Frontline For Cats: Instructions For Use, Spray And Drops, Indications And Contraindications, Analogs, Reviews, Price

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-17 22:26

Frontline for cats: one barrier against 8 skin parasites

There are many types of parasitic organisms in nature. Pests living on the skin and wool are called ectoparasites. Malicious insects carry dangerous diseases. Plague in the Middle Ages destroyed half of Europe. It is a mistake to believe that such "lodgers" are found only in stray animals. Even pets are not immune to unwanted intrusion. This can and should be fought.

Content

• 1 Feline skin parasites

  1.1 Photo Gallery: Dangerous Feline Ectoparasites

• 2 Composition and release form of Frontline

  • 2.1 Table: dosage forms for cats
  • 2.2 Photo gallery: release forms
• 3 Mechanism of action

• 4 How to use Front Line correctly - treatment algorithm

  • 4.1 Video: how to treat a cat from fleas with drops
  • 4.2 Video: how to treat a pet from skin parasites with a spray

• 5 Indications for use

  5.1 Application of the product to kittens and pregnant cats

• 6 Contraindications and side effects of Front Line
• 7 Interaction of the drug with other drugs
• 8 Storage conditions and shelf life

• 9 Approximate cost and existing analogues

  9.1 Table: analogues of Frontline

• 10 Reviews about the drug veterinarians and cat owners

Cat skin parasites

The most common and common in cats:

• Fleas - they choose not only animals as a victim, but also humans. Insects actively jump on the skin of the animal, they are easy to notice. More than 60 types of blood-sucking parasites carry over 200 diseases: anthrax, typhoid fever, salmonellosis, helminthiasis, and various fungal infections. Adult fleas do not live on the victim's body around the clock. When they are full, they leave the cat.
• Vlasoids are small wingless insects. They feed on particles of wool and epidermis, blood. Like other ectoparasites, the lice force the cat to constantly scratch the skin until sores appear. Damaged skin is easily attacked by pathogenic bacteria. When a cat is infected with a louse, sleep and appetite are disturbed, immunity decreases, and allergies occur.
• Lice - when affected by lice, the animal behaves restlessly, scratches the skin, loses its hair. Lice are easy to spot. On the light coat of the pet, black dots are clearly visible, similar to dirt and dust - this is the excrement of parasites. With massive infection, the animal is threatened with dermatitis and complete baldness. Lice carry helminth larvae.
• Ixodid ticks - attack cats during the warm season. These small insects feed on blood and greatly increase in size. A swollen tick can be seen immediately. The skin and hair of a cat is very sensitive, so the animal can easily shake off a tick that has not sucked from its skin. In search of food, insects willingly move to people. Ticks carry many diseases: viral encephalitis, typhus, tularemia, hemorrhagic fever, piroplasmosis, helminthiasis, etc.
• Scabies mites - live on the skin of a cat, gnawing through passages in the inner layer of the dermis. They feed on epithelial cells and lymph. From a sick animal, the tick is transmitted to people.
• Sarcoptic mites are the cause of scabies. The peculiarity of this form is the rapid balding of the ears, abdomen and muzzle.
• Ear mites - attack the hearing aid of an animal. The cat shakes its head, tries to get its hind paw inside the auricle. Dark brown crusts form in the ears, followed by pus. Without treatment, the parasites gradually penetrate through the inner ear into the brain, and the animal dies.
• Heartworms (dirofilariae) - cause one of the most dangerous diseases, dirofilariasis. The larvae of the helminth enter the mouth apparatus of the mosquito with the blood of the infected creature, and with the next bite the parasites enter the body of the final victim. They live under the skin, in the muscles of internal organs. Parasites destroy the heart, lungs, coronary vessels. Without treatment, the animal faces death.

Photo Gallery: Dangerous Feline Ectoparasites

Fleas are the most common skin parasites

Vlasoyed - the cause of focal hair loss in cats

Cat lice are as common as fleas, although less well known

Hungry and well-fed ticks are very different in appearance.

Getting rid of ear mites is long and costly.

Heartworm - the causative agent of dirofilariasis, spread by mosquitoes

Composition and release form of Frontline

To fight skin parasites of cats, the French corporation Merial SAS has created Frontline. The company conducts serious research, has a significant reputation in the market for manufacturers of veterinary drugs.

The drug is produced in three dosage forms:

• drops in polyethylene pipette bottles with a volume of 0.5 to 4.02 ml;
• spray in spray bottles with a volume of 100, 250 and 500 ml;
• chewable tablets (used only for dogs)

Table: dosage forms for cats

Name	Dosage form	Volume, ml	As part of
			active substance	Excipients
Frontline Spot On	drops on the withers	0.5; 0.67; 1.34; 2.68; 4.02.	fipronil	polyvidone; polysorbate; butylhydroxyanisole; butylhydrotoluene; diethylene glycol monoethyl ether.
Frontline Combo	drops on the withers	0.5; 0.67; 1.34; 2.68; 4.02.	fipronil; s-methoprene.	polyvidone; polysorbate; butylhydroxyanisole; butylhydrotoluene; diethylene glycol monoethyl ether.
Frontline Spray	spray	one hundred; 250; 500.	fipronil	copovidone; isopropanol; purified water.

