Fleas!! I'm at my wits end..

[MissPollyHadADolly19]

For 2 years I had been using stronghold for my cat, with no problems but then all of a sudden it stopped working. So I changed to frontline, didn't work at all. I've been using advantage for around 6 months and now this has also stopped working!! Wtf is going on? I'm being bit to death, due to give birth next month and have no idea what else to try.
I only did the last dose of advantage a week ago, if I bought more today would I be able to use it or is it possible to overdose him on flea treatments?

Have you treated the house too? Only a small amount of fleas are on the animal, the rest are in the environment. Indorex is supposed to be good for treating the house

Go to the vet, get a prescription for advocate and order it cheaply online. It actually works unlike the stuff like frontline that a lot of fleas are resistant to.

Get some anti-flea spray (I use the non-toxic one that just makes stuff slippery) for carpets and rugs, but really fleas don’t like living on people so if your cats are treated they’ll disappear very quickly (the fleas, not the cats!).

Id bought some flea bombs but it seemed counterproductive while the fleas were still on the cat so been trying to tackle him before the house.
Is indorex a residue type spray?

Never heard of advocate so will have to try that!!
I just do not understand how something can work for so long then just stop

Indorex is what you need. Get someone else (as you're pregnant) to spray everywhere, skirting boards, hard floors, sofas and behind them. Leave house shut up for a few hours then air it well. Repeat a week later to break the flea lifecycle.

Advocate has the same flea ingredient as advantage (advocate has worm treatment included too)

Advocate has the same flea ingredient as advantage (advocate has worm treatment included too)

Didn’t know that - thanks, really good to know!

Will give indorex a shot, thanks!
Anyone had luck with flea collars?

At my wits end last year with fleas last year. I put down an entire container of Asda table salt all over my carpeted areas.

Also but a bowl of soapy water on living room floor.

I'd read about both online.

Have to point out that my carpet is old, wasnt very expensive and I was beyond caring by this point. We took that on the driveway and jet washed it with the Karcher. That was the most satisfying day of my life, but Dear Reader that is a thread for another day.

Back to the carpet, left it overnight and hoovered next morning. I got on the floor and used the schnozzle rather than just hoovering normally. It took bloody hours.

But it worked, didn't see any for absolute ages.

But like you, we are suffering this year.

Should say I cleaned rug on driveway, apologies.

Should say we took rug on driveway and we cleaned it with the karcher.

Apologies.

@donutrehomer oooh I've not heard of putting table salt down, may have to give that a go!
We had the house recarpeted only 3 months ago so reluctant to try anything harsh. Also with the school holidays coming up and being heavily pregnant the thought of having to keep DD out and occupied for a whole day while I bomb the house is not ideal.
Sorry you had to go through the flea nightmare too!

Yeah, salt option def not for you then.

Bowl of soapy water is good though.

Indorex is good, in desperation I had the injections for my cats at the vet's last year.

Timed it so that I used the indorex the same day. That cleared it all pretty much. You saw fleas for a few weeks but that was it then.

I put flea collars on my cat and they worked. Got them from the pet shop. They came in a range of colours and had elastic so they would have stretched if caught. You have to buy a new one every few months.

The best treatment I ever had was the tablets from the vet, forget the name, but I moved away from that vet.

I did get some of the cheap repel collars from Amazon, they seemed to work. I also got a shock comb from eBay, that seems to help too.