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My Persian cat has fleas and eggs. What's the best way to treat them?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | spayed | 11 lbs

We have a Persian cat, found fleas on her, used Capguard pills for 2 days, now have flea collar on her. How can I get those eggs out of her?

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Jennifer Ladd, DVM

Answered By Jennifer Ladd, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 5th, 2017

Capstar is a great medication to kill fleas present, but it has no preventative qualities. Also, not all flea collars are created equal. The only one I recommend is Seresto. Many of the older collars have older drug formulations in them that can lead to more side effects or less effectiveness . I would recommend a dose of Revolution. It will kill internal parasites and prevent fleas at the same time. Tapeworms are created by an animal ingesting a flea so it is important to treat your cat for tapeworms in the present situation.
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