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Do indoor cats need Revolution, or is flea/tick prevention enough?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Mediumhair | Female | spayed | 1 year and 8 months old | 10 lbs

Is Revolution necessary for my indoor cat? Or can I use a flea and tick treatment such as Advantage?

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Most Helpful Answer

Anna M., DVM

Answered By Anna M., DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 3rd, 2019

Hello, and thanks for your question about Mazie. This is a great question, and it really comes down to a question of how significant is the risk of disease exposure to Mazie, vs the cost of preventative. I see you live in Georgia - given how prevalent heartworm disease is in your area, as well as intestinal parasites, my advice would be to stick with Revolution in order to have a more broad-spectrum product to address heartworm disease and intestinal parasites in addition to external parasites like fleas and ticks. That's to cover your bases in case the rare mosquito finds its way into your home, or in case Mazie sneaks out.

But, again it comes down to risk and cost. If you feel that you live in a home that's pretty mosquito-proof, and if Mazie is not prone to sneaking outside once in awhile, then her heartworm and intestinal parasite risk is probably low enough that a flea/tick product would suffice.

Hope that helps!
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