Hello everyone,
About a month ago a male cat started hanging around the house because of my moms bird feeders. I decided to feed him so he'd leave the birds alone. I figured he might have fleas so I put a flea collar on him. My mother is scared of cats, but she tapped on the screen window and he meowed at her. He is afraid of everyone, but I guess since she was in the house, he figured she was okay. She decided to let him in. He explored the whole house and then wanted out.
The next day I found a flea on my arm just after combing him on the front porch. Mom likes him and wouldn't mind letting him in now and then but not with fleas. I bought Frontline Plus a couple of days ago. I'd never used it before. It said where to put it and not to get it on your skin etc. It's hard to get him to sit still so it was hard to get the liquid on him and his hair is pretty short which makes it difficult to part it. I cut the collar off him, put the tube of liquid against his skin and squeezed the tube. A lot of it went on his hair. Then he laid on his back to play so a lot of the liquid smeared on his hair and the porch.
The next day he ate and went to clean himself and started scratching a lot and biting...I assume the fleas. A friend said I was supposed to rub the liquid in but the label said not to get it on your skin. I'm wondering if I did it wrong and if I should put another dose on him. The label says not to until 30 days, but I don't know if enough got on him. I feel sorry for him outside in the 90 degree weather and in the winter it's so cold, I'd worry constantly.
My questions are, Should I give him another dose and this time rub it in? Should I put a flea collar back on him? Should I just leave him as is until a month goes by? I just don't know what to do. I haven't had a cat in a very very long time. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for your time.
About a month ago a male cat started hanging around the house because of my moms bird feeders. I decided to feed him so he'd leave the birds alone. I figured he might have fleas so I put a flea collar on him. My mother is scared of cats, but she tapped on the screen window and he meowed at her. He is afraid of everyone, but I guess since she was in the house, he figured she was okay. She decided to let him in. He explored the whole house and then wanted out.
The next day I found a flea on my arm just after combing him on the front porch. Mom likes him and wouldn't mind letting him in now and then but not with fleas. I bought Frontline Plus a couple of days ago. I'd never used it before. It said where to put it and not to get it on your skin etc. It's hard to get him to sit still so it was hard to get the liquid on him and his hair is pretty short which makes it difficult to part it. I cut the collar off him, put the tube of liquid against his skin and squeezed the tube. A lot of it went on his hair. Then he laid on his back to play so a lot of the liquid smeared on his hair and the porch.
The next day he ate and went to clean himself and started scratching a lot and biting...I assume the fleas. A friend said I was supposed to rub the liquid in but the label said not to get it on your skin. I'm wondering if I did it wrong and if I should put another dose on him. The label says not to until 30 days, but I don't know if enough got on him. I feel sorry for him outside in the 90 degree weather and in the winter it's so cold, I'd worry constantly.
My questions are, Should I give him another dose and this time rub it in? Should I put a flea collar back on him? Should I just leave him as is until a month goes by? I just don't know what to do. I haven't had a cat in a very very long time. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for your time.