Hi there,

Ive just got a cat, she's 5 and lovely! Previous owner had to find her another home as her other cat has just given birth and this one was attacking the babies. So, I already had loads of stuff, for when I got my new cat and in the bag was Wilko cat 'spot on' repels fleas. I must have bought this, just incase I got one with terrible fleas. Wondering, does anyone use this? And how good is it? She hasn't got fleas, she was treated on 14th March, but I want to keep up regular drops!

Any brands that you could recommend?
Previous owner said she uses, Frontline and a pack of 6 lasts 36weeks?
How good are frontline?

Ive asked my mother, as she has more 'knowledge' on cats and she uses frontline. So, just for a balanced opinion, thought id ask on here.

Thanks, Gina + new cat Minnie :)

Personally I'd go with Frontline. I've never used any of the 'pet shop' brands which have done anything like as good a job on fleas, just like I've never used a better wormer than Drontal.

The big risk with fleas is that an ineffective product leads to huge expense and upheaval clearing a flea infestation from your home. Only at that point can you say for sure whether the product is a failure. Thankfully I've never had that level of flea infestation and I don't plan on having one anytime soon either!

EDIT- not that I'm implying that the Wilkinson's product is not effective. I just haven't seen any decent evidence of it's efficacy or safety.

I think i'll stick with what she has to be honest, frontline. Her coat is so silky and she has let me sit there for the past hour or so just combing her! Dont want her to get irritated by trying out other brands.

Anyone know where to get frontline from? Ive been informed I can get them online, much cheaper than shops?

Also, theres a pack of wilkos drops going for free! :) PM me if you want them.

Gina

petmeds :)

there's a link to them somewhere at the front end of the rain rescue website www.rainrescue.co.uk

Wilko's spot on is the "Canac" brand with Wilko's name on.

Canac is owned by Sherlys, which in turn is the trading name (for pet products) of the German drug company Beaphar.

Beaphar also produce many vet medicines that are only available from the vets.

Draw your own conclusions from that.

Some years ago Bob Martins took 2 vets from the south of England to court for continually telling customers that the pet shop brands were ineffective.
Bob Martins won.

I personally would always use frontline as its stronger and really works, some of the others aren't always as good as they should be.

Wilko's spot on is the "Canac" brand with Wilko's name on.

Canac is owned by Sherlys, which in turn is the trading name (for pet products) of the German drug company Beaphar.

Beaphar also produce many vet medicines that are only available from the vets.

Draw your own conclusions from that.

Some years ago Bob Martins took 2 vets from the south of England to court for continually telling customers that the pet shop brands were ineffective.
Bob Martins won.

Hmm.. I see what your saying :)

Thanks for that!

Naming no names but I do know someone who has used Wilko flea products for a few years and had a massive flea infestation as result that has taken a lot of time and money to sort out (we hope) and this is with just one cat....draw your own conclusions from that, Frontline or Stronghold for me every time.

i swear by frontline very expensive from very and drontal aswell but both the best products and worth every penny

Pets at home sells frontline and drontel , cheaper then the vets , with no consultation fee.it is on prescription so they will need a name and address for medical reasons, you will also need to no the weight of your cat so they can prescribe the correct medication also treat for worms as well as fleas carry worms

I have tried all kinds and honestly found them to be a false economy and at the worst of it, had to bomb the house after using ineffective treatments and the problem multiplying rapidly

Nuvan Top works but it's a cat-scarer spray, so I now use Frontline and have no problems

I am a tightwad so people kept saying "use frontline" and I thought "nah, rip-off" but I am now converted.

I would dearly love to say that Wilko’s spot on does not work and you are better off at the vet’s or a pet shop, but that would be dishonest.

What I am trying to say is that you cannot categorically say that a particular product does not work just because it as not worked for one person/pet. Non vet products are still made by pharmaceutical companies and must do as stated on the pack.
For each medicine product on a shops shelf, the manufacturer will have to have paid between £15,000 and £20,000 to have it tested by the appropriate body, and to obtain a licence to sell it.

