Maintaining your cat’s health by keeping fleas and ticks away is an essential part of pet ownership. Unfortunately, there are numerous flea and tick treatments available on the market, making selecting one for your feline friend a challenge.
Finding the ideal product for your cat depends on their lifestyle, location and environment. To make selecting a safe flea and tick treatment option easier for you, we’ve compiled this list of the safest options.
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Geraniol Spray
Fleas and ticks can be a real issue for our pets. Not only do they snag their fur, leaving them itchy, but they may also spread diseases that could prove lethal.
If your cat has fleas, you need a safe and effective treatment that works quickly. A flea spray for cats is an ideal way to eliminate these insects and prevent them from returning.
Geraniol is an organic chemical compound that has been shown to repel and disrupt insect receptors. It’s an acyclic monoterpene alcohol with two copies of isoprenes as its building blocks.
Geraniol is one of the safest and most effective biocidal insecticides currently on the market. This plant-derived, non-toxic pesticide can be safely applied to both dogs and cats for active infestations or preventative maintenance; its strong killing power eliminates fleas and ticks within 24 hours – including biting lice!
Nitenpyram Tablets
Nitenpyram tablets for cats are a safe and efficient way to eliminate fleas and ticks without harming your pet. After administering one dose, adult fleas start dying within 30 minutes of exposure, reaching peak effectiveness within 4 hours for dogs and 6 hours for cats.
Nitenpyram belongs to the class of neonicotinoids that act by binding to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors found in insects’ central nervous systems. This inhibits ion flow through postsynaptic membrane, leading to paralysis and death.
Comparative to other first-generation neonicotinoids, nitenpyram is less toxic to non-target organisms. This can be an advantage in veterinary medicine since it reduces the need for using insecticides that could pose greater risks than necessary for your pet.
Nitenpyram is an oral tablet for dogs, puppies, cats and kittens over 2 pounds in body weight and four weeks old. It contains 11.4 or 57.0 mg of nitenpyram.
Flea & Tick Killer Spot-On
Fleas and ticks can be a real danger to both your pet and those around them. These pesky parasites may cause skin problems, hair loss, as well as diseases like Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
They can spread tapeworm infections that could harm a cat’s health. Furthermore, they spread bacteria and parasites to the home, potentially leading to diseases like plague or cat scratch fever.
The safest flea and tick treatment for cats is topical medication applied directly onto their back. Spot-on treatments, which are applied directly onto either the back of the neck or along the entire length from base of neck to tail, are the most popular option.
Frontline Plus
Frontline Plus is the safest flea and tick treatment for cats, using fipronil and (s)-methoprene to eliminate fleas, ticks, and chewing lice. Additionally, it helps control sarcoptic mange infestations.
To use, take the applicator from its child-resistant package and hold it upright. Snap the tip away from your cat’s face and body by placing it between his shoulder blades just above his skin.
Squeeze the contents of the applicator, and apply to your kitty’s skin in one smooth motion. Avoid applying too much product near his fur or around his ears as these areas can be easily scratched.
After applying a topical flea and tick treatment to your pet, it is always wise to separate them from any other pets for 24 hours – particularly if the treatment contains permethrin. Permethrin can be highly toxic to cats and may lead to serious issues if ingested; additionally, vomiting or diarrhea may occur as well.
