Topic: A great product for flea and tick control for your pets
merrygirl
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there is an AWESOME product I used on my cats and dogs.
Its called seresto collars. They repel and kill fleas and ticks on BOTH cats and dogs. The collar lasts up to 8 months. It has a breakaway feature in it. I found them cheaper online than at the vet. This is not the usual flea collar.
Frontline isnt working anymore in our area for cats, even indoor cats. But even frontline does not repel ticks.
I am a former vet tech and these have to be the best thing I have found in a long time.
Kudzuslipper
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knock on wood... but frontline still works for us. but these collars look interesting. wonder if they are poisonous to us. But then again I'm sure the frontline is too.
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do you think the collars are more toxic or less toxic than the frontline? Due to mcs I have trouble with the frontline even at 1/2 doses.
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dbpei
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The collars look interesting to me too. I wondered the same... whether they would be toxic to us when we pet our cats and accidentally touch the collar. If it is less toxic than Frontline, I would like to give these a try.
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Frontline and others don't work on ky pets either but seresto does! Just got it about 3 weeks ago and no more fleas.
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Frontline and others don't work on ky pets either but seresto does! Just got it about 3 weeks ago and no more fleas.
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From Wikipedia- Flumethrin is a pyrethroid insecticide.[1] It is used externally in veterinary medicine against parasitic insects and ticks on cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and dogs.[2]
From Wikipedia
Infobox references Imidacloprid is a systemic insecticide which acts as an insect neurotoxin and belongs to a class of chemicals called the neonicotinoids which act on the central nervous system of insects with much lower toxicity to mammals. The chemical works by interfering with the transmission of stimuli in the insect nervous system. Specifically, it causes a blockage in the nicotinergic neuronal pathway. This blockage leads to the accumulation of acetylcholine, an important neurotransmitter, resulting in the insect's paralysis, and eventually death. It is effective on contact and via stomach action.[1] Because imidacloprid binds much more strongly to insect neuron receptors than to mammal neuron receptors, this insecticide is selectively more toxic to insects than mammals.[2]
Since I have children, and I also pet our dogs and cat a lot, our whole family does, I would worry about the chemicals affect on us.
Hope the info is helpful.
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dbpei
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Thanks for this info Annisa. Still not sure as to whether it would be more dangerous to us than Frontline. It is pretty impressive in what it can control!
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merrygirl
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If your cat can tolerate frontline drops I think this collar is just fine. Feel free and ask your vet though.
The collar has no odor whatsoever
It is impregnated with active ingredient and it releases a constant dose of med. It in my opinion is better than a blast of topical every month or 3 weeks. That is more risky imo.
The thing with frontline is it does not repel ticks. They can crawl.around and feed for up to 2 days before tgey die. Yuck I
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dbpei
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I know! I just ordered more frontline, but think I may give the collars a try when it is time to order more. I book marked the company that sells them. Thanks for sharing!
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