If a product has not worked for you, then it is usually for one of three reasons;
a) you have not used it correctly, on it’s own, or in conjunction with other complementary products,
b) it is not suitable for YOUR animal. (as with our medicines, most work for most of the people, but there will be some it will not work for),
c) there are other outside influences you can’t control.

I think if I was using a product for “several years” and still “had a massive flea infestation as a result”, then I think I would have started to explore other avenues long before now.

Sometimes it is necessary to go to the vets if an off the shelf medicine hasn’t been effective for your pet, but they are worth a try first, and work most of the time.

If you had a headache or stiff joints and a paracetamol usually cured it, but if one time you still had it after a few days, then you would go to the doctor for something stronger or different diagnosis. You wouldn’t, though go to the doctor at the first sign of a headache every time would you?

Going off this brand, there are now products on the shelves of pet shops that, not long ago, were actually vet only medicines/treatments and were only available from the vets.

As vet products have improved, Bob Martins have got a licence to sell some of the older, previously vet only treatments, for worming and fleas, to pet shops. Just because these products are bought of the shelf at a non vets, you can’t say these are not effective, as a couple of years ago because they were bought from the vets, they were the bee’s knee’s. They’re not called by their original name though.

If you want to buy Drontal, frontline etc, one of the best places is vet-medic.com. This as now been bought out by Manor Pharmacies, so if you have a Manor Chemist near you , you can now get them over the counter there without a prescription, as well as on line

I would dearly love to say that Wilko’s spot on does not work and you are better off at the vet’s or a pet shop, but that would be dishonest.

What I am trying to say is that you cannot categorically say that a particular product does not work just because it as not worked for one person/pet.

Well really from my point of view it either works or it doesn't and in the case of my friends cat it didn't, it was used in conjunction with the Wilko household spray and there was no reason that it would have failed due to being wrongly used, I am not making the story up I was there helping to sort out the resulting problem.

Now Bob Martins vet quality treatments are another story, I tried them a couple of years ago to test them out (after recommendation from another thread actually) they were really quite good, I still don't find that they lasted quite as long as Frontline but they were definitely reasonable.

The other pet shop ones and home brand ones are no good at all in my experience, perhaps they would be ok if you just had one pet and sprayed the house regularly with a good household flea spray I don't know.

Be nice to hear if anyone else has had success with them at all?

All the pet shop flea treatments I have used failed miserably, and that is including Bob Martin. Go with Frontline.

When I first had cats, we tried stuff from the pet shop, but if was useless. Switched to Nuvan Top and Staykill until Frontline came along, which is easier to apply than the spray.

I'd be dubious about switching to anything else, in case it didn't work, a flea infestation in the house is no fun!!

i always tell my customers frontline is the best,or at least has the best end results........on the odd occasion when a customer has had problems they have used either own brands or the really cheap and nasty ones,and powders just don't work.......personally i would not use any other than frontline,would rather pay more and make sure it does the job......don't forget i'm not a vet,don't sell it so have nothing to gain other than thinking of the poor cat/dog with fleas,and the owners.

I advise the same cheaper brands don't work ! thats why there are more flea infestations in peoples homes and their animals get no releif from these products being used. I frontline all my animals and have never had a flea problem!

Well, looking at this, I think i'll stick with frontline. So here goes the next Question.. Wheres cheapest? And if anybody wants the wilkos flea drops, PM me...

i dont want to irritate her by using something that, looks like (^^^^) its not gonna work! Rather keep her happy.
She ran out of the house this morning, and dissappeared, I had a GP appt so couldnt spend hours finding her, I went to docs, came back, left back door open hoping she'd come in and kept shouting her.. and about an hour after she'd gotten out, she came trotting back in, and sat on the back with me reading a magazine! Is this normal as I was told, and know from past experience, to keep them in a few days to get their 'scent' we've only had her since Saturday :)

Pets at home sells frontline and drontel , cheaper then the vets , with no consultation fee.it is on prescription so they will need a name and address for medical reasons, you will also need to no the weight of your cat so they can prescribe the correct medication also treat for worms as well as fleas carry worms

You are still better of buying it online and you do not need a script. Pets at home are more expensive than the likes of petmeds and vetuk.