Photo gallery: release forms

Frontline spray with a volume of 100 and 250 ml is the most convenient for home use

Drops on the withers Frontline Spot It is available in a dropper bottle with detailed instructions

Frontline combo affects not only adult parasites, but also their eggs and larvae

Frontline Nexgard Meat Flavored Chewable Tablets are for dogs only

Active substances of Frontline veterinary medicine:

• Fipronil - has a detrimental effect on the central nervous system of parasites, disrupting the movement of nerve impulses. Causes paralysis and subsequent death of insects. Fipronil does not have a systemic effect on the body of a pet, destroying only pests.
• S-methoprene (as part of Frontline Combo) is an analogue of insect growth hormone that causes developmental anomalies at the stage of eggs and larvae, prevents the appearance of adults on animals and in places of their keeping.

In addition, Front Line contains auxiliary substances:

• in the spray - isopropanol, copolyvidone, purified water, polysorbate;
• in drops on the withers - butylhydroxyanisole, butylhydrotoluene, diethylene glycol, polyvidone, polysorbate.

The content of the active substance in any form ensures effective destruction of parasites.

Mechanism of action

After application, the active substance does not penetrate into the blood, but is distributed over the skin and hair. The drug has a contact effect - parasites die on contact with Front Line microparticles. After contact with the skin, the active agents fipronil and S-methoprene, together with sebum, are distributed over the surface, enveloping the hairs and covering every millimeter of the cat's body with an invisible veil.

Frontline acts in contact, destroying only parasites

How to use Front Line correctly - treatment algorithm

Before processing, it is recommended to weigh the cat, determine the required dose, comb the cat's fur, remove all tangles. The pet's skin must be completely dry, intact, without open wounds and visible scratches at the site of application. For cats, Frontline is used in applicators with a volume of 0.5 ml.

The procedure for treating a cat with drops on the withers at home:

1. Wear protective gloves.
2. Remove the dropper bottle from the package, tap the drug into the wide part of the bottle, unscrew the dropper tip.
3. Spread the fur at the withers, exposing the skin at the junction of the cervical spine in the chest (on the shoulder blades).
4. Squeeze the pipette, apply a few drops of the solution in a heap, in a checkerboard pattern.
5. Distribute the preparation over the skin by running your hand several times against and along the growth of the coat.

Video: how to treat a cat from fleas with drops

To get rid of ear mites, 4–6 drops are injected into each ear canal. For even distribution of the preparation, the ear is closed and easily kneaded. The drops remaining in the pipette bottle can be applied to the withers.

The procedure for self-treatment of cats with Frontline spray:

1. Treat outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
2. Wear protective gloves and respiratory protection.
3. Fasten your pet with a protective neck collar, fix the jaws until the preparation is completely dry on the coat.
4. Fluff the cat's fur against natural hair growth.
5. Shake the bottle thoroughly.
6. Holding the can with the spray upwards at a distance of 10–20 cm from the cat, press the head of the aerosol can.
7. Treat the pet until the coat is moistened, starting from the tail: back, abdomen, limbs.
8. For the treatment of the face, groin and armpits, apply the agent to the glove and rub into the fur, avoiding contact with the eyes and mucous membranes.
9. Brush the coat with a wide-toothed brush to get the product onto the skin.

The consumption of the drug is 3 ml per 1 kg of body weight for short-haired cats and 6 ml for long-haired cats. The product is easy to dispense: one press removes a 0.5 ml dose of Frontline from a 100 ml bottle.

Usually required for cats weighing:

• up to 5 kg - from 30 for short-haired to 60 clicks for long-haired animals;
• up to 10 kg - from 60 to 120 clicks;
• up to 15 kg - from 90 to 180 clicks.

A single treatment of a cat with Front Line destroys the parasites in 1–2 days. The barrier protection against ticks lasts for 4 weeks, against fleas, lice and lice for 6 weeks.

Video: how to treat a pet from skin parasites with a spray

I recently got a new cat. Found, like all my animals. The poor man jumped out onto the road opposite the dacha cooperative. It was late autumn, when the first cold weather set in. The unfortunate animal was on the verge of death. I took him home. The cat was so scared and exhausted that I decided to give him time to get away from the stress. He went to the vet 3 days later. On examination, all possible parasites were found: worms, fleas and ear mites. The cat was prescribed treatment. The doctor advised to wait 5 days and treat it from fleas and worms. While the waiting period passed, the other cat also began to itch, although the animals had little contact. At the next visit, the veterinarian recommended treating the cat with drops on the withers of the Front Line Combo from fleas once, and the cat with drops of Front Line Spot On - twice according to the scheme. And he focused on replacing or disinfecting bed rugs. I didn't even think about changing the bedding! They didn't have to wear any collars, and there was no aggressive smell, both pets tolerated the procedure perfectly. An easy and simple solution, and the fleas were defeated. I have noted the importance of regular flea treatment. Parasite eggs can be carried from the street on the soles of shoes. And then the infection will occur again.

