Reddit mentions: The best cat flea collars

Just saw this and thought I’d put in my $.02....I’ve been struggling with fleas for years on and off with them getting out of hand every summer because nobody else in my area treats their dogs. I don’t have carpet (thank god) but between the furniture, cats and dogs it’s been a nightmare.

I’ve tried vet treatments, topical treatments of many different brands, flea traps, flea dips, shampoos, waterless shampoo (cats), all natural sprays for furniture, DE, treating them every 3 weeks instead of 4 due to a vet telling me that the effectiveness starts to wear off early, you name it, I’ve tried it.

This summer I’d finally had enough. I read for hours online about the Seresto collars that I’d been recommended but had always been leery of because of the reviews that have the awful photos of allergic reactions and open sores. I found a study done by NIH about these specific collars (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3353155/) and long story short, very few animals have reactions (under 5%) and the reviews are a case of people being more inclined to leave a bad review than a good one (I’m guilty of that myself), they last for 8 months so they’re cheaper than any topical I’ve been able to find, they’re safe for dogs and cats (and in fact have the same ingredients for both) and reduce fleas by 95-98% in like 2 days (I don’t remember exactly but it’s in the link I posted). Just another piece of information, these collars have no warnings on them in Europe. Europe is more stringent on chemicals etc. by far than we are (US) so the fact that these have no warnings on them there is really a selling point. The topical treatments, for example, have warnings on them here and in Europe for seizures, treatment site issues, liver issues, neurological issues...the list goes on.

I bought them on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VBQKA5C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_P0puDbKQJHGA7 (that’s a 3 pack of cat ones and since you have 3 cats it’d be perfect) for $150 for a 3 pack for cats, and about $58 for each dog collar. Another thing, I thought the cats would hate having collars on, they’d never worn them before and freak out about everything so I thought that might be a hurdle...I put them on while they were eating and they seem like they haven’t even noticed they’re there. They haven’t tried to get them off AT ALL.

I put them on when they were due for another topical treatment. I did not treat anything with DE for at least a week before and not at all after, I did not use anything on my furniture and I did not wash anything specifically. After three days no one was itching, I wasn’t able to find any on them and I hadn’t had one jump on me or bite me in about 24 hours. It’s now been about a week and we are flea free. I expect that there will be small bouts of them here and there as they will still be hatching anywhere that’s furniture etc., but they won’t have a food source so I imagine it’ll be over fairly quickly.

Also, no reactions at all! Not even on my cat that has a bit of hair loss around his neck from being in a cone recently! I’ve been checking a few times a day to be sure and nothing. I don’t smell anything on them, I still snuggle them and they’re on furniture with us and no irritation on us either (and my husband is allergic to damned near everything).

So for anyone that has struggled to get rid of fleas and not just get them under control, I feel your pain. If you work out the cost over 8 months they’re cheaper by quite a bit (though the initial cost is kind of daunting) and you can actually be RID of them. It’s worth a try. Especially considering how many things most people have already tried and only had menial success with, if any at all.

Hopefully my story can help someone. I’m happier about this recent development than I’ve been about anything in a long time.