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Flea/worm subscription - which is best?

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Preciousprincess75 · 21/02/2024 22:45

Any recommendations for monthly flea and worm subscriptions for my kitten? Looking at the Vet Box and Itch currently but no idea which is best or if I should be looking at vet treatments? He hasn't had any fleas at all yet but been indoors for 7months.

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TeaKitten · 21/02/2024 22:46

The ones you get from the vet are best and still reasonably priced

Belovedbagle · 21/02/2024 23:29

Just don't use Bob Martin flea treatment. Look it up on Facebook it kills so many cats they're trying to get it banned. Best to get from the vet.

Honeyroar · 21/02/2024 23:33

Save yourself the money and your pet the chemicals. There’s no need to do monthly treatments. It’s making parasites resistant to treatments. I only treat mine if they show signs of fleas or worms, (and would treat them the following month too to catch hatching eggs). I haven’t used anything for ages.

lifebeginsaftercoffee · 22/02/2024 06:56

Don't waste your money - you need proper prescription strength treatment from your vet.

Julianne65 · 22/02/2024 12:08

Honeyroar · 21/02/2024 23:33

Save yourself the money and your pet the chemicals. There’s no need to do monthly treatments. It’s making parasites resistant to treatments. I only treat mine if they show signs of fleas or worms, (and would treat them the following month too to catch hatching eggs). I haven’t used anything for ages.

Interesting. Our friend is a dog trainer and he does the same thing. Only treats when needed and sends stool samples to a lab every month to test for worms. Have you found this effective? Do you groom your cat every day?

My parents had a cat years ago and she had a flea collar one year and then nothing until she died and she never had fleas (this was the 80s and 90s though).

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