The best flea remedies for cats

Fleas cause cats not only pain and itching from bites. Blood-sucking insects can be carriers of many diseases, including helminth infections, skin diseases, fungal infections or hematobartenellosis. Therefore, flea drops for cats, reviews of which help to choose the best, are an effective tool in the fight against insects.

Used insecticides and their characteristics

Drops from fleas in cats

Flea remedies for cats contain one or more insecticides that fall into the 3-4th hazard class - they are harmless to warm-blooded animals, but are deadly to insects. The products are non-toxic for adult cats and safe for kittens with accurate adherence to instructions and dosages. The most used classes of insecticides and acaricides include:

• Permethrin - refers to the group of pyrethroids and has a paralyzing effect on fleas, lice, ticks. Through the skin, only 2% of the substance penetrates the bloodstream, which in the body disintegrates into inactive metabolites and is excreted in the urine. The effect of a single application lasts for 2-3 weeks and depends on the form of release of drugs.
• Fipronil is a contact insecticide of the phenylpyrazoles group. It has a wide range of effects against bloodsucking arthropods - fleas, lice, scabies and ixodids. ticks , lashing, mosquitoes. When applied to the skin of cats, almost does not penetrate into the bloodstream, but accumulates in the upper layer of the epidermis, hair follicles, sebaceous glands. It has a damaging effect on insects for 1.5-2 months. Validity depends on the type of blood-sucking insects.The substance prevents the transition of juvenile insect forms into an adult state.
• Pyriproxifen is an effective insecticide that is included in the form of sprays, drops and compositions in collars for fleas, ticks, lice, lashes. The substance is an analogue of juvenile hormone, which affects the development of insects, including fleas. Collars for cats can be used for both adult animals and kittens.
• Ivermectin is a drug that acts on many endo- and exoparasites. An aqueous solution of ivermectin is approved for the treatment of helminthiases in humans, removes the subcutaneous larvae of gadfly, effectively destroys the bloodsucker, ticks, fleas, lice. The drug is a derivative of streptomycetes and is a semi-synthetic tool with a minimum of contraindications.

On a note!

Often, owners of cats in order to save their animals are treated with drugs in quantities smaller than indicated in the instructions. As a result, arthropods "get sick", but do not die, producing offspring resistant insecticides. Therefore, more than 50 species of insect pests have a reduced sensitivity to many groups of poisons.

Flea sprays in cats

Flea remedies in cats contain one or more of the listed substances that enhance the action of each other. Synergists, which inhibit the enzymes of fleas and other insects responsible for the development of resistance, are also injected into the preparations.

The use of deltamethrin in drops and sprays provides an instant repellent (daunting) effect.

Increasingly, insecticides of the avermectins group are used in the preparations - substances produced on the basis of the waste products of some strains of streptomycetes fungi. So flea spray for foline cats, Drops Inspector and Fipreks, as well as IN-AP Complex for cats and dogs contain a derivative of avermectins.

List and brief description of flea drops

The best remedy for fleas for cats, you can choose from the following drugs:

1. Beaphar - products of this Dutch company have a great effect in the fight against blood-sucking insects. The drops developed by Beaphar for kittens can be applied not earlier than 6 weeks of age. BIO-drops are completely natural, as they consist of pyrethrum and an extract of neem. Effective means within a month.Flea Drops protect the cat from fleas for 3 weeks, and are used as a second-stage drug in a 4-step program to protect cats from ectoparasites and contain diazinon. Caniguard Spot On - turns on permethrin and protects animals for 5 weeks from flea infection.
2. Hartz– drops from fleas for cats produced in the USA, can destroy parasites at all stages of development of cats.
3. Advantagege - kittens are applied to the kittens only from two months of age. The safe formula of the active substance - imidacloprid, allows the use of the drug even during pregnancy of the cat. German quality from Bayer guarantees the effectiveness of the drug for 4 weeks after a single use. After application within 2 days, the drops destroy up to 98% of fleas. It has protective properties.
   

