My cat has fleas, she is a little damp from her bath earlier can i still put the flea med on now or wait?

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1. most say to wait until the animal is completely dry for it to take full effect

2. That is just fine – just be sure she doesn’t rub or scratch on anything for at least 20 mins after application…let it dry!

3. NO, you must wait at least 48 hours. If not, it won’t be as effective or wont be effective at all. WAIT

   Flea meds such as frontline/advantix work with the natural skin oils

   and don’t bathe you cat more than once a month. Ask a vet if you think im wrong. more than that irritates their skin and could become severe

4. Yes please wait 24-48 hours before a topical and I heard that bio spot is lethal for animals so I hope you aren’t using that !

5. Wait until she is dry to apply the product.

   Is it Frontline, Advantage, or Revolution from a vet or is it another product you bought at a store?

   The FDA is currently (today is 9/15/2009) investigating “over the counter” flea products because there have been a large number of reports of injury or death to cats and dogs associated with those products.

   I only use Frontline, Advantage, or Revolution from the vet. There have been some counterfeits of Frontline, Advantage, and Revolution available on the Internet. I know someone who had a cat die from a counterfeit package of Frontline.

   In case what you are doing doesn’t get rid of the fleas, here is how I tell people to deal with fleas -

   First get Frontline, Advantage, or Revolution from the vet to treat the cats. These products are intended to be used once a month to keep fleas off the cat.

   Then, if you need to treat the house – which is often the case – use a product which not only kills adult fleas but also prevents eggs from hatching.

   When we have bad flea years (haven’t had one in along time – knock on wood we use Raid products for the house.

   They make a fogger called Raid ® : Flea Killer Plus Fogger

   http://www.killsbugsdead.com/fop_fkpf.asp

   They also make an area spray called Raid ® : Flea Killer Plus Carpet & Room Spray

   http://www.killsbugsdead.com/fop_fk_pc_rs.asp

   We have had very good results with those products.

   Remember, you want a product that not only kills adult fleas but also prevents eggs from hatching. If you use something that does not prevent the eggs from hatching, when they hatch you are back where you started.

   There is a product, Capstar which is a pill you give the cat. It kills all of the fleas on the cat within about 5 hours.

   http://www.capstar.novartis.us/

   It does not provide long lasting protection – it merely kills all the fleas on the cat.

   You can use it to kill all the fleas on the cat and then treat the cat with Frontline, Advantage, or Revolution, and then treat the cat.

   Ask your vet about Capstar and using it in combination with other products.

   Capstar is available only by prescription.

   We have used it to kill all the fleas on feral cats who we could not handle to apply something else. We transfer them to another cage or carrier, move them out of the room, fog the room, give them the Capstar in food, and then put them back in the main cage.

   Capstar is like magic – it really will kill all of the fleas on a cat very quickly and it is safe enough that you could use it every day, if need be – though that would be an expensive way to control fleas, day to day.

   Indoor cats can get fleas that people carry in on their clothes. If you think that might be happening, get an insecticide you can spray on the yard to kill fleas.

   You will probably need to get a sprayer. The ones that attach to the end of a hose might be the type you could use.

   Ask the people at a garden store, Lowes, or Home Depot, or similar store for help picking an insecticide and a sprayer.

6. i would normally wait til its fully dried off and then put on the flea med its more potent that way. The other option is give her another flea bath in a couple days. Also give her a can of tuna with about a half teaspoon garlic powder in it. Its proven to work to help eliminate the fleas

7. I would dry her completely before I put any flea stuff on her.Cause it may not work as well if she is wet.

8. NO! Read the directions on the box. You have to wait 24 or 48 hours after they are bathed before you can apply it.