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My cat's returning. How do I prevent her bringing fleas back?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 3 years and 11 months old | 8 lbs

My 4 year old cat has become infested with fleas. I have removed her from the home and bombed it. Now it's coming up for her to return. How do I ensure that when she returns she wouldn't be bringing any fleas with her?

3 Answers

Most Helpful Answer

Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on November 2nd, 2017

Just use a high quality flea treatment on her, that should solve the problem. here is the list of the best flea products on the market.

Spot ons:
Revoulution
Advantage
Advantage Multi
Frontline (ticks as well)
Bravecto spot on (ticks as well)

Tablets:
Comfortis

Collar: Seresto ( (ticks as well)

House spary: Indoorex

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS
Veterinarian
Published on December 8th, 2017
you need to treat her with a flea preventive product. here is the list of the best flea products on the market.

Spot ons:
Revoulution
Advantage
Advantage Multi
Frontline (ticks as well)

Tablets:

Trifexis/comfortis
Bravecto (ticks as well) - for dogs

Collar: Seresto ( (ticks as well)

House spary: Indoorex
1Pet Parents found this answer helpful
Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS
Veterinarian
Published on October 17th, 2018
You should treat her for it. here is the list of the best flea products on the market.

Spot ons:
Revoulution (stronghold in the UK)
Advantage
Advantage Multi (Advocate in the UK)
Frontline (ticks as well)
Bravecto spot on (ticks as well) - for cats

Tablets:

Trifexis/comfortis
Bravecto (ticks as well) - for dogs

Collar: Seresto ( (ticks as well)

House spary: Indoorex
2Pet Parents found this answer helpful

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Oh dear, poor Izi! As a starting point, I recommend putting a high quality topical flea preventative on Izi, such as Advantage (also known as Advocate in the UK), Revolution, or Bravecto. Be sure to treat her regularly every 1-3 months, as labeled by the product chosen. Also treat every dog or cat in the household with an appropriate preventative on an ongoing basis. It is also a good idea to vacuum your house daily for the next few weeks, taking care to discard the vacuum bag or clean the vacuum canister regularly to prevent fleas from crawling out. Fleas can be infected with tapeworms, so if Izi would ingest one of these infected fleas, she could acquire a tapeworm infection as well. Deworming with a praziquantel-based deworming medication would also be helpful. I hope this helps and that all goes well!

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