Flea-control meds and diabetes

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Kathy and Kitty

Kathy and Kitty

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Not sure whether this should be in diabetes or regular health...

I saw a report that the chemicals in some flea/tick meds can be dangerous for humans as well as pets. (Here's a list: http://www.greenpaws.org/_docs/GP_productlist.pdf)

Some of the symptoms related to Advantage Plus included things I saw in Kitty -- gait issues in particular -- which I had thought were neuropathy-related.

When Kitty was diagnosed and visiting the vet often, I started treating him with Advantage Plus. Now I wonder whether he had more severe neuropathy because of the Advantage Plus. Coincidentally -- ?? -- I stopped treating him with the stuff a couple of months before his neuropathy began to improve.

Just curious what others think.
 
Fleas and ticks are a real problem here, particularly ticks so I did a fair bit of homework, here's the stuff I have collected:

http://www.felinediabetes.com/phorum5/r ... ?8,1625174

Currently authorised vetinary medicinal productscontaining organophosphates: (In the UK)

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/p ... 215w07.htm

General info on external parasites:

http://www.placervillevet.com/feline%20 ... asites.htm

Article and info on Frontline (seems to have most positive comments I've come across):

http://www.buyfrontline.co.uk/

I don'tknow how old this list is but to do with Ohio State University and involves Retail products that were under consideration for withdrawl:

http://ohioline.osu.edu/b586/b586_8.html

Last but not least another FDMB thread which includes a post By Dr Lisa and her :thumbup of Advantage (never used personally):

http://www.felinediabetes.com/phorum5/r ... ?8,1625419

Happy reading! :smile:
 
Thank you, Kate! I'm glad Dr. Lisa has chimed in.

I will say that the Advantage Multi just smells like nasty chemicals -- kind of like gasoline. Kitty seemed to feel "off" the entire day after application. I finally quit, because I thought making him sick a day every month wasn't worth it. I'll read more.
 
I used Frontline and Frontline plus (apparently rsistance is building to the first one because people use it inconsistently)

Good luck :smile:


ps-let us know your thoughts on any that you use
 
Just for information, both Frontline and Frontline Plus contain the same ingredient (Fipronil) that kills fleas. The Plus adds (S)-methoprene, an insect growth regulator (IGR) that kills flea eggs and larvae. In between the larvae and adult flea stage there is the pupae stage that is essentially resistant to almost.
anything.
 
Would love to know what people think about skipping this medication altogether. kitty lives indoors. Exposure is mainly at vet's.
 
Personally, I don't use flea products on my cats. I only needed to use it once, when I brought a new cat in and had fleas, then everyone got treated. I think I used advantage at the time.

But I haven't used this stuff in years and hopefully won't need to.
 
Flea control treatment is the one that is preferred by a lot of dog owners for the treatment of parasites and fleas within dogs. One of the main key reasons is the versatility of the treatment. This flea control treatment is available in injection method and this can also be administered orally. This treatment can be used as an external application.
 
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