Q&A: flea bath after putting revolution (flea drops like frontline) on cat?
Question by A: flea bath after putting revolution (flea drops like frontline) on cat?
I gave him the stuff 12 hours ago. The revolution package says I can give him a bath after 2 hours. It didn’t say if that included a flea bath.
The meds haven’t gone through his bloodstream yet, and I want to kill all of the ones on him, So by the time the fleas go back to him, the stuff will have kicked in.
The cat is 9 months old. The flea bath is organic and chemical free (natural Chemistry)
btw. Natural Chemistry works…. but it only kills the fleas on the cat at the moment. The whole bit about the residue lasting a week is bs.
i figured the shampoo wouldn’t work. I needed a quick fix to hold em off until my friend could bring some revolution home from her work.
Best answer:
Answer by rrm38
No, don’t follow Revolution with another flea chemical. Call your vet and ask for a Capstar pill. It can be used safely in conjunction with Revolution and is fast-acting. It lasts for about 24 hours and will begin killing adult fleas on your cat within 30 minutes. That way the fleas will die and you & kitty will be spared the trauma of a bath. Vets usually charge somewhere between $ 2-$ 10 for one pill, depending on the vet.
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No that did not mean a flea bath. If you need to get rid of live fleas, you can either use an old-fashioned flea comb, or get Capstar from your vet.
I recognize your posting from a couple of days ago and I won’t say “I told you so” about the flea shampoo lasting a week.
Are you SURE that Revolution says you can bathe a cat after two hours? The product hasn’t even dried on the back of the neck by then so you will just wash it off. My recollection is that it you should wait two days to bathe a cat.
In any case, if you have put this on him you should stop being so impatient and at least give the stuff a chance to work because it will.
If you still want instant gratification then either give him a Capstar pill which will kill the fleas right away or flea comb some of the other fleas off of him, but just make sure you avoid the place where the flea treatment is.