What are the Different Types of Flea Treatments for Dogs and Cats?
There are numerous flea treatments for dogs and cats, each with their own merits. Most commonly people now prefer topical medications like Advantage® or Frontline®, which are applied once monthly and tend to kill most fleas. For a bad flea infestation, these may not work adequately and may need to be applied more frequently. Augmenting topical treatments with other methods to kill the majority of the fleas is often required in these cases.
There are numerous flea treatments for dogs and cats, each with their own merits. Most commonly people now prefer topical medications like Advantage® or Frontline®, which are applied once monthly and tend to kill most fleas. For a bad flea infestation, these may not work adequately and may need to be applied more frequently. Augmenting topical treatments with other methods to kill the majority of the fleas is often required in these cases. A quick way to get rid of most fleas is either through a flea bath, or by using flea shampoo. Flea shampoo often contains ingredients like pyrethrins, which will eliminate most fleas. While most dogs will tolerate the flea bath with a great deal of forbearance, these types of flea treatments, especially when involving bathing tend not to be tolerated by most cats. You can bathe a cat, but you often do so at your own risk. The occasional cat doesn’t mind, but most detest immersion in water.
