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Post by tonib on Jul 8, 2014 0:56:48 GMT
Its bad enough using a spot-on on 2 of our cats but trying to give those 2 a tablet is a nightmare - if can be hidden in a treat it might work for one but the other is a nightmare. I had to mix the granules from an antibiotic with a little tuna or chicken applaws, let him eat it from a saucer then wrap what was left in wafer thin ham to get him to take it. We have to use prescription spot-on wormers for those 2. Luckily the other 2 are much more amenable about taking a tablet so get tablet wormers.
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Post by heartpawprints on Sept 4, 2014 17:42:39 GMT
Georgia and next door's cat Penny positively hate it too. It's as though you're scolding them with acid! Georgia flinches something dreadful. It's got to the point where I get it prepared in another room and launch a gentle but fast surprise attack! Dear me, they do make a fuss over nothing sometimes.
Just a tip to others - my Vet has recommended a product called Pestigon, it works in exactly the same way as Frontline but is cheaper.
Not sure if it was mentioned but the jab is called Programme - it is designed to inhit a flea being able to lay eggs, so wouldn't stop an initial infestation as such.
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Post by smilesbetter on Sept 5, 2014 10:00:10 GMT
My two German cats despise spot-on so I feel your pain. It is the only time they will ever try to bite (admittedly only lightly as a warning bite) and desperately try to get away. It's weird haha, my cat Smudgie in Scotland actually loves eating tablets and will eat them out your hand like it's a treat, so I've not seen her reaction to spot on.
I wonder if perhaps the spot-on is too cold, I might try putting it in a bowl of warm water first next time to warm it up a little, I don't think it will make much difference though. I think the grabbing-cats-in-towel and forcing it on them as quickly as possible is going to have to continue to be my method of application.
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Post by smilesbetter on Sept 5, 2014 10:03:32 GMT
One of my cats Harvey hates it so much too. It's weird, as my other cat is more sensitive, but tolerates the Frontline okay. And I do it monthly, it's a challenge. How do they know it's coming before the pipette is even opened?! I can give pills okay, so would be glad of a tablet form that works as well as Frontline and Advantage, as one of mine has a flea bite allergy. Do you find that those help the flea bite allergy at all? One of my cats has this also, but as it only takes one bite for her skin to get super itchy and for her to start over grooming, and as Frontline only kills fleas once they have bitten the cat, I find it's actually quite useless in that respect. I had actually been looking up an alternative (there is a post about it somewhere in this forum but dunno how to find it sorry) which would kill the fleas before they bit her, it's also a spot on though. I can't comment on how good it is as unfortunately she went missing just before we got her it. I hate to think what she must look like now if she's still alive as she went missing in prime flea-season.
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