February 24, 2007

Give Your Pets Advantage for Fleas

An unpleasant by-product of having a dog or a cat is flea infestation. Fleas can cause your pet serious misery such as flea allergy dermatitis, secondary skin infections, tapeworms, and even anemia. Living in the country, we have had more than one whole-house flea infestation. These tiny dark brown insects prefer temperatures of 65-80 degrees and humidity levels of 75-85%, so depending upon where you call home they can be more than just a "summer" problem. Advantage Topical Flea Treatment is a once-a-month flea treatment that kills fleas before they lay eggs and flea larvae before they hatch.

Cats, even indoor kitties, often get infested with fleas through contact with other animals or contact with fleas in the environment--outside in the sand/dirt, or reproducing in the family room rug. Here in Florida, we give our pets flea & tick treatment year-round, which may not be such a bad idea anywhere. When living in New England, we had flea invasions in the winter where central heating allowed them to flourish indoors.

Not with Advantage flea treatment! This product, available at Amazon.com will kill virtually 100% of the fleas on your cat within 12 hours and 99% of the larvae within 20 minutes! Thus the flea life cycle is permanently interrupted, usually making it unnecessary to treat your cat's living quarters. Safe for kittens as young as eight weeks and as small as nine pounds, Advantage is also water-resistant, if you happen to have a cat that is out in the rain.

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