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Permethrin flea treatment cat.
Permethrin poisoning is a very distressing condition and completely preventable.
Make sure you buy flea treatment solely designed for cats it can be easy to pick up the wrong pack when dog and cat treatments are displayed side by side in shops.
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Canine dog flea and tick topical spot on products containing pyrethrins or pyrethroids should never be used on a cat without consulting your veterinarian.
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If you think you may have applied a flea product containing concentrated permethrin you need to contact your vet immediately.
The same applies if you think your cat has been.
Many garden sprays contain permethrin an insecticide and miticide as the primary ingredient.
Permethrin yard sprays cats.
Safe and effective flea treatment products for cats.
Permethrin is highly toxic to cats it affects their nervous system first causing it to become over sensitive twitching seizures and then causing.
Permethrin is generally used as an insecticide and is found in some flea spot on products made for dogs however for cats exposure to concentrated permethrin can result in serious illness and death.
Permethrin is an insecticide sometimes found in flea treatment products for dogs that is extremely toxic to cats.
Or the animal exposed to some clothes sprayed with permethrin this compound also can remove parasitic bugs from the pants.
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Some cat owners mistakenly or purposely apply a dog flea and tick product a high concentration pyrethrin pyrethroid product to their cats.
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Indirect route of infection.
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Permethrin is found in a number of different flea products for dogs including spot on treatments shampoos sprays and flea collars and is a common ingredient in household flea sprays and powders.
Although this spray helps to eliminate a wide range of insects mites.
Permethrin will slowly enter the cat s body and show its strength after about 2 3 uses.
Be cautious to avoid side effects from human use.
Even a very small quantity can have very serious affects.
How can we prevent cats suffering from permethrin poisoning.
This can occur when a cat comes into contact with a dog that has just had a treatment with permethrin.
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