   Flea drops
4. Leopard forte - domestic preparation for blood-sucking insects, which successfully combines efficacy, safety and low price. The insecticides included in the composition: fipronil, dicarboximide, diflubenzuron, are active against larvae and adults.
5. Dana - the best domestic drops in which the active ingredient is enhanced by the action of synergists.Dana is active against imago and insect larvae. Processing can be carried out only once a month. The medicine contains diazolin and, despite the safety of the substance, drops are not recommended for kittens under 10 weeks old and for pregnant cats.
6. Frontline - high-quality preparation for fleas, produced by the French company Merial in the form of drops and spray. The active substance is fipronil, which is safe for warm-blooded animals. A cat without consequences can lick 320 mg drops. Frontline protects for 8 weeks, does not penetrate the blood, therefore it is allowed to get rid of fleas of pregnant and lactating cats, as well as kittens from the moment of birth. For complete disposal, it is enough to use the drug every 60 days.
7. Stronghold - drops contain the substance Selamectin, which is well tolerated by pregnant and nursing females.

Flea drops

The list includes the most popular and effective drugs in different price categories. But in order for medicines to be safe, you must take into account the age and weight of the pet.Which drops can be better solved only by comparing the results. Veterinarians are advised to alternate drops after 4-5 applications. When choosing agents for blood-sucking insects, it is not superfluous to analyze feedback from veterinarians and cat breeders.

Rules for the use of drops

Drops from fleas for cats, cats and kittens should be dripped on the withers of the animal (between the shoulder blades) or where the cat's nape ends, to prevent the drug from licking. Some are applied along the spine, increasing the area of ​​impact.

For greater contact, the hair on the withers is pulled apart, a few drops, according to the instructions for use, are applied to the skin and rubbed. In order for the drug to act as long as possible, it is necessary to exclude wetting of the wool, so the animal cannot be washed for 2-3 days.

The amount of the active ingredient in the droplets for adult cats may cause intoxication or an allergic reaction in kittens, so special drops are developed for the kittens. Before purchasing the drug, you should carefully read the instructions and choose the means according to the age and condition of the animal.

Often, a good flea medicine for cats cannot be used to treat weak, sick, or pregnant animals.

Interesting!

In cats, dogs and many small animals, the body temperature is 1-2 degrees higher than in humans, so fleas are more likely to parasitize their pets. This feature was used by ladies in the Middle Ages. To get rid of fleas, noble beauties were worn on the hands of various small animals. “The Lady with an Ermine” by Leonardo da Vinci, “Portrait of a Lady with a Little Dog,” Lorenzo portray just such pretty women.

Do not worry if the cat could lick dropsthere is not enough insecticide in their composition to cause serious harm to a healthy animal. However, when licking kittens treated with fleas, the body of the female can accumulate so much toxic substance that poisoning will occur. Therefore, flea drops for kittens are not recommended for use in the period when the kittens are with their mother.

Allergic to flea drops

In rare cases, the remedies for blood-sicking insects can provoke an allergic reaction, accompanied by itching, drying of the skin, loss of hair or dermatitis. The severity of the allergy depends on the individual predisposition or sensitivity of the animal, so a skin test can be carried out before application.to ensure no reaction.

Personal safety when using drops

For the safety of the pet and the owner, you must follow the rules:

• carry out processing only with gloves;
• Do not eat or drink during the treatment;
• prevent contact with the treated cat of children and other animals during the day;
• after putting drops, hands need to be washed thoroughly with any detergent;
• insecticides, if they come in contact with mucous membranes, cause irritation, if drops accidentally get on the nose or in the mouth, eyes of a pet, then you need to wash off the product with plenty of water;
• when signs of overdose appear (nausea, drooling, cramps, vomiting), the drops are washed away and seek help from a veterinarian.

To completely get rid of fleas, it is necessary not only to free the cat from them, but also to treat all pets, an apartment and sleeper animal.

Feedback about the drops is positive. Each animal owner chooses the drug himself, guided by the individual reaction of the pet. Reviews of sprays are also good, as firms create drops and sprays based on the same formula.

Reviews

I started to remove fleas from my cat with domestic drops of Bars. At first it seemed that the result from processing was zero. Even after 3 days, bloodsuckers rushed merrily over Coal. She was about to go buy others, but her son said that she often sees a cat returning wet in the morning. Probably from the dew on the grass. Here are the drops and washed away. After having re-processed and the cat was “put under house arrest,” the drops worked perfectly.

Marina, Bobruisk

It is very convenient to use flea and tick drops. Pipettes are already filled with the right dose, nothing needs to be measured, diluted. If you follow the instructions, then all the drops work fine. I applied both imported and domestic ones, as I read that they need to be alternated periodically. There have never been any side effects. Fleas rained down just hail.

Natalia I, Rostov

I'm a fan of Frontline drops. How many use - never had a misfire. Twice a year I apply droplets to my two cats and live quietly and peacefully all year long — not a single bloodsucker bothers us.

Jana L., Brest