5 Reasons the Furtect™ Cat Collar Will Protect Your Cat From Fleas, Ticks and Lyme for 0.21 Dollars a Day
Evelyn was 62 when she walked into my clinic last spring with her tabby Clementine and a stack of printouts in her hand. She had spent three nights reading about flea and tick options for cats, and she had narrowed it down to one. The Furtect™ Flea & Tick Collar for Cats. She wanted to buy it. She also did not believe it could possibly work.
She sat across from me with Clementine's carrier on her lap and said she had five questions. If I could answer all five, she would order one before she left the parking lot.
Below are the five questions Evelyn asked me. They are also the five questions I now hear from almost every cat owner in the same position. If you have been reading about the Furtect™ Cat Collar and something has held you back, your version of one of these is probably in there.
Reason 1. What is actually in it?
"Doctor, half the flea products out there are dangerous for cats. I want to know exactly what is in this thing before it goes near her."
Two ingredients. Cold-pressed neem oil and fractionated coconut oil.
That is the whole formulation. No pesticides, no fragrances, no fillers, no hidden carriers. Cats are not small dogs. They lack a key liver enzyme, and many dog treatments are outright dangerous for them, so this collar was formulated and tested specifically for feline tolerance. The neem disrupts the flea and tick life cycle, and the coconut oil carries it evenly through the collar. Furtect™'s dog pendant uses six botanical oils. For cats they deliberately stripped the formula down, because cats deserve fewer ingredients, not more.
Evelyn actually opened her phone and looked both of them up while I sat there. She was done in two minutes. There is not much to research when the label only has two lines.
Reason 2. What if she gets caught on a branch?
"Clementine climbs everything. I have heard the horror stories about cats and collars. If she snags it on a fence, I want it to let go."
So do I, and this is the question I am strictest about. The collar has a QuickRelease safety buckle: under a sudden hard pull it opens and your cat slips free. On a normal day it stays closed, through climbing, grooming, and naps in strange places.
The 15 inch band adjusts to any neck, you trim off the extra, and it is water resistant, so rain, wet grass, and outdoor life are not a problem. The only thing that ends a collar's life is the 8 month mark, when the oils run out.
Reason 3. How long does one collar actually last?
"The box says 8 months. I have seen big promises on plenty of products that quit after a few weeks. Tell me the truth."
8 months. The collar is engineered to release the oils at a consistent concentration for eight full months. There is no tapering, no gradual decline in the protective field. It works the same in month 8 as it works on day 1.
At the 8 month mark you replace the collar with a new one. That is the entire maintenance schedule. One collar per cat, clipped on once and forgotten about. That comes out to 21 cents a day.
Reason 4. How can one thin band protect her entire body?
"Clementine is 11 lbs of fur and opinions. How is a thin band around her neck supposed to protect all of her, down to the tip of her tail?"
Fleas and ticks do not find your cat by sight. They find her through body heat, breath, carbon dioxide, and skin chemistry.
The collar is activated by your cat's body heat and releases its oils into the air around her at a controlled, low concentration. That cloud overwhelms the parasite's ability to lock onto its target. The flea literally cannot find your cat through the field.
It is the same principle as the mosquito repellent you spray on your own skin in the summer. You do not become invisible. The mosquito just cannot find you. The collar is that, except it does not wash off, does not need reapplying, and never coats your cat's skin.
Imagine Clementine patrolling the back fence while every tick within range simply turns the other way. That is the shield. That is what is in the collar.
Reason 5. Is it safe for kittens? My granddaughter just got one.
"She is nine weeks old. Her name is Olive. I am not putting anything on her unless I know it cannot hurt her."
Yes. The collar is approved for cats from 8 weeks old, all breeds and all sizes. You simply trim the band down to kitten size.
The reason it is safe for cats that young is the same reason it is safe for senior cats and cats with sensitivities. Nothing enters the bloodstream. Nothing absorbs through the skin. There is no work for that missing liver enzyme to do, because there is nothing to break down. The oils diffuse into the air at a concentration that repels parasites but does not affect the cat wearing the collar. There is no organ load, no liver stress, no neurological risk. There is just a shield.
Olive can wear her own collar. Clementine can wear hers. They can share a windowsill and sleep in the same basket, and the collars do not interact with the cats or with each other.
She ordered one collar for Clementine in the parking lot, and one for Olive an hour later from her kitchen.
7 months later she came back for Clementine's checkup. No fleas. No ticks. Bloodwork clean. Her hand was just resting on Clementine's back, not searching it.
If you put the collar on your cat and you still find a tick or a flea on her within 90 days, Furtect™ refunds you in full. The collar has to be on your cat during that time, but that is the only condition. No paperwork, no fine print, no proof required beyond your word. They send your money back.
These are pulled from the Furtect™ page. Real names, real reviews, real owners.
Love this collar! It works extraordinarily well. My Willow is an outdoor girl and she has been flea and tick free all season. I used to check her every night. Now I just pet her.
Put one of these on my Persian and I did not pick a single tick off her all summer. These are good.
Best investment I have ever made for my fur babies. No fleas or ticks. I love these.
Have two barn cats and bought these. Love them! No fleas or ticks! I was not sure they would work but they did!
My Luna always seemed to feel crummy for days after the spot-on drops went on her neck. No reaction at all to this collar, which is wonderful for a cat as sensitive as she is.
We live at the edge of the woods and fleas would still hop onto my two cats even with the drops. I switched them to these collars, and now they come in the house clean. Game changer for us!
I was skeptical but I purchased this for both of my cats. They are finally flea free. I regret all those years of chemical drops. It actually smells nice and light. When I cuddle with my cats I get to smell it.
On our second collar now and am very happy with the results on our three cats.
Dr. Caldwell practices small animal medicine with a focus on holistic and integrative care. She writes for Pet Health Today about the questions pet owners ask most often in the exam room. This piece is based on real conversations with cat owners considering natural alternatives to conventional flea and tick treatments.