Can You Use Dog Anti-Flea Product For Your Cats Too?
While cleaning your house, you see some crawling ticks and jumping fleas inside and outside your home. That is not a good sign.
You need to get rid of them fast. So you went to the nearest pet supply store and bought a Dog Anti-Flea Product. You realized that cats too can have the same ticks and fleas as your dog.
So you thought maybe the dog anti-flea product can be safe for your cats as well. Or is it?
With the many products available in the market today, do you think your cat will be safe with a dog anti-flea product? The obvious answer is NO.
Want to find out how you can get rid of these parasites naturally, read this: Can You Get Rid of Ticks and Fleas Using Kitchen Ingredients?
Here’s why:
The Dog Anti-Flea Product Can Be Harmful To Your Cat
You have to understand that dog anti-flea products are for dogs only. Unless stated that the product is also good for cats, most tick and flea preventive for dogs have an ingredient that is effective for dogs but harmful for cats.
Cats have a more sensitive metabolism than dogs that even getting in close contact to dogs recently treated should not be allowed.
The ingredient pyrethrin can be bearable to a cat but in concentrated form can be dangerous. This is the chemical that is included in dog anti-flea products that your cat may be exposed to, usually found in topical tick and flea preventives.
When you see your cats not in their usual behavior, show signs of weakness, muscles twitching or shaking, then best to bring to the nearest veterinarian.
The best thing to do when you have both cats and dogs in your house and need to get rid of ticks and fleas, you have to separate them for the meantime when treating them from these parasites. You can also consider using tick and flea prevention products good for both cats and dogs.
But you have to remember never to give a dog anti-flea product to your cats.
There are anti-tick and flea products specially made for cats such as Broadline, Frontline and Seresto:
You can buy these online now:
If you want to learn more about anti-tick and flea products for dogs you can go here: Tick and Flea 101: Choosing The Right Tick and Flea Preventive For You And Your Pet
Enjoy peace of mind,
Dr. Sixto Carlos, DVM, MS
Makati Dog and Cat Hospital
Serving Pet Parents near Mandaluyong, Makati, and BGC
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