warning for those with kitties -

[needlegrrl]

i just called my vet, to see if i could use hartz advanced care flea ad tick drops plus on spooky, since she's on a form of prednisone - and they told me that they don't recommend that stuff at all, as it had *killed* cats before. which is scary - especially since skatha had a skin reaction to it.

just a heads up - i don't *think* they would go to that extreme just to get you to buy stuff through a vet, and the lady sounded *really* serious about it.

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[halima.livejournal.com]

The hartz stuff is horrible. It made my cat drool for upwards of 2 hours and she was just staggering around. we had to give her benadryl for the spot it left on her back. Awful stuff. I'd rather pay for the Frontline or Advantage or use an old fashioned flea collar or even chrysanthemum (sp)oil.

[needlegrrl]

i had no idea. i should have done more research - i feel like a bad kitty mom, now. but i'm going to go to a vet and get them the good stuff, now, and put it on them. they're my babies.

[halima.livejournal.com]

I didn't know either and felt pretty bad, but I'm glad that nothing worse happened than a skin reaction. I think the Hartz stuff evidently causes strokes in some cats.

[irana.livejournal.com]

Yeah...that stuff is pretty strong and it's harder on kittens. Most vets don't like it for adult cats, much less kittens.

[velvetfaery.livejournal.com]

Don't ever use Hartz! It's really not just a vet's ploy to sell more of the prescription stuff.

At best, Hartz is rated as being pretty ineffective at flea control. I've also read plenty of stories of cats dying, or having seizures for the rest of their lives as a result of using that stuff.

My cats use Frontline TopSpot, which seems to work well... I haven't found flea dirt on Satine and Toulouse since we started using it. I've also heard great things about Advantage, but if you're going to have the cat outside, depending on what sort of area you're in, you might want to go for the Frontline since it protects against ticks as well.

[nyte.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, that's true :o(

http://www.janicek.com/hartz/ is a very very sad website that has quite a bit of information.

[ninsun.livejournal.com]

my manager told my about that a few months ago....so i have been avoiding the stuff ever since....do you know what is a good brand for them??

[needlegrrl]

the vet recommended one of the ones you can get at a vet clinic, like advantage.

[ninsun.livejournal.com]

i shall try that then, my vet in athens recommended the pills that work for something liek three days, but no vet will sell then to me without going in for a visit and with two cats, that will get expensive to get rid of fleas.