Advantage Flea and Tick Prevention Spray for Cats - Long-Lasting Protection Against Parasites

Karen M.: Nice to have Advantage in a "spot spray"

United States on Jul 29, 2022

MaryG: Expensive for the amount you get and it really doesn’t work as well, as it used to. I’m not sure if they’ve changed the formulation, but I probably won’t buy it again. I started using Vets Best and it works well and doesn’t have that horrible alcohol smell. It also doesn’t irritate my cats skin, or mine. If you have sensitive skin , stay away from the chemical formulas. I sprayed my furniture and even after it dried completely, it caused irritation to my husband and myself. In the past We did not have a problem with this, but we do now.

United States on Sep 06, 2021

K Meyer: While the product does kill fleas on contact, it also almost killed my cat.
Used on three cats - 1) 4yr old 12-14lb cat. Her only problem was she licked it and foamed at the mouth. While you shouldn’t let them lick it, foaming is normal for cats when something tastes bitter.
2) 6yr old 7lb cat - was extremely lethargic for three days after application.
3) 5yr old 9lb cat - this poor baby was so lethargic, sitting in one place barely moving around or sleeping for four days. This is a very talkative Siamese that I have “conversations” with daily - she always meows back when I talk to her. I didn’t hear her for days.
What really alerted me to a problem was cat #3 shaking her paws everytime she took a step like they were wet and her not moving. I did a search and while pyrethrins are great for killing fleas, they can also cause neurological damage to cats. I immediately washed all three cats off with warm water and dawn dish soap and sat with them in front of a heater for hours.
I contacted a vet and she told me I did the most important thing which was washing it off of them. Had I not, cat #3 and possibly cat #2 may not be alive now.
Be very careful with...

United States on Nov 28, 2020

Ryan: So yeah; it’s pretty obvious the treatment is mixed with alcohol. The alcohol evaporates quick, and your left with the actual treatment, it’s pretty brilliant. I ONLY USE IT ON MY CAT BEDDING AND COUCHES If it smells that bad right out of the bottle, use your brain and don’t spray it on the cat, seriously. All these reviews about cats in the hospital cause of this stuff, yeah I can see that, but after you smell it wtf would you treat an animal with it? SMH

United States on Oct 01, 2020

TankDoc: I love this stuff, despite being skeptical due to the negative reviews. I usually apply the Advantage drops to my indoor, but the fleas have been so bad in my area this year that the once a month application hasn’t been able to really keep them away. (I’m also having to treat the house.) I treated all three of my cats with this and none of them had any kind of adverse reaction whatsoever. They actually reacted far more positively to this than the drops, I guess because I was vigorously rubbing the stuff all over them like I was just petting them. I followed the directions carefully and spread the spray to their heads only by working it up there with my hands - as the directions say - and only sprayed enough on them to lightly dampen their fur. My fluffiest cat is grooming herself on my lap as I write, several hours after application, with no troubles whatsoever. There’s no need to soak a pet with this, and especially as soon as it dries it seems to be very well tolerated. (None of my cats tried to groom before it dried.)

United States on Nov 19, 2018