When admitting a purring pet into your life, you should understand that the owner’s responsibilities are not only filling the bowl with food and timely emptying the tray.
Sometimes an animal can acquire small blood-sucking "friends" who happily occupy the skin of their new friend, as well as the entire apartment.
And to deal with this unpleasant problem will have, alas, not the cat itself.
Advantages over other insecticidal drugs
Suppress offensive a flea, ticks, as well as intestinal parasites can be a variety of ways. But if you want to get rid of unwanted guests want as soon as possible and for a long time, insecticidal drops will be the best tool.
The popularity of such funds is simply explained:
- all varieties of drops are available in special droppers pipettes. Thus, counting the dosage of the drug is greatly simplified;
- it is possible to process a captive flea cat even without any help.;
- most manufacturers of droplets eliminate the possibility of re-infection by parasites within a few months after using the tool.
How to use correctly
The principle of processing the animal is as simple as possible and the same for all varieties of drops. It is worth starting the process of determining the body mass of a caudate friend.. After the weight is determined, need to read the instructions to the tool, finding out how much liquid to use in a particular case.
The final stage of the process is the direct application of drops on the cat's skin.
To the procedure of using the drug worth the most careful. All kinds of flea remedies are applied in areas of the body that are inaccessible to the animal for licking.
As a rule, such places are withers and spinal area. After using the cat can not bathe. If the habitat of the animal is not limited to the framework of the apartment, then it is necessary to make sure that the animal does not fall under the rain. Otherwise, the tool will not work..
Flea and tick drops: brands and efficacy
Issuing insectoacaricidal drops are engaged in many manufacturers of vetsredstv. Let's stop on the most widespread stamps.
"Leopard"
Domestic-produced insecticide-acaricide. The tool has become quite widespread due to its low cost, as well as sufficient effectiveness in the fight against fleas and ticks. The active ingredient drops "Leopard"is an insecticide permethrin.
The main advantage of the drug is that its use practically does not cause side effects. In addition, under the same name are issued funds for kittens, which can be applied already from two months of age of the animal.
In general, the action drops "Leopard"productively though sometimes the prophylactic effect is too short. As a rule, re-infection by parasites occurs within a few weeks after the use of an insecticide.
IN-AP complex
The composition of the drops include components such as aversectin, fipronil and praziquantel. Popularity drops IN-AP due to the fact that this tool fights all types of parasites in cats, including worms.
Before processing it is necessary to examine the skin of the animal for damage. If they are not found, pet need to washby giving it a chance to dry. Only after that you can apply drops. The tool is highly effective in combating parasites, However, an absolute guarantee of getting rid of fleas does not.
According to customer reviews using the drug, sometimes insects are able to survive the drug attack.
Important! IN-AP complex ne recommended for pregnant women, nursing, and under the age of two months animals.
Inspector
Drops are designed to control flea ticks with lashes and intestinal nematodes. The active components of the drug - fipronil and moxidectin.
The method of applying the same dropsas other similar drugs. "Inspector" not applicable on kittens up to 7 weeks old. They are treated with care allergy prone and pregnant animals.
Drops are considered highly effective in antihelminthic prophylaxis and have a lot of positive feedback from the owners of cats.
"Dana Ultra"
Dana is a domestic anti-flea drug based on fipronil. The effect of the effect of drops lasts for 4 weeks. Treatment of an animal for the purpose of prevention is carried out not more than 1 time per month. It is not recommended to bathe a cat within 3 days after treatment with the preparation. In the future, bathing is not prohibited, because at this time it does not reduce the effectiveness of the tool.
Average cost of flea and tick drops
| Means | Price |
| "Leopard" | 45 - 60 p. |
| IN-AP complex | 170 - 200 p. |
| Inspector | 250 - 300 r. |
| "Dana Ultra" | 170 - 190 p. |
For the little ones
It is worth taking out fleas in kittens with the help of drops only if they are separated from the cat and when the number of parasites threatens the health of the babies. Important to rememberthat the insecticides that make up the preparations can cause serious harm to the immature children's body.
You can use drops only upon reaching the age of two months. If the kitten has not yet crossed this age bar, it is better not to risk it and postpone the processing, or try to remove some of the parasites with a comb.
To date, there are several varieties of drops that allow the processing of small pets. These are drugs:
- Chistotel Junior (applied from 8 weeks of age).
- Advantage (apply 10 weeks of age).
- "Front line"(applied from 8 weeks of age).
- Stronghold (apply from 8 weeks of age).
What to do if a cat licked flea drops
At observance of the rules of use of insecticides specified in the instruction, the risk of animal poisoning medicine is reduced to zero. In situations where the animal managed to contrive and lick the drug, better to resort to the help of a specialist. If for some reason a visit to a veterinary clinic is postponed, you can give the animal "Enterosgel" and watch his behavior.
Usually no signs of deterioration means there is no serious health hazard. In the future, in order to avoid such cases, the cat needs to wear a special collar after the treatment with drop means.
A large assortment, relative accessibility and ease of use of insecticidal and acaricidal preparations make life as easy as possible for owners of baleen pets. In order to rid the furry friend of parasites, just visit any vet pharmacy and buy the necessary product.
However, if your goal is not just the destruction of unwanted tenants, but also the health of the cat - do not be lazy to visit a specialist. After all, only a professional inspection will help identify the individual characteristics of your ward and choose the most effective and safe drug.
We recommend you to “get acquainted” with shampoos and flea collars for cats.
In conclusion, we offer you a video on the prevention of parasites using drops:
