A cat flea collar is the old standby for ridding your cat of fleas. For many years, a cat flea collar was the only cat flea treatment that would control and prevent fleas.
A cat flea collar is still an effective way to kill adult fleas. Some of today's cat flea collars also have an insect growth regulator, which prevents flea eggs and flea larvae from developing.
Cat flea collars have proven over the years to be an effective way to kill fleas and to prevent your cat from becoming flea infested. However, before you use a cat flea collar, be sure to discuss it with your vet. He or she is best qualified to recommend the cat flea treatment that will be best for you car, given its size and health.
Here are four of the most popular cat flea collars on the market:
Hartz® UltraGuard Plus® Flea & Tick Collar for Cats and Kittens with Reflect-X Shield™
This Hartz® UltraGuard Plus™ Flea & Tick Collar is said by the Hartz Mountain Company to be very effective
for killing adult fleas and preventing flea eggs from hatching. Plus, it has the added benefit of reflecting
direct light for up to 450 feet to help keep your cat safe at night. This collar also focuses the pesticide
towards your pet and away from you. The manufacturer of these collars says that it has stood the test of time.
The collar has a safety release snap to reduce the possibilities of your cat experiencing a neck injury.
Cost: $8.99
Hartz® UltraGuard Plus™ Flea & Tick Collar for Cats and Kittens
This product is also said to provide complete protection against both fleas and ticks. It has an insect growth
regulator (IGR) that breaks the flea's lifecycle to keep the eggs from maturing into adult fleas. This is especially
important because a female flea can lay up to 50 eggs a day -- all of which can eventually become adult fleas.
This collar has a safety release snap to reduce the chances that it will become snagged on something and cause
your cat to suffer an injury.
Cost: $9.99
Bio Spot Flea & Tick Collar For Cats & Kittens
Bio Spot Flea & Tick Collar For Cats & Kittens will kill fleas and ticks, including those ticks that can
carry Lyme disease. The collar will also kill flea eggs to prevent a repeat infestation. The manufacture of
the Bio Spot Flea and Tick Collar says that it will provide up to eight months of protection against fleas and
up to six months of protection against ticks.
Cost: $8.49
Zodiac Flea & Tick Breakaway Collar for Cats
This is a one-size-fits-all collar that will kill fleas and flea eggs for up to eight months. It also kills
ticks, including those that carry Lyme disease. The collar has a unique breakaway feature that minimizes the
risk of injury to your cat. It is designed to stretch under the weight of an average size cat so that it can
free itself if the color becomes snagged on a fixed object. This makes it an especially good choice for cats
that spend a lot of time outdoors. What's more, the collar provides continuous action even when wet.
Cost: $6.95
Advantages And Disadvantages Of A Cat Flea Collar
There are three advantages of a cat flea collar. First, a cat flea collar is one of the most inexpensive cat flea treatment options. Second, cat flea collars provide protection for months instead of just weeks. And third, a cat flea collar can provide continuous protection versus a flea spray or a cat flea shampoo that must be reapplied frequently.
One of the main disadvantages of a cat flea collar is that they contain strong chemicals that could affect your cat. As you have read, the Hartz Mountain Company makes a point that its collar focuses the pesticide towards your pet and away from you. This is because the pesticide in the collar could irritate your skin. So you have to wonder if it can do this to your skin, what might it do to your cat?
Second, while some manufacturers of cat flea collars claim that they will last for up to eight months, this is often not the case. And it's difficult to know when a cat flea collar has lost its potency and should be replaced.
Generally speaking, most veterinarians today put a cat flea collar at the bottom of the list of recommended flea treatments. It is an old standby way to kill fleas that can be effective, but today, there are simply better ways to protect your cat from a fleas.
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