Program Flea Control

I've had my cat for about 6 years now and over that time I've tried all sorts of flea control measures. He's only ever had fleas once, maybe because I've always treated them, and that was no fun for him or me. I don't like the idea of sprays - I'm an environmentalist so I'd never use a spray in an aerosol can anyway - and flea collars are of absolutely no use, so when I first got Simpson (my cat) I enquired with my vet who suggested I use Program. At the time this came in a little ampoule of liquid which you squirted over food once a month. Program works not by killing the fleas that infest your cat, but by sterilising ...  Read the complete review

I have a dog and a cat. I have always had animals and therefore I accept that fleas come as part of the bargain. Unfortunately I also one of those people that fleas just love to bite - along with mosquitoes! My dog is 10 years old and since being quite young she developed a "flea allergy". Now I put this in inverted comma's because I have some questions connected with this. My main point here is that her "allergy" appeared each time she was due in season and therefore I am wondering if hormonal changes are connected with the allergy to fleas. For the sake of argument I will continue to refer to it as flea allergy. What ...  Read the complete review

Program is excellent at killing fleas. The problem is, it only kills them after they have bitten. Program comes for dogs and cats, and is a tablet, which you give monthly. You have to get it from the vet, as there are different strengths based on the size (weight) of the pet. It makes the blood toxic to fleas, in that they become sterile after biting, and cannot breed - their eggs don't hatch. The probem is, if you have a dog who is allergic to flea bites (as I did) this product is no good, as it will let them bite. It gets rid of the fleas permanent by making them sterile, but they do get to bite your pet in the meantime. ...  Read the complete review

I have three cats, and over the years i have tried nearly every flea product on the market, from tablets, to stuff you put in food to sprays (all my cats run a mile when we use deoderant or any aerosol now). Program is realy easy to use, even on the most skittish cat, due to it being drops in an easy to use pippette, all you have to do is wait until the cats are asleep or settled somewhere, the knee is great and part the fur on the back of the neck so u can see the skin, snap off the tip of the pippette and apply the drops. Its that simple. The manufacturers recommend that it is done once a month but i have never found the need for this at ...  Read the complete review

I've tried all the powders, sprays and food supplements. Ever tried a spray on a cat? You have to get them down from the curtains!!! The food supplements can be really expensive as the cats know they are there and leave the food (soo easy with dogs, stick tablet in bacon and its gone!). So the injections are a gosend. The injections cost about £30 and it means taking the cats for that fun trip to the vets but I do the flea jabs with the annual boosters to save a trip. You should have the injections every six months but I have them at the beginning of summer each year as I've never had a flea problem in winter. These really are a preventative measure ...  Read the complete review