I'm just catching up too - I've missed a lot! I'm so sorry for the troubles... figuring out how to give medicine of any kind to a not-completely-tame cat (or even a tame cat that doesn't want medication!) can be QUITE the challenge. I've always had the best luck with pills, so always ask to see if there's pill form of the medication. This, I know how to immobilize the cat if they won't eat the pill covered in butter or something.
But as to the Frontline... I don't think there's a replacement for that.
But cat bites are BAD. Even when they puncture only a little bit, there are so many bacteria in the mouth that it usually gets infected, and antibiotics are needed.
I don't know how the laws work there - is Finland rabies free? Because here if a cat bites you, it has to go into quarantine (for which you have to pay) for 10 days. So if bit, I tell the doctor it was a stray that did not appear to be ill, but that I foolishly tried to pet.
But as to the Frontline... I don't think there's a replacement for that.
But cat bites are BAD. Even when they puncture only a little bit, there are so many bacteria in the mouth that it usually gets infected, and antibiotics are needed.
I don't know how the laws work there - is Finland rabies free? Because here if a cat bites you, it has to go into quarantine (for which you have to pay) for 10 days. So if bit, I tell the doctor it was a stray that did not appear to be ill, but that I foolishly tried to pet.