I would always advise visiting a qualified vet, but if you do go via the 'grey market' and get Frontline or similarly strong flea treatment without speaking to anybody - please be VERY careful with giving the correct dose for the weight of the animal. Also, it should be remembered that you shouldn't use it on an animal that it is not specifically meant for. If you get either of these things wrong you run the risk of killing your pet (I've seen it happen).

I would always advise visiting a qualified vet, but if you do go via the 'grey market' and get Frontline or similarly strong flea treatment without speaking to anybody - please be VERY careful with giving the correct dose for the weight of the animal. Also, it should be remembered that you shouldn't use it on an animal that it is not specifically meant for. If you get either of these things wrong you run the risk of killing your pet (I've seen it happen).

Errm Thanks

I would add that I have used Bob Martins/Canac Spot-On as a stand in in when I haven't been able to get Frontline when the monthly dose is due and on that basis it's done OK as a stand-in

We have four cats have previously used Frontline with them and its excellent and works. I have recently just bought some Wilkos own brand flea drops and I have woke up this morning to cats with really messy and greasy necks. I'm gonna buy a flea comb today to see if the cats have any fleas, as one of them has been scratching around his neck.

I must be honest my partner said to try the Wilko ones, yes cheaper, but not as effective as Frontline. Im waiting to see if they work as well as Frontline? I don't think they will, but yet to wait and see. If they don't work, Frontline here I come.

cat flea information ...... http://abmpestcontrol.com/page17.html

click on the link within the page.

cat flea information ...... http://abmpestcontrol.com/page17.html

click on the link within the page.

Eww I really don't like fleas one bit :gag: :hihi:
What a great and informative link though, thank you, flea trap sounds useful to hide somewhere in the house and catch a few strays.

Hi,I had a really bad cat flea infestation a few yrs ago which resulted in having pest contol in after i had spent a small fortune on every remidy going.The guy from the council said that shops are governed by how much chemical is in the remidy as they sell to the public and that in most cases it isnt enough.He sprayed the house from top to bottom ane told me to treat the mog with frontline from the vets.I took his advice and have never had a problem or a flea since....happy happy..

a simple yet affective flea trap is to put your bedside lamp on the floor, place underneath a bowl of water.
the fleas are attracted to the heat from the lamp, end up in the water but cant swim'

goodnight fleas !!!!!!!!! lol

a simple yet affective flea trap is to put your bedside lamp on the floor, place underneath a bowl of water.
the fleas are attracted to the heat from the lamp, end up in the water but cant swim'

goodnight fleas !!!!!!!!! lol

But I will see them swimming :gag: :hihi: great tip though and I will try it, thanks.

Well, looking at this, I think i'll stick with frontline. So here goes the next Question.. Wheres cheapest? And if anybody wants the wilkos flea drops, PM me...

i dont want to irritate her by using something that, looks like (^^^^) its not gonna work! Rather keep her happy.
She ran out of the house this morning, and dissappeared, I had a GP appt so couldnt spend hours finding her, I went to docs, came back, left back door open hoping she'd come in and kept shouting her.. and about an hour after she'd gotten out, she came trotting back in, and sat on the back with me reading a magazine! Is this normal as I was told, and know from past experience, to keep them in a few days to get their 'scent' we've only had her since Saturday :)

You can buy frontline in chemist on Exchange street or if you're north of Sheffield pet shop at Firth Park sells it, don't use anything else they don't work. I tried that once with Bob Martins spot on and my cat started frothing at the mouth

a simple yet affective flea trap is to put your bedside lamp on the floor, place underneath a bowl of water.
the fleas are attracted to the heat from the lamp, end up in the water but cant swim'

goodnight fleas !!!!!!!!! lol

That's a dangerous suggestion, electricity should not be put anywhere near water, it would be goodnight Vienna if the lamp got knocked over

That's a dangerous suggestion, electricity should not be put anywhere near water, it would be goodnight Vienna if the lamp got knocked over


Quite

Substitute the light for a candle

I must admit, the best flea treatment I have ever used over the years has to be Frontline. Fantastic Brand and although its a little bit more expensive, its not too bad compared to having a flea free cat(s) and a flea free home.

Im never ever going to waste my money on other brands from shops as they just dont work as well and its a total waste of money. Enough said.:hihi: