What Is The Most Effective And Best Flea Medicine For Cats?

The best flea medicine for cats is flea drops that are applied to the skin of the cat, between the shoulder blades of the cat.

Cat Flea Drops Are also called Topical Flea Treatment

For fast acting, long lasting results and an easy and convenient application you hands down can’t beat the cat flea drops. Cat flea drops are applied once per month.  The cat flea drops really are the gold standard of flea medicine for cats.

A cat cat flea pill or tablet (use a pill shooter to assist) also has excellent results for flea protection in cats. Both are forms of medicine that either kill or repel fleas from cats.

This article is primarily about cat flea drops. If you are looking for a cat flea pill or tablet, this is a link to the article that discusses cat flea tablets.

Cat Flea Drops – How Do They Work?

The topical cat flea drops last one month, although some manufacturers will say that the protection does last a bit longer than one month.

We have always found that it is pretty well spot on a month and then more drops need to be applied.

The applicator makes these drops easy to apply.

It is just a matter of snapping off the top or sometimes cutting the top, parting kitties fur between the shoulder blades and squeezing the applicator gently to distribute the treatment.

You will become a pro at doing this. The cat cannot reach around to lick the treatment, however, if possible, just keep kitty quiet for a minute or two until the product dries.

If your kitty is like many and has already headed for the hills as soon as the application is done, well there’s nothing you can do about that. The treatment does fortunately, dry very quickly.

This is the best flea medicine for cats, it is popular because it works, it is easy to apply and the once a month application is appealing.

There are always exceptions and sometimes a cat may have an allergy to an ingredient in a flea treatment, so keep this in mind when using a new treatment. Observe your cat after flea treatment, to make sure all is okay.

If you suspect there is an allergy a visit to the vet for medical advice will be necessary.

Best Flea Medicine For Cats

1. Frontline Plus For Cats – Active ingredients – Fipronil (S)-Methoprene

2. Advantage Flea Control For Cats –  Active ingredients – Imidacloprid Pyripoxyfen

3. Sentry Fiproguard Plus For Cats – Active ingredients – Fipronil (S)-Methoprene

4.TevraPet Actispot II Flea Treatment for Cats  Active ingredients – Imidacloprid Pyripoxyfen

5.Cheristin Flea Spot Treatment for Cats Active ingredients – Spinetoram and Other Ingredients

Active Ingredients In Spot On Treatments

1. Frontline Plus For Cats

Frontline is a topical flea treatment, suitable for cats and also kittens over eight weeks old and weighing more than 1.5 lbs.  

This flea treatment kills fleas, flea eggs & larvae, ticks and chewing lice. It also kills the ticks that may transmit Lyme disease. Apply the treatment to the skin between the shoulder blades of the cat. Part the cat’s hair before applying. Here is more useful information about how to apply topical cat flea treatment.

The two ingredients that work so efficiently are fipronil and (S)-methoprene – one to kill adult fleas and ticks and the second to kill flea eggs and larvae. We have used this product for years and it reliably performs well. The only exception is forgetting to reapply and that is a human problem.

As a reminder to dose the cat, Frontline comes with six small stickers that can be attached to a calendar to remind the humans to give the cat a new flea treatment. Now if someone would remind me to use the reminder stickers!

If you would like more information about the chemicals used and exactly how they work this is a detailed article from a veterinary perspective re chemicals in cat flea treatment .

Read the safety information. Scroll right down the page, past the video section until you reach Important Information. That is where the safety information is located.