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Need Revolution Dosage Help
I need to order Revolution from petmeds.com. I'm going to order the "large
dog" dosage because that's the best buy. Can anyone here tell me what dosages I need to break that down into to get the correct amount for 4 cats (2 cats at 7 pounds, 1 cat at 9 pounds, and 1 cat at 15 pounds)? Hugs, CatNipped |
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CatNipped wrote: I need to order Revolution from petmeds.com. I'm going to order the "large dog" dosage because that's the best buy. Can anyone here tell me what dosages I need to break that down into to get the correct amount for 4 cats (2 cats at 7 pounds, 1 cat at 9 pounds, and 1 cat at 15 pounds)? IIRC, it's 15mg per cat (from memory). (Checking). No, apparently it's 45mg: http://www.revolution4dogs.com/PAHim...compliance.pdf Concentrations of selamectin are greater in the large dog doses so obviously you'll need to take that into a/c when splitting the dose. Steve. |
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"Steve G" wrote in message
ups.com... CatNipped wrote: I need to order Revolution from petmeds.com. I'm going to order the "large dog" dosage because that's the best buy. Can anyone here tell me what dosages I need to break that down into to get the correct amount for 4 cats (2 cats at 7 pounds, 1 cat at 9 pounds, and 1 cat at 15 pounds)? IIRC, it's 15mg per cat (from memory). (Checking). No, apparently it's 45mg: http://www.revolution4dogs.com/PAHim...compliance.pdf Concentrations of selamectin are greater in the large dog doses so obviously you'll need to take that into a/c when splitting the dose. Steve. Thanks Steve. But I'm terrible in math, and worse in chemistry. Is this saying that I should .37mL of 120 mg/mL potency per cat? Hugs, CatNipped |
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CatNipped wrote: "Steve G" wrote in message ups.com... (...) Thanks Steve. But I'm terrible in math, and worse in chemistry. Is this saying that I should .37mL of 120 mg/mL potency per cat? Bloody Mensans. Yes, that's quite correct - the concentration of large dog doses is *double* that of the cat doses, so you should use half the amount (22.5mg of the active, i.e., 0.375ml). Dunno if the money saved is worth the ****ing about with syringes etc. anyway? (Actually, I misread that PDF the first time - I read the mg column as the total weight of the solution, not the weight of the active. Doh). S. |
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"Steve G" wrote in message ups.com... CatNipped wrote: "Steve G" wrote in message ups.com... (...) Thanks Steve. But I'm terrible in math, and worse in chemistry. Is this saying that I should .37mL of 120 mg/mL potency per cat? Bloody Mensans. Yes, that's quite correct - the concentration of large dog doses is *double* that of the cat doses, so you should use half the amount (22.5mg of the active, i.e., 0.375ml). Dunno if the money saved is worth the ****ing about with syringes etc. anyway? I never claimed to be *smart*, just really good at taking tests and word puzzles! ; I already have syringes here, so I won't have to buy those, and the prices are significantly lower with the large dog dosages. Let's see if I've done this right, quoted from petmeds.com: 3 cat dosages (.75mL of 60 mg/mL potency each) is $36.99 US 3 large dog dosages (3.0mL of 120 mg/mL potency each) (or 24 cat dosages @ ..75mL of 60 mg/mL potency each) is $59.99 US So, for cat purchase it comes down to $16.44 US per mL; and for large dog purchase it comes down to $3.33 US per mL (since you have to halve it for potency). Or, to put it in price per dosage, it's: cat purchase $12.33 US per dose; and for large dog purchase it's $2.50 US per dose. That's quite a difference - or did I screw up the math? So, I could spend $36.99 US for 3 doses, or I could spend $59.99 US for 24 doses, right? Hugs, CatNipped (Actually, I misread that PDF the first time - I read the mg column as the total weight of the solution, not the weight of the active. Doh). S. |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
... "Steve G" wrote in message ups.com... CatNipped wrote: "Steve G" wrote in message ups.com... (...) Thanks Steve. But I'm terrible in math, and worse in chemistry. Is this saying that I should .37mL of 120 mg/mL potency per cat? Bloody Mensans. Yes, that's quite correct - the concentration of large dog doses is *double* that of the cat doses, so you should use half the amount (22.5mg of the active, i.e., 0.375ml). Dunno if the money saved is worth the ****ing about with syringes etc. anyway? I never claimed to be *smart*, just really good at taking tests and word puzzles! ; I already have syringes here, so I won't have to buy those, and the prices are significantly lower with the large dog dosages. Let's see if I've done this right, quoted from petmeds.com: 3 cat dosages (.75mL of 60 mg/mL potency each) is $36.99 US 3 large dog dosages (3.0mL of 120 mg/mL potency each) (or 24 cat dosages @ .75mL of 60 mg/mL potency each) is $59.99 US So, for cat purchase it comes down to $16.44 US per mL; and for large dog purchase it comes down to $3.33 US per mL (since you have to halve it for potency). Or, to put it in price per dosage, it's: cat purchase $12.33 US per dose; and for large dog purchase it's $2.50 US per dose. That's quite a difference - or did I screw up the math? So, I could spend $36.99 US for 3 doses, or I could spend $59.99 US for 24 doses, right? Hugs, CatNipped Actually, I just found the large dog dosage of Revolution at Petscriptions.com for $49.25 US - so that's an even better price. Hugs, CatNipped |
