My 16 year old CRF kitty has picked up a flea and is scratching. She is an indoor kitty but there have been times when we have carried them in from working in the yard.
I am afraid to put the Frontline Plus on her because she has such compromised kidneys. She also has flea bite dermatitis and so flea bites affect her greatly.
Any advice would be appreciated. Is it better to try to give her half the dose? Would this be too much for her kidneys? Are there any other suggestions?   

Thanks Catbird. I don't think she would tolerate a bath but I am using the flea comb. I'm getting ready to launch a massive vacuuming project in hopes of picking up the beginnings of things in the carpet.
Every summer I  dread the possibility of carrying in one of those little buggers. Last summer we were fortunate to have avoided the problem.
Any thoughts on my theory that using the flea drops on a CRF kitty is not a good idea...too hard on the kidneys?

Janet -

     Here is a previous thread where natural methods of flea control was discussed.  Maybe you can find something use here:

        http://itchmoforums.com/veterinary-and-medications/got-fleas-no-fleas-jump-right-in-give-your-report-t1950.0.html;msg26803#msg26803

 

Thanks everyone.
I have been trying to keep up a twice weekly vacuuming routine and applied Zodiac Flea and Tick Powder to the carpet in our walk in closet. I think the little buggers come in on our clothes and then the clothes get tossed in the laundry basket in the closet. So in theory the flea powder would get them before they got too far.
I have also been using a flea comb daily.
She seems to be scratching a lot less and so I think I may have a handle on it. It's hard to tell sometimes because she has flea bite dermatitis and so she gets a tiny, scratchy bump on her skin with each flea bite.
I hadn't heard of DeFlea. I did a google on it and found some info on the product but I couldn't come up with the ingredients. Does anyone know what is in this product...what is the ingredient that kills the fleas?
I assume it is supposed to be more safe than most other flea products...

Janet, if you had two cats, the solution could be: put flea med on the non-CRF kitty and nothing at all on the CRF one.  Fleas jump from cat to cat and in this manner, sooner or later, the medicated cat will annihilate all the fleas in the house. 

Personally, I would never put flea med on a CRF kitty.  I wouldn't even shampoo such a one with flea soap or shampoo.  The less chemicals a CRF kitty has to process, the better.