You may want to put the stray cat on frontline or advantage to stop it from getting fleas.

Well good luck with that..the Frontline. I have been whining here about fleas for the past few months. My cats NEVER have been outside and my dog is in and out. Cats and dog are on Frontline and dog on Sentinel as well and up to date with dosages. I was going to post the other day about I think I've conquered it, but then the humidity is at almost 100% all week and they all have them again. I vacuum furniture and rugs all the time but they're still here. And my Russian Blue has miliary dermatitis and is miserable. I just conb all the time and pray for winter.

Lily this year has been particularly bad with fleas. We have tried frintline and advantix as well. We still saw the occassional flea on my dog. I even put nematodes in the yard. Luckily since her last application of advantix we have not seen any fleas. I can't believe you are seeing them in your home like that though. Have you tried DE earth? The food grade kind? Or feeding you animals a bit of garlic...suppossed to make them unappealing to fleas. I hope you solve your problem....could there be a dead animal under your house? Last time we saw fleas in the house and not on the dog there was a dead possum under my house and the fleas were living on it....thats what the removal guy said anyway. Good luck with your problem.

I think I'll try Advantix next time. It all has to do with the humidity. I don't know the % but when it gets over 60 -70 the fleas come out of where ever. There isn't a dead animal under the house, no way to GET under but I do live in a very old house..c.1840 and have the original floors. All I can think is the fleas go dormant and then POP when it gets humid. I comb everyone twice a day and the littlest cat, only 6 pounds, has more than the 20 pound cat. I got some of the wrong kind of DE and took it back. I was afraid of them inhaling the dust so haven't gone that route. Earlier this week, before the heat, there was not a flea to be found on any of them. It's a mystery.

Do *NOT* use Advantix on a cat;
unlike regular Advantage, the "tix" formula is highly toxic to cats.

It can kill her.

(Regular Advantage is the same chemical for both dogs & cats.)

Revolution will take care of fleas *& ear mites*, wonderful for a cat whose ears you can't mess with.

Fish oil added to her food will help her skin.

Sorry, my mistake. I meant Advantage. I have never used it before, always Frontline Plus. Thank heavens, none of my cats ever had ear mites. But I have had two grey cats who had/has miliary dermatitis. I think their skin is thiner. Both(one deceased) had/ have long thin silky fur, and my others have thick shorter fur.

Thanks for all your input guys. Do I have to go through a vet to get Revolution? I can add fish oil to his food too.