EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
wrote:
Joy wrote:

That says it's for dogs 89 lbs to 100 something pounds! It would
be dangerous to use that on a cat.

She might measure out the right dosage for her cats - that's what I
do with Advantage. I buy the biggest size (4.0 ml), which is for the
largest dogs. The amount needed for my cats is 0.8 ml each, so I get
5 doses for each single tube*. I have my own syringe that's marked
off at the right spot so I just drip it in there and apply it with
the syringe.

They measure it out in tubes to make it easier to apply it. Also,
that way you don't have to get the stuff on your skin. I would get
it on my hands while measuring, except I wear latex gloves when doing it.
Only problem with that is that Licky knows what latex gloves mean and
he's gone!

Joyce ^..^

I always thought the reason they specify "dog" or "cat" on the labels
of flea products was because the formulas are different - those that
are safe for dogs are not necessarily safe for cats, and vice versa!

Some are, some aren't. I think Frontline might be one of the ones that the
dog formula is different to the cat formula.

Whilst the 'active ingredient' might be the same, the concentration of the
active ingredient inthe carrier solution might be different which *might*
irritate more sensitive cat skin, or the active incredient might be the same
but the carrier solution is different, such that one is designed to be OK
for cats to 'lick' a bit, whilst hte dog one might not have that extra
protection (dogs not being as good at licking their necks as cats). One has
to be *really* careful about such things.

Yowie