>"Petzl" <pet...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:h85ha49d24auvg7uh54pj8srki2ckoko0l@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:56:46 -0700 (PDT), James
>> <j0069b...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>>>Am I correct that fleas have to bite you cat for the once a month
>>>stuff to work?  If so, which is more annoying to the pussy, bathing or
>>>flea bites?

>> Don't know how "Advantage" works but it does
>> It also kills fleas where ever the cat goes

>> I only "dose" the cat when fleas appear not monthly,
>> Last "dose" of Advantage was well over 4 months ago

>> Tried some supposed no name brands from supermarket they did not work

>> Bath your cat and it will hate you and hide in fear when bath water is
>> heard running (I used to do this years back)

>> Even Advantage stinks and cat is not pleased.Make sure dose is applied
>> between cat ears as this stuff is deadly poisonous.
>> Cat cannot lick between ears

>> Petzl
>> --

>I have not needed to use Advantage for a couple of years (indoor only cats),
>but it was very effective.  I agree with the previous advice -- do not use
>*no name* flea preparations.  They are not effective, but more important,
>they can be dangerous.

>I am responding to this part of the thread because Petzl said to be sure to
>apply the dose between the ears.  My vet said to apply at the *base of the
>skull* (the area below the ears where there is a slight indentation at the
>base of the head), not between the ears.  Cats cannot reach that area to
>lick (just as Petzl described), but that is the areas that vets recommend.

>Here is a pictorial illustration from Bayer:
>http://advantage.petparents.com/howToApplyCats.cfm

>MaryL