Indications for use

Frontline is prescribed for cats:

• for the treatment and prevention of diseases caused by fleas, lice and lice, ixodid ticks;
• complex therapy of allergic dermatitis caused by fleas;
• to prevent the attachment and development of ectoparasites on animals.

Frontline Spot It repels mosquitoes and destroys:

• sexually mature fleas;
• lice;
• ixodid ticks (all phases of development);
• lice;
• scabies mites.

Frontline Combo also repels mosquitoes and destroys:

• fleas (sexually mature and insects in the stage of eggs, larvae, pupae);
• lice;
• ixodid ticks (all phases of development);
• sarcoptic mites.

Front Line Spray is used to destroy:

• sexually mature fleas;
• lice;
• ixodid ticks (all phases of development);
• lice.

Application of the product to kittens and pregnant cats

The drug does not have a toxic effect on the fetus and the growth of cubs, therefore it is successfully used in the treatment of kittens, pregnant and lactating cats.

Frontline protects both small kittens and lactating cats equally effectively

When treating a lactating cat, Frontline Spot On drops are better suited. Then you do not need to isolate the cubs, wait for the moisture to evaporate from the mother's hair. Kittens over two days old can be sprayed. However, for such babies, the manual method of extermination will be simple and safe. In a delicate coat, pests can be easily caught.

Contraindications and side effects of Frontline

The tool does not apply:

• with increased sensitivity to the components of the drug;
• with infectious diseases;
• with a decrease in immunity after a recent illness;
• in the process of treating otodectosis (ear mites) in violation of the integrity of the tympanic membrane;
• in case of possible contact of the drug on the mucous membrane of the eyes, on damp or damaged skin.

When used according to the treatment regimen, the agent has no side effects. If the dose of the veterinary drug is exceeded, the animal may experience:

• salivation;
• vomiting;
• rapid breathing.

In case of severe symptoms of an overdose, the cat should be shown to the veterinarian, the animal should be washed with a hypoallergenic zoo shampoo, and antihistamine therapy should be administered

Interaction of the drug with other drugs

Frontline is not used concurrently with other insectoacaricidal preparations. If the selected drug for parasites does not fit, after the time recommended by the manufacturer, you can use another remedy. It is usually enough to wait patiently for the due date.

Storage conditions and shelf life

Drops on the withers in their original packaging are stored at temperatures from 0 ° C to 30 ° C for 36 months. Opened packaging cannot be stored.

The spray is stored at temperatures from 0 ° C to 25 ° C for 24 months.

Approximate cost and existing analogues

In online stores, the drug can be purchased at a price of 880 rubles. for a spray bottle of 100 ml, Frontline Spot On drops - 460 rubles, Frontline Combo drops - 520 rubles. for a dropper bottle.

Table: analogues of Frontline

Drug name	Release form	Country of Origin	What parasites protects	Active substance	Price, rub	Compared to Frontline Spot On, drops on the withers
						dignity	limitations
Stronghold	drops	USA	fleas (nits, larvae, adults); ear mites; heart worms; intestinal helminths (toxocars, toxascarids).	selamectin	800	without smell; protection against intestinal parasites.	the minimum volume of drops is 0.75 ml; no protection against ixodid ticks.
Blohnet	drops; spray.	Russia	lice; fleas; lice; ticks; blood-sucking insects (gnat).	fipronil	one hundred	significantly lower price	the minimum volume of drops is 1 ml.
Phiprist	drops; spray.	Slovenia	lice; fleas; lice; ticks.	fipronil	300	full analogue; lower price.	less duration of action.
Leopard	drops; spray; collar.	Russia	lice; fleas; lice; ticks.	fipronil	70	significantly lower price; there is a separate release form for kittens under 10 weeks of age; there are collars.	contraindicated in pregnant and lactating cats.
Rolf	drops	Russia	lice; fleas; lice; ticks.	fipronil; pyriproxyfen.	200	lower price	not suitable for kittens under 8 weeks of age; more frequency of processing 2-4 times a month.
Advantage	drops	Germany	lice; fleas; lice.	imidacloprid	250	lower price; higher safety class.	less protection (not effective against ticks).

Reviews about the drug veterinarians and cat owners

Cat owners and veterinarians speak well of the drug. Front Line has proven to be highly effective against skin parasites in cats.

For centuries, small opportunists live off the large and strong. Even neat people like cats are not immune from the unpleasant neighborhood with parasites. Bloodsucking can attack even a pet that never goes outside. This is because, over thousands of years of evolution, the aggressors have learned to wait patiently, have developed mechanisms of survival. Each owner loves a pet, not the kingdom of insects that live in the "cat's hostel". Fortunately, now all the possibilities are provided to get rid of unwanted guests. Let's use them.