Flea and Roundworm Protection

Fleas

• Fleas can cause irritation in kittens and sometimes skin disease in allergic animals (known as flea allergy dermatitis); fleas may also bite you and your family.
• Fleas spend only a short part of the life cycle on the animal as adults; the majority of fleas in a household are in the immature stages which live in the carpets, furniture, etc.
• Fleas have traditionally been considered a more serious problem during the summer and autumn months - the flea season.
• Today, with warm, carpeted homes, fleas are often a year-round problem (see chart).
• Flea control should aim to eliminate both the adult stages on the animal and the immature stages in the home.
• Stronghold treats and prevents flea infestations by killing adult fleas on the pet and killing eggs and larva in carpets and furnishings. With a simple monthly dose, pets and homes can be protected against fleas.

Using Stronghold for Flea control

• In some situations, flea control can be achieved with monthly use of Stronghold during the flea season only.
• In other cases, kittens may be exposed to fleas throughout the year, either from a home which is already infested or from other infested environments outside the home; in this situation, Stronghold should be used monthly throughout the year.
• Even in the absence of fleas, some animals with flea allergy dermatitis can be so sensitive to flea saliva that your veterinary surgeon may recommend year-round flea control.
• Ask your veterinary surgeon about the particular protection from parasites that your pet need.

Roundworm

• It is important to regularly worm kittens of all ages to keep them healthy, and to reduce environmental contamination by work eggs, which can be a threat to both your family and your pet.
• Roundworms are parasites which may live in the intestinal tract of cats of all ages.
• Adult roundworms lay eggs which are shed into the environment in faeces.
• These eggs can infect humans and may cause eye disease, which in the worst case may lead to blindness.

Using Stronghold for Kittens

• The risk of roundworm infection is generally highest in your animals.
• Kittens are born with, or quickly acquire roundworm infections from their mother, and remain at high risk until approximately 6 months of age (see chart)
• Regular worming with Stronghold will treat roundworm infection, reducing the risk to the kitten.
• Regular working helps reduce environmental contamination with roundworm eggs, which can be a threat to you and your family as well as your pet.

Using Stronghold for Adult Cats

• Cats of all ages should be wormed regularly as infective roundworm eggs may be continuously picked up from the environment.
• Immunity to roundworm infections generally develops in animals over 6 months of age; however, this may not prevent all adults from harbouring roundworm infections (see chart).
• Stronghold given monthly for flea treatment and prevention will treat roundworm at the same time, ensuring that this important part of preventative healthcare is not forgotten or given too infrequently.