From: Efficacy of an imidacloprid/flumethrin collar against fleas and ticks on cats
Study day (week) | Activity |
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ā10 (approximately) | Acclimatization to housing |
ā7 | Pre-study flea or tick infestations |
ā4 | Select cats with highest flea or tick counts, and allocate them to treatment groups consisting of at least 7 untreated cats and 7 treated cats |
ā2, -1 | Flea and/or tick infestation |
0 | Fit collars to all cats in treatment group |
2 | Flea and tick counts |
7 (=Week 1) | Flea and/or tick infestation |
8, 9 | Flea counts Day 8, tick counts Day 9 |
28 (=Week 4) | Flea and/or tick infestation |
29, 30 | Flea counts Day 29, tick counts Day 30 |
56 (=Week 8) | Flea and/or tick infestation |
57, 58 | Flea counts Day 57, tick counts Day 58 |
84 (=Week 12) | Flea and/or tick infestation |
85, 86 | Flea counts Day 85, tick counts Day 86 |
112 (=Week 16) | Flea and/or tick infestation |
113, 114 | Flea counts Day113, tick counts Day 114 |
140 (=Week 20) | Flea and/or tick infestation |
141, 142 | Flea counts Day 142, tick counts Day 142 |
168 (=Week 24) | Flea and/or tick infestation |
169, 170 | Flea counts Day 169, tick counts Day 170 |
196 (=Week 28) | Flea and/or tick infestation |
197, 198 | Flea counts Day 197, tick counts Day 198 |
224 (=Week 32) | Flea and/or tick infestation |
225, 226 | Flea counts Day 225, tick counts Day 226 |
238 (=Week 34) | Flea and/or tick infestation |
239, 240 | Flea counts Day 239, tick counts Day 240 |
245 (=Week 35) | Flea and/or tick infestation |
246, 247 | Flea counts Day 246, tick counts Day 247 |