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[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 62 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Been there. Eventually we had to stop letting him leave though because he brought fleas in. Twice.

Actually it might've been three times

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The cheap flee collars do not work, and if the cat was even semi-feral good luck getting any collar on it. Tropical is usually best, but stuff that works is also not cheap.

[–] milkisklim@lemm.ee 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I often find going to the tropics solves most of my problems!

In all seriousness, I totally agree that topical is the way to go.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lol I'm leaving it, it's to damn funny

[–] TheOneAndOnly@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Why would you want to damn funny? Seems like a path to a joyless existence, friend. Be the change you want to see...

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Flee collars just make them run away.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

The 1 person down voting does not have a sense of humour

[–] accideath@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What does work are anti flea drops you put on their neck, where they can’t reach. Lasts a month or so and kills fleas and ticks. My mum’s cats are outside a lot and they never have fleas or ticks, when my mum doesn’t forget putting the frontline drops on.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah that's what they referred to as "tropical," a misspelling of "topical." But as they say, it isn't cheap for the good stuff. Frontline doesn't even work in my area, gotta be advantage II or revolution.