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Re: Frontline flea treatment has made my cat pull his fur out
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2010, 10:55:38 AM »
If you stand him on damp paper then brush and comb him,if the dust that falls onto the paper turns red,he has fleas. If not,maybe he had a scratch in that area,so the Frontline was able to irritate.I use it every month,all year round.

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Re: Frontline flea treatment has made my cat pull his fur out
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2010, 18:41:16 PM »
Teresa - thanks, yes I have used it previously and never had a reaction before, even on Billy! And the other cats are fine. I didn't buy it from the vets, just a normal pharmacy (but have had it from my vet in the past, just more expensive there) so don't know if the vets will be a bit miffed that I'm not getting it from them. But if he needs treatment for it being burned I'd better give them a call  :shocked:

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Re: Frontline flea treatment has made my cat pull his fur out
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2010, 17:47:29 PM »
Keep the batch number too.............your vet knows the score on shops selling it so dont worry about that.  :hug: :hug:

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Re: Frontline flea treatment has made my cat pull his fur out
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2010, 13:43:38 PM »
Teresa - thanks, yes I have used it previously and never had a reaction before, even on Billy! And the other cats are fine. I didn't buy it from the vets, just a normal pharmacy (but have had it from my vet in the past, just more expensive there) so don't know if the vets will be a bit miffed that I'm not getting it from them. But if he needs treatment for it being burned I'd better give them a call  :shocked:

Trigger - thanks I will do!
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Re: Frontline flea treatment has made my cat pull his fur out
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2010, 13:17:06 PM »
it's important your vet knows what has happened, as adverse reactions to widely used drugs should be reported to the manufacturer

and if he needs any treatment for his reaction, you might be able to make a claim against the manufacturer

I would take some close-up photos of the bald patch too
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Re: Frontline flea treatment has made my cat pull his fur out
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2010, 13:13:21 PM »
Perhaps a quick phone call to the vet for advice. I know Olly ended up with a badly burnt neck which needed vet treatment from a reaction to Frontline. Just want to add that I have used Frontline on hundreds of others who have been fine. 

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Frontline flea treatment has made my cat pull his fur out
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2010, 08:58:19 AM »
I treated my cats the other night with Frontline flea pipettes (one for each cat on back of neck) and Billy had a bald spot yesterday and I thought it was weird, then overnight there is a pile of fur on the carpet and a massive patch has been pulled out and his skin is bleeding in tiny spots where I put it on :(

This has never happened before, but I am intermittent with treating them, the last one was earlier in the year with no side effects! What shall I do?? I've washed the area now but how to I treat the skin so the irritation goes??

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