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question on breaking down of advantage flea control
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I have been posting lately on flea control and I e-mailed the local rescue group and found out who there vet was and then i called them today and found out that they will sell me advantage for my kitties without a prescription. Now I was wondering the exact breakdown of how you can use the dog version on cats as I could just buy the dog stuff and use it on all 6 of my pets and than i could buy more next month since 6 packs for the dog are 61 for under 50 pounds and i think both of my dogs are under so i would use that for them and than use the remaining ones for my cats. 2 of the cats are under 10 pound and 2 are over. i'm not sure how much over i think around 15 pounds total each though. i know the kittens exact weight from like 2 weeks ago and they are around 5 pounds each though. thanks for the help Lauralai |
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never mind
i found the website that has it listed so i will probably end up getting my parents to take me there this afternoon to get the large size dog since i can use it on all of my kitties and my 2 doggies and it will last a fair amount of time so i can continually use it instead of only using it when they get it. now when i phoned the lady said nothing about having to be a client of there's so i hope i don't have to. "Laura" wrote in message ... Hi I have been posting lately on flea control and I e-mailed the local rescue group and found out who there vet was and then i called them today and found out that they will sell me advantage for my kitties without a prescription. Now I was wondering the exact breakdown of how you can use the dog version on cats as I could just buy the dog stuff and use it on all 6 of my pets and than i could buy more next month since 6 packs for the dog are 61 for under 50 pounds and i think both of my dogs are under so i would use that for them and than use the remaining ones for my cats. 2 of the cats are under 10 pound and 2 are over. i'm not sure how much over i think around 15 pounds total each though. i know the kittens exact weight from like 2 weeks ago and they are around 5 pounds each though. thanks for the help Lauralai |
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never mind
i found the website that has it listed so i will probably end up getting my parents to take me there this afternoon to get the large size dog since i can use it on all of my kitties and my 2 doggies and it will last a fair amount of time so i can continually use it instead of only using it when they get it. now when i phoned the lady said nothing about having to be a client of there's so i hope i don't have to. "Laura" wrote in message ... Hi I have been posting lately on flea control and I e-mailed the local rescue group and found out who there vet was and then i called them today and found out that they will sell me advantage for my kitties without a prescription. Now I was wondering the exact breakdown of how you can use the dog version on cats as I could just buy the dog stuff and use it on all 6 of my pets and than i could buy more next month since 6 packs for the dog are 61 for under 50 pounds and i think both of my dogs are under so i would use that for them and than use the remaining ones for my cats. 2 of the cats are under 10 pound and 2 are over. i'm not sure how much over i think around 15 pounds total each though. i know the kittens exact weight from like 2 weeks ago and they are around 5 pounds each though. thanks for the help Lauralai |
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On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 12:17:57 -0400, "Laura"
wrote: never mind i found the website that has it listed so i will probably end up getting my parents to take me there this afternoon to get the large size dog since i can use it on all of my kitties and my 2 doggies and it will last a fair amount of time so i can continually use it instead of only using it when they get it. now when i phoned the lady said nothing about having to be a client of there's so i hope i don't have to. Good luck to you on this. I just did it yesterday. The vet tech configured it for my seven cats, and gave me one of the large dog tubes and one of the medium; this left a little left over, but that's okay. Her instructions were .04 ml for cats under 9 lbs., and .08 ml for cats over 9 lbs. Be sure you get the syringes from there, too (the small ones). I ran into some trouble getting it to work straight from the tubes, so I squeezed the Advantage into a small medicine cup, and that worked just fine. Don't forget that if you have any cats that mutual groom each other, to separate them for 2-3 hours so they don't lick it off each other. HTH, Ginger-lyn |
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On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 12:17:57 -0400, "Laura"
wrote: never mind i found the website that has it listed so i will probably end up getting my parents to take me there this afternoon to get the large size dog since i can use it on all of my kitties and my 2 doggies and it will last a fair amount of time so i can continually use it instead of only using it when they get it. now when i phoned the lady said nothing about having to be a client of there's so i hope i don't have to. Good luck to you on this. I just did it yesterday. The vet tech configured it for my seven cats, and gave me one of the large dog tubes and one of the medium; this left a little left over, but that's okay. Her instructions were .04 ml for cats under 9 lbs., and .08 ml for cats over 9 lbs. Be sure you get the syringes from there, too (the small ones). I ran into some trouble getting it to work straight from the tubes, so I squeezed the Advantage into a small medicine cup, and that worked just fine. Don't forget that if you have any cats that mutual groom each other, to separate them for 2-3 hours so they don't lick it off each other. HTH, Ginger-lyn |
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On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 11:47:29 -0400, "Laura"
wrote: Hi I have been posting lately on flea control and I e-mailed the local rescue group and found out who there vet was and then i called them today and found out that they will sell me advantage for my kitties without a prescription. Now I was wondering the