For those of you who have outdoor cats or indoor/outdoor cats, what do you use for flea control? Something oral? Something topical? A combination? What works best? And do you get it from the vet, or do you buy it somewhere else?
Long explanation follows for anyone who has time 
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The cat in question is not actually my cat. He’s my neighbor’s/landlord’s cat. I live in a cottage that is next door to my landlord’s house. The landlord and his wife lived here when they first bought the property because they were renovating the main house. When they moved into the main house, they rented out the cottage, and I have been living here for three years.
They have a cat named Felix. When I first moved here, Felix was an indoor/outdoor cat. He was confused about which house he lived in, and would constantly hang around my door wondering what was going on. Now, three years later, the landlords have had two babies and Felix has become a full-time outdoor cat. He can usually be found in my yard or sleeping on my car.
I sometimes let him in the house, and my wire fox terrier has become pals with him. I had been letting him in more frequently until I discovered two fleas on my dog. I asked the landlord and wife if Felix is on any flea control, “Oh, he was but it doesn’t work. Well, one of them worked, but it’s too expensive. And we don’t have time with two babies!” (OK, don’t get me started on these people. They own a 1.2 million dollar property in a very upscale neighborhood of Miami and they work from home, but, yes, flea control is very expensive and time-consuming! Might as well leave your declawed former indoor cat outdoors!) I asked if they would mind if I started administering some kind of flea control. “Oh not at all! Go ahead! Actually, do you want to keep him?? Ha ha!” The keeping him thing was kind of a lighthearted joke, but I think they were half serious. And I would consider it. All he wants to do is come inside, snuggle with the terrier, take naps on the couch, and be loved.
