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just found a flea on our cat, do we go full nuclear?
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Just buy some Frontline Plus, apply it to your cat's neck in a spot she can't lick, and done.
It's a topical poison, harmless to animals, but it kills of parasites very effectively. I've used it initially to treat an acute infection (found 2 fleas), and now use it as a preventive measure.
Per instructions you should use it monthly, but every 3-4 months seems to work just fine for me.
This cleared out a flea infestation in our dog. We use it preventatively because ticks, as well.
Fleas tend to linger because their eggs shed all over the place. As I recall, frontline had some double action going on by both killing fleas and causing their eggs to hatch into nymphs that never evolve into breeding maturity.
Fleas don't really like biting humans, so any occurrence is a one+off.