Flea medicine

[jr70895]

I've been using Advantage Multi Topical Solution on my 5 cats for a few years now.
It claims to treat fleas, heartworms, hookworms, roundworms and ear mites. That seems like a lot of treatment in such a small package.
Is all of this really necessary since they get annual vaccines?
For instance Advantage 2 treats fleas only and it's half the price.

 

[LTS3]

Vaccines don't prevent or treat parasites.

Many people feel that indoor only cats do not need a parasite preventive (or vaccines except for maybe rabies per state law but that's another topic). Indoor only cats who do go outside occasionally on a leash or catio may need a parasite preventative depending on what parasites are common in the area and the risk of getting parasites.

 

[FeebysOwner]

Hi. It all depends on your cats' access to the outdoors, where things beyond fleas are a bigger issue. But you could also look into Advocate - which is the same as Advantage Multi and see if you can buy it at a lesser cost. The two treatments contain the same active ingredients.