About Advantage Flea & Tick Control for Cats

Advantage Flea and Tick control can be a way to help prevent a flea and tick problem on your feline friend. If you've never used the monthly treatment before on your cat or cats, learning what Advantage is all about and getting started with the treatments is fairly easy to do.

  1. Function

    • Advantage Flea and Tick Control is a monthly treatment used to help prevent flea and tick infestations in cats. The treatment is used to repel fleas and ticks from the cat, allowing the cat to remain flea and tick free.

    Types

    • There are two types of Advantage Flea and Tick control for cats. One version of the product is specially formulated for cats under 9 pounds in weight, the other is for cats 9 pounds and over.

    Effectiveness

    • Advantage Flea and Tick control claims to kill flea and tick larvae within 20 minutes of contract, and also promises to kill 98-100 percent of the fleas on a cat within 12 hours of application.

    Application

    • Advantage comes in small tubes and is applied by squeezing the contents of the tube onto the skin behind a cat's neck, underneath its fur. The application is done once a month to ensure the cat is able to remain flea and tick free. Advantage is waterproof, so it can be used on animals that might be exposed to water.

    The Active Ingredient

    • The active ingredient in Advantage Flea and Tick control for cats is imidacloprid, which is a pesticide safe for use on pets. Imidacloprid is also used in Advantage Flea and Tick control for dogs.