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CatNipped wrote: (...) 3 cat dosages (.75mL of 60 mg/mL potency each) is $36.99 US 3 large dog dosages (3.0mL of 120 mg/mL potency each) (or 24 cat dosages @ .75mL of 60 mg/mL potency each) is $59.99 US So, for cat purchase it comes down to $16.44 US per mL; and for large dog purchase it comes down to $3.33 US per mL (since you have to halve it for potency). Or, to put it in price per dosage, it's: cat purchase $12.33 US per dose; and for large dog purchase it's $2.50 US per dose. That's quite a difference - or did I screw up the math? No, that's right. (2.25ml of cat Revo at $36.99 versus the equivalent of 36ml of Cat Revo at $59.99). Hm - maybe that's indeed a saving worth having, would be c.$180/year for me, basically the cost of a couple of vet checkups or half a year's cat food. Would need a suitable container to store the split larger dose... So, I could spend $36.99 US for 3 doses, or I could spend $59.99 US for 24 doses, right? Indeed. I assume there's no problem buying a dog dose with a cat prescription? S. |
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"Steve G" wrote in message
oups.com... CatNipped wrote: (...) 3 cat dosages (.75mL of 60 mg/mL potency each) is $36.99 US 3 large dog dosages (3.0mL of 120 mg/mL potency each) (or 24 cat dosages @ .75mL of 60 mg/mL potency each) is $59.99 US So, for cat purchase it comes down to $16.44 US per mL; and for large dog purchase it comes down to $3.33 US per mL (since you have to halve it for potency). Or, to put it in price per dosage, it's: cat purchase $12.33 US per dose; and for large dog purchase it's $2.50 US per dose. That's quite a difference - or did I screw up the math? No, that's right. (2.25ml of cat Revo at $36.99 versus the equivalent of 36ml of Cat Revo at $59.99). Hm - maybe that's indeed a saving worth having, would be c.$180/year for me, basically the cost of a couple of vet checkups or half a year's cat food. Would need a suitable container to store the split larger dose... So, I could spend $36.99 US for 3 doses, or I could spend $59.99 US for 24 doses, right? Indeed. I assume there's no problem buying a dog dose with a cat prescription? S. I don't think you need a vet's prescription for flea medication when buying online - but I've never done so, so I don't know. I'm sure, though, if you talk to your vet about the price differences (stressing that you could afford more of his/her services if you save the money) he/she would go along with it. Hugs, CatNipped |
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CatNipped wrote: (...) I don't think you need a vet's prescription for flea medication when buying online - but I've never done so, so I don't know. You do for Revolution (you'll need to get your vet to fax the prescription). I'm sure, though, if you talk to your vet about the price differences (stressing that you could afford more of his/her services if you save the money) he/she would go along with it. Yeah, apart from the fact that they'd be stiffed out of a couple of hundred $/year, for many years... I suppose I could say I need to save the cash otherwise I won't be able to afford the vet fees for removal of the lumps from my rat's tumerous bod (write me a prescription, or the rat gets it! Can't see that one washing. Write me a prescription, or I'll boil this baby bunny! Write me a prescription or I'll maliciously poke my cat in the belly with a sharpened fig! yeah!). S. |
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"Steve G" wrote in message
ups.com... CatNipped wrote: (...) I don't think you need a vet's prescription for flea medication when buying online - but I've never done so, so I don't know. You do for Revolution (you'll need to get your vet to fax the prescription). I'm sure, though, if you talk to your vet about the price differences (stressing that you could afford more of his/her services if you save the money) he/she would go along with it. Yeah, apart from the fact that they'd be stiffed out of a couple of hundred $/year, for many years... I suppose I could say I need to save the cash otherwise I won't be able to afford the vet fees for removal of the lumps from my rat's tumerous bod (write me a prescription, or the rat gets it! Can't see that one washing. Write me a prescription, or I'll boil this baby bunny! Write me a prescription or I'll maliciously poke my cat in the belly with a sharpened fig! yeah!). S. OK, Petscriptions.com is asking for a vet, but Petmeds.com is not. Hugs, CatNipped |
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