http://blog.petmeds.com/ask-the-vet/effective-flea-control-for-dogs-cats/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:20:04 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://blog.petmeds.com/ask-the-vet/effective-flea-control-for-dogs-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-1566 Dr. Michael Dym, VMD veterinarian Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:16:45 +0000 http://blog.petmeds.com/?p=307#comment-1566 You are very welcome. Please pass this information and blogs on to your family and friends. You are very welcome. Please pass this information and blogs on to your family and friends.

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]]> http://blog.petmeds.com/ask-the-vet/effective-flea-control-for-dogs-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Dr. Michael Dym, VMD veterinarian Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:57:10 +0000 http://blog.petmeds.com/?p=307#comment-279 Cats and dogs can suffer from multiple causes of itching, which in most cases is due to one of three or combination of either flea bite allergies, inhalant/contact allergies and/or food allergies. All itchy cats like this should be on some sort of flea control regimen, as well as making sure if there is a flea problem on the animals to make sure the home is treated as well with products like knock out or siphotrol house treatment, or even having home professionally exterminated, as much of flea life cycle occurs in the environment, and I honestly dont think any of the current products truly get rid of all of the flea eggs on the animal that end up in the environment. To help with symptomatic treatment of your pet, you could try an antihistamine such as chlorphenirimine at a dose of 2 mg twice daily, as well as adding fatty acids to the diet like Missing link for cats or nordic naturals pet cod liver oil. I have also find the very palatabe DMG liquid also helpful in easing allergic symptoms when used in conjunction with other products like this. If itching persists and fleas are under total control , than a full veterinary allergy workup should be done including a 6-8 week low allergy dietary trial to rule out food allergies as contributing to itching, as well as even stronger medications your vet can give such as oral prednisone or occasional injections of a longer acting steroid known as depomedrol. Cats and dogs can suffer from multiple causes of itching, which in most cases is due to one of three or combination of either flea bite allergies, inhalant/contact allergies and/or food allergies. All itchy cats like this should be on some sort of flea control regimen, as well as making sure if there is a flea problem on the animals to make sure the home is treated as well with products like knock out or siphotrol house treatment, or even having home professionally exterminated, as much of flea life cycle occurs in the environment, and I honestly dont think any of the current products truly get rid of all of the flea eggs on the animal that end up in the environment. To help with symptomatic treatment of your pet, you could try an antihistamine such as chlorphenirimine at a dose of 2 mg twice daily, as well as adding fatty acids to the diet like Missing link for cats or nordic naturals pet cod liver oil. I have also find the very palatabe DMG liquid also helpful in easing allergic symptoms when used in conjunction with other products like this. If itching persists and fleas are under total control , than a full veterinary allergy workup should be done including a 6-8 week low allergy dietary trial to rule out food allergies as contributing to itching, as well as even stronger medications your vet can give such as oral prednisone or occasional injections of a longer acting steroid known as depomedrol.

]]> http://blog.petmeds.com/ask-the-vet/effective-flea-control-for-dogs-cats/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Maureen Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:57:54 +0000 http://blog.petmeds.com/?p=307#comment-257 I have a 4 yr old cat who has been treated for fleas with frontline plus but the dose for Sept was give late on week 6 instead of week 4. Oct was given on time. The problem I am having is that my cat Cutie Pie has flea bites that are now "scabbing" I am going to give her next fronting plus on time the 4th week of November. In the meantime is there anything more that I can do for her. She is still scratching? I have a 4 yr old cat who has been treated for fleas with frontline plus but the dose for Sept was give late on week 6 instead of week 4. Oct was given on time. The problem I am having is that my cat Cutie Pie has flea bites that are now “scabbing” I am going to give her next fronting plus on time the 4th week of November. In the meantime is there anything more that I can do for her. She is still scratching?

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