like to give her another bath in Dawn soap because I hear that helps, but do I need to wait to give her the topical flea medication afterwards, or can I just do it when she's dry?
I'm also planning on picking up flea powder later from the vet and am going to vacuum and steam wash the floors. Luckily we only have one rug in the house which will probably get thrown out now, so they can't really hide there.
Does anyone have any other ideas on what to do? I'm hoping we're catching this early enough so that it doesn't blow out of control, but I know they reproduce fast so I'm extremely stressed out. Any information would be greatly appreciated, and I apologize for the extremely long post