PJ 3/17 AMPS 309

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I tested several times yesterday (Sunday) and she g0t into the green but she's throwing a lot of 300 lately. I am going to get her to the vet this week (hopefully) as I I'm sure she needs to have a dental and that may be causing some of the spikes.

Also, she has really skin issues and over the last 2-3 weeks she has some red patchy/scab areas on back legs and butt. These are partly flea allergy and just regular allergies.

I usually put the topical flea meds but will have to do something else now as I give her insulin shots in the scruff...may not matter but not sure if it would be good to do that and then stick a needle in that skin nailbite_smile May have to resort to the oral flea meds for her....
 
CapStar, a pill, may be given to kill off adult fleas, if present. It would have to be taken daily if no other med was used.

Topical products are in a base which then supposedly seeps all over the skin. If you get one, be sure it has an inhibitor of egg and larvae growth.

My shelter does a combo when a cat comes in - both the CapStar, plus Frontline Plus.

In some places, some products aren't working as well. Advantage II seems to be working in Columbus, OH, while Frontline isn't doing much at all.
 
I used Capstar a couple times when it seemed all the fleas weren't dying off. I also had a tiny infestation about 5 months ago and we used Comfortis for all the cats - let me tell you that was an ORDEAL! The bill is quite large and none of the cats would eat this supposedly "liver" flavor tab. We had to pill all of them and that was not fun :evil: However, the fleas literally dropped off of them - amazing.

I may see how cheap I can get Capstar and use that on her and topicals on the others. I hate topicals because it leaves an oil slick on their neck, and again, not sure about using it and then giving insulin shots in her scruff. I've tried giving shots in other areas and she isn't compliant....
 
Because CapStar has a good safety profile, you can get the large dog size and cut in quarters to save money.
 
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