I am thinking of the eggs that have not hatched yet, when giving a cat Revolution. I mean, when you give it to the cat, how long do you have to wait until you can safely let the cat walk around the home without leaving eggs everywhere that will hatch later, creating an infestation in the house?
We rescued a cat 3 yrs ago from a high kill shelter, and she had many problems that we helped her through. She's all healthy at this point, always has been since treatment and nutritional supplements. We have another cat too, from a no-kill shelter, who had made sure she was all clean and taken care of in every way before they placed her for adoption. Lucky cat! My other one had never seen a vet before I took her in. Only 30% of their cats make it out of that shelter alive. They have very low funds.
We're thinking of adding another one in a month or so, and think it would be neat to rescue one that is in danger of being put down, from that same high-kill shelter. I know though, that it will be likely to have fleas from this (+ much more), which my other one did as well, but Revolution worked wonders right away. But I didn't know about the risk of a flea infestation in the house at the time, and we are very lucky that it never happened.
So how can we do this without creating a big problem for ourselves? I have not been to the shelter yet, so no particular cat in mind, but can I go over there and treat the cat I decide on, then come back 24 hours later to pick it up and trust that I can let it into our carpeted house? Or do I need to give him/ her a bath, or perhaps wait even longer? I will also be visiting the vet on the way home, but I'd really like to know beforehand what to expect, so I can be prepared.
ETA: In case I didn't make myself clear: We do not have cats w/ fleas at this point, this is for a future potential flea problem.
We rescued a cat 3 yrs ago from a high kill shelter, and she had many problems that we helped her through. She's all healthy at this point, always has been since treatment and nutritional supplements. We have another cat too, from a no-kill shelter, who had made sure she was all clean and taken care of in every way before they placed her for adoption. Lucky cat! My other one had never seen a vet before I took her in. Only 30% of their cats make it out of that shelter alive. They have very low funds.
We're thinking of adding another one in a month or so, and think it would be neat to rescue one that is in danger of being put down, from that same high-kill shelter. I know though, that it will be likely to have fleas from this (+ much more), which my other one did as well, but Revolution worked wonders right away. But I didn't know about the risk of a flea infestation in the house at the time, and we are very lucky that it never happened.
So how can we do this without creating a big problem for ourselves? I have not been to the shelter yet, so no particular cat in mind, but can I go over there and treat the cat I decide on, then come back 24 hours later to pick it up and trust that I can let it into our carpeted house? Or do I need to give him/ her a bath, or perhaps wait even longer? I will also be visiting the vet on the way home, but I'd really like to know beforehand what to expect, so I can be prepared.
ETA: In case I didn't make myself clear: We do not have cats w/ fleas at this point, this is for a future potential flea problem.