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Frontline -- okay to stockpile it?
With the vet's approval, Milo is going to become an indoor-outdoor
cat starting a few weeks from now. So of course I'll be applying Frontline. The local Petsmart wants $60 for Frontline -- or, rather, that's the price marked on an empty shelf. I expect I can do much better by ordering on line, but I don't want to have shipping charges eat into my savings, so I'm thinking of buying say a year's supply. My question is, what kind of shelf life does it have? It would be a false economy to buy a year's worth and then find six months later that the stuff no longer works. Please understand, I'm asking about shelf life. I know that once it's applied to the cat you're supposed to repeat it every month. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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Frontline -- okay to stockpile it?
Stan,
I did some Googling and got answers from 1-2 years for an unopened container. IMO I would email or call the manufacturer just to confirm this. Would hate for you to spend a bunch of money for nothing. Rene |
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Frontline -- okay to stockpile it?
On Sun, 2 May 2010 16:37:35 -0400, Stan Brown
wrote: With the vet's approval, Milo is going to become an indoor-outdoor cat starting a few weeks from now. So of course I'll be applying Frontline. The local Petsmart wants $60 for Frontline -- or, rather, that's the price marked on an empty shelf. I expect I can do much better by ordering on line, but I don't want to have shipping charges eat into my savings, so I'm thinking of buying say a year's supply. My question is, what kind of shelf life does it have? It would be a false economy to buy a year's worth and then find six months later that the stuff no longer works. Please understand, I'm asking about shelf life. I know that once it's applied to the cat you're supposed to repeat it every month. Buy the Frontline made for large dogs, and use the DOSE for a you cat. It's the same stuff, you just use less, and save a BUNCH of money. By USDA law, ALL parmaceuticals are required to maintain 'full activity' for 6 months beyond their 'expiration date'. I have used prescription medications that are more than 5 YEARS beyond their expiration, and it worked just as well as when it was new. I did store it in my refrigerator. I would recommend doing the same: buy the Frontline made for 'large dogs', and store it in your refrigerator. Use it until it's gone. Then buy more. --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 100503-1, 05/03/2010 Tested on: 5/3/2010 8:05:34 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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Frontline -- okay to stockpile it?
Suddenly, without warning, Gandalf exclaimed (5/3/2010 9:05 PM):
On Sun, 2 May 2010 16:37:35 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: With the vet's approval, Milo is going to become an indoor-outdoor cat starting a few weeks from now. So of course I'll be applying Frontline. The local Petsmart wants $60 for Frontline -- or, rather, that's the price marked on an empty shelf. I expect I can do much better by ordering on line, but I don't want to have shipping charges eat into my savings, so I'm thinking of buying say a year's supply. My question is, what kind of shelf life does it have? It would be a false economy to buy a year's worth and then find six months later that the stuff no longer works. Please understand, I'm asking about shelf life. I know that once it's applied to the cat you're supposed to repeat it every month. Buy the Frontline made for large dogs, and use the DOSE for a you cat. It's the same stuff, you just use less, and save a BUNCH of money. By USDA law, ALL parmaceuticals are required to maintain 'full activity' for 6 months beyond their 'expiration date'. I have used prescription medications that are more than 5 YEARS beyond their expiration, and it worked just as well as when it was new. I did store it in my refrigerator. I would recommend doing the same: buy the Frontline made for 'large dogs', and store it in your refrigerator. Use it until it's gone. Then buy more. --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 100503-1, 05/03/2010 Tested on: 5/3/2010 8:05:34 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com Actually, I think I remember reading that the dog version is DIFFERENT than the cat version, and could kill your cat. jmc |
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Frontline -- okay to stockpile it?
On Mon, 03 May 2010 21:19:56 -0400, jmc
wrote: Suddenly, without warning, Gandalf exclaimed (5/3/2010 9:05 PM): On Sun, 2 May 2010 16:37:35 -0400, Stan Brown wrote: With the vet's approval, Milo is going to become an indoor-outdoor cat starting a few weeks from now. So of course I'll be applying Frontline. The local Petsmart wants $60 for Frontline -- or, rather, that's the price marked on an empty shelf. I expect I can do much better by ordering on line, but I don't want to have shipping charges eat into my savings, so I'm thinking of buying say a year's supply. My question is, what kind of shelf life does it have? It would be a false economy to buy a year's worth and then find six months later that the stuff no longer works. Please understand, I'm asking about shelf life. I know that once it's applied to the cat you're supposed to repeat it every month. Buy the Frontline made for large dogs, and use the DOSE for a you cat. It's the same stuff, you just use less, and save a BUNCH of money. By USDA law, ALL parmaceuticals are required to maintain 'full activity' for 6 months beyond their 'expiration date'. I have used prescription medications that are more than 5 YEARS beyond their expiration, and it worked just as well as when it was new. I did store it in my refrigerator. I would recommend doing the same: buy the Frontline made for 'large dogs', and store it in your refrigerator. Use it until it's gone. Then buy more. --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 100503-1, 05/03/2010 Tested on: 5/3/2010 8:05:34 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com Actually, I think I remember reading that the dog version is DIFFERENT than the cat version, and could kill your cat. jmc No, it's not. Read the label. --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 100503-1, 05/03/2010 Tested on: 5/3/2010 10:34:10 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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Frontline -- okay to stockpile it?
"Stan Brown" wrote in message t... With the vet's approval, Milo is going to become an indoor-outdoor cat starting a few weeks from now. So of course I'll be applying Frontline. The local Petsmart wants $60 for Frontline -- or, rather, that's the price marked on an empty shelf. I expect I can do much better by ordering on line, but I don't want to have shipping charges eat into my savings, so I'm thinking of buying say a year's supply. My question is, what kind of shelf life does it have? It would be a false economy to buy a year's worth and then find six months later that the stuff no longer works. Please understand, I'm asking about shelf life. I know that once it's applied to the cat you're supposed to repeat it every month. The shelf life of most medications can be greatly extended simply by keeping them in the refrigerator. Some can be frozen, but if not, just refridging them does wonders. |
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"jmc" wrote in message ... Actually, I think I remember reading that the dog version is DIFFERENT than the cat version, and could kill your cat. Frontline Plus for dogs is perfectly safe for cats at .5 ml/cat. Its all we use. Actually, Frontline Plus for dogs is a little weaker-- contains slightly less s-methoprene which is an insect growth regulator that kills flea eggs and larvae. Frontline Plus for dogs contains fipronil 9.8% and S-methoprene 8.8%. Frontline Plus for cats contains fipronil 9.8% and S-methoprene 11.8%. Phil |
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Frontline -- okay to stockpile it?
Suddenly, without warning, Phil P. exclaimed (5/4/2010 2:47 AM):
"jmc" wrote in message ... Actually, I think I remember reading that the dog version is DIFFERENT than the cat version, and could kill your cat. Frontline Plus for dogs is perfectly safe for cats at .5 ml/cat. Its all we use. Actually, Frontline Plus for dogs is a little weaker-- contains slightly less s-methoprene which is an insect growth regulator that kills flea eggs and larvae. Frontline Plus for dogs contains fipronil 9.8% and S-methoprene 8.8%. Frontline Plus for cats contains fipronil 9.8% and S-methoprene 11.8%. Phil Ok. Must have been a different medication then. Maybe one of those horrid things you can get at the grocery store? I cannot use it because Meep completely flips out when either version of Frontline is applied - and not for a few minutes, for *hours*. Runs around in a panic with twitching skin, poor thing. jmc |
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Frontline -- okay to stockpile it?
Stan Brown wrote:
With the vet's approval, Milo is going to become an indoor-outdoor cat starting a few weeks from now. So of course I'll be applying Frontline. The local Petsmart wants $60 for Frontline -- or, rather, that's the price marked on an empty shelf. I expect I can do much better by ordering on line, but I don't want to have shipping charges eat into my savings, so I'm thinking of buying say a year's supply. My question is, what kind of shelf life does it have? It would be a false economy to buy a year's worth and then find six months later that the stuff no longer works. Please understand, I'm asking about shelf life. I know that once it's applied to the cat you're supposed to repeat it every month. $60 for how many pipettes? Used by date is often based not only on the contents but the packaging as well. Have you noticed even bottle of water have a used by date - of course this is referring to the plastic bottle that leaches chemicals slowly into the water. |
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Frontline -- okay to stockpile it?
Bill Graham wrote:
"Stan Brown" wrote in message t... With the vet's approval, Milo is going to become an indoor-outdoor cat starting a few weeks from now. So of course I'll be applying Frontline. The local Petsmart wants $60 for Frontline -- or, rather, that's the price marked on an empty shelf. I expect I can do much better by ordering on line, but I don't want to have shipping charges eat into my savings, so I'm thinking of buying say a year's supply. My question is, what kind of shelf life does it have? It would be a false economy to buy a year's worth and then find six months later that the stuff no longer works. Please understand, I'm asking about shelf life. I know that once it's applied to the cat you're supposed to repeat it every month. The shelf life of most medications can be greatly extended simply by keeping them in the refrigerator. Some can be frozen, but if not, just refridging them does wonders. Yes I keep my after shave in the frig - keeps way longer and feels *cool* |
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