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Originally Posted by Lea N
I would pass on it. At the moment we are without a cat, unfortunately. But when we had cats they went on the lanai and never picked up a flea. This was in SE FL too and was over a 20 year span. I believe the vet is just trying to make extra money for something that is needless. Why put chemicals on your pet if you don't have to.
Google Dr. Karen Becker and flea treatment. She has an article(s) about flea protection and helps to determine how to decide which is best for your pet and you.
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The thing about flea prevention medicine is that it is poison. We had seven cats down through the years. They were indoor, with the occasional escape into the front yard. Some were longhair. You check for fleas by putting the comb up next to the skin (part the fur with your fingers and you can get to the skin), preferably down near the base of the tail, and flick it backwards, against the direction of hair growth, for an inch.
We never gave them flea medicine nor got them yearly vaccines after their initial vaccines. They all lived into their late teens, and one lived to be 20.
Our dogs are a different story--flea, heartworm, the yearly works. They go to the dog park and on walks. I must say none of them made it into their late teens. Maybe our current one will because she's only 35 pounds.