Here in the UK, we have a brilliant product called '4Fleas' - a pill you give to your cat which will have the little insect buggers literally dropping off within minutes. If your cat develops bald patches and bleeding sores along the spine after application of 'Frontline' or other liquid flea treatments, it may be the treatment they're allergic to, rather than the fleas - our old black and white, boob-loving cat Max had that problem. Gave him the pills and apart from a litte excessive drooling the first day, he was fine. The fleas left him alone and he regrew all the fur he'd lost.

Now we no longer have Max with us, I've gone back to fleajuice but I have to say, either we've had a massive infestation or it's not been very effective. Soft furnishings and carpets are vacuumed regularly, cat nests cleared out often and slip covers and bedding washed but it's still been a hard year. I'm going back to the pills as soon as this batch of fleajuice is finished!

LTS