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Old May 20th 05, 10:45 PM
Fredsel
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Default Frontline as a weight based formula?

Can Frontline be applied on a weight based formula? As a medical
professional this is frequently used as a basis for dosage on humans.
For example, my dog is 13 lbs, the application is for dogs up to 22lbs
in 0.67 ml. This calculates to .395 ml for my dog per application. With
proper application this would render a significant savings. Can anyone
argue for or against this method?

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Old May 21st 05, 12:29 AM
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On Fri 20 May 2005 05:45:14p, Fredsel wrote in
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Can Frontline be applied on a weight based formula? As a medical
professional this is frequently used as a basis for dosage on
humans. For example, my dog is 13 lbs, the application is for
dogs up to 22lbs in 0.67 ml. This calculates to .395 ml for my
dog per application. With proper application this would render a
significant savings. Can anyone argue for or against this
method?



Fred, I don't see why it wouldn't work that way. It would require
finding the exact dose, though. I think the companies package it
that way to "dumb it down". Give you a vial that is safe for the
minimum weight.

I have always used dog versions of Advantage because you can divide
a large-dog packaged dose into many cat-sized doses based on the ML
value of the cat dose. But to divide cat-sized doses into the most
economic doses based on weight ... interesting. I'm not sure the
data is out there for that.

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Cheryl

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breath."
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Old May 21st 05, 01:41 AM
-L.
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Fredsel wrote:
Can Frontline be applied on a weight based formula? As a medical
professional this is frequently used as a basis for dosage on humans.
For example, my dog is 13 lbs, the application is for dogs up to

22lbs
in 0.67 ml. This calculates to .395 ml for my dog per application.

With
proper application this would render a significant savings. Can

anyone
argue for or against this method?



It's perfectly fine to do so. Just don't mix dog and cat formulas of
"Frontline Plus" up ,as I *think* they are different*. Regular
Frontline is ok, though.

-L.
(*I may be wrong - I'm just too tired to look it up!)

 




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