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Is Advantage for kittens safe to use around children?

The vet put Advantage flea/tick medicine on my kitten today. It's the kind that lasts for one month. She said to keep the kitten away from our daughter for a full 24 hours but then she is supposedly safe to be around her again. If the med lasts a full month, why is it safe after a day? And how safe is it really? What if my daughter pets her in the spot and then forgets to wash and eats something. Or in a more round about way what if the cat lays on her blanket and then my daughter touches that and the eats something or touches her nose, eyes, etc ... Do we need to be conscious not to touch that spot at all? They applied it to a rather large area at her neck/back and she's just a small kitty so we would have little place left to pet. And what about all the stuff she will unavoidably touch like covers, etc? Do you use this product? What special precautions do you take? How much thought do you give to it? Especially if you have young children. Thank you.

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1. Its safe after 24 hours because it has soaked into the skin. You can touch the cat, wash your hands afterward, and dont let your daughter touch her until the recommended 24 hours. But ive been using this forever, and never had a problem with it. Especially not on blankets or anything. Its not as much a concern with adults, because we know to wash our hands, but a small child will put that hand to her mouth thats where you have a problem, but thats just if she gets it on her hands(from touching the cat) not from what the cat lays on, its already dry enough by now, its not going to get on your covers.