My friend used headlice treatment on her cat to kill fleas. shampoo and advantex didnt work ?

is it safe for her to use that on a cat.My friend used headlice treatment on her cat to kill fleas. shampoo and advantex didnt work ?
Headlice shampoo is for headlice, which are a completely different species to fleas and it therefore won't hurt fleas.





Flea shampoo is also useless - stores aren't licensed to sell the stuff that works on fleas. Advantix is also very NOT safe for a cat, it's for dogs only, it contains a chemical very toxic to cats.





Tell you friend to get proper flea treatment from a VETS - and stop putting random chemicals on her, she'll hurt her!





ChaliceMy friend used headlice treatment on her cat to kill fleas. shampoo and advantex didnt work ?
NO! Do not use 'people' products on poor kitty, unless you are given very careful instruction by a vet. Kitty can't handle the harsh chemicals and perfumes that are in people products, and may likely end up with a painful rash, allergic reaction or worse, and have to go to the vet for a far more serious reason. If you have not seen the vet, then I would suggest a visit, (or at least a phone call). Kitty's bed and other play/live areas should be well vacuumed and cleaned to get rid of the fleas that are waiting for her/him. Try 'RoundUp' as a flea treatment, if Advantex didn't work. (Was it applied properly?). There are also other cat friendly products that are available at department stores or pet shops that you can try, but NO people remedies! I strongly suggest you ask a vet for more options. Keeping Kitty happy and healthy means using appropriate products as well as TLC.





Good luck, be kind to kitty.
TO kill the ones on the cat, bathing with a bit of dish-soap in the water will kill the fleas . . . ON the cat. However, to kill them in the rug, crevices in the furniture, in the cat's bed, etc., I suggest using *food grade* Diatomaceous earth. It is not a chemical, %26amp; keeps working almost non-stop. It causes the dehydration of hard-bodied insects, safely. It is non-toxic, %26amp; is used as a supplement *%26amp;* internal --as well


as external-- parasiticide by many. You can check it out, at:





Diatomaceous Earth---A Non Toxic Pesticide,


by Professor Stuart B. Hill,


Department of Entomology and Ecological Agriculture Projects


http://www .eap.mcgill.ca /Publications/ eap4.htm





Natural food grade diatomaceous earth flea %26amp; tick treatment info.


http://www .wolfcreekranch1. tripod.com/no _flea.html





Analysis of 'FGDE' / 'FSF'


http://www .perma-guard. com/technical data1.pdf





';How Diatomaceous earth Works';


http://www .earthworkshealth. com/How-Diatomaceous -Earth-Works.php





We use it with our dogs, both ways. It does kill the bugs, but not immediately. It works quicker, the dryer the climate is at the time.


Since it isn't a chemical, it doesn't break down after awhile. (It may wash or be blown away, though.) I noticed a BIG difference after dusting the interior of our dog house with it! And, a side benefit I've noticed, is that is seems to work as a dry shampoo, too! Probably due to its anti-caking properties, which it is FDA approved for, to use in grains %26amp; grain products.





Kudos for being concerned about your friend's pet!





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- Pets---Keeping a Balanced View of Them


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No that is not safe. She needs to get Advantage or Frontline from the vet. Advantix is dog flea medicine. Your friend is going to poison her cat if she hasn't already. She needs the vet to do a check on his kidneys to make sure these treatments haven't damaged them.
ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! please tell her to bathe the cat very well several times if necessary and get all that poison off of the cat before the cat licks it and dies!!! do you realize how poisonous that stuff is?
I don't think so. I would use Dawn dish soap (the blue one). It does kill fleas. Just make sure to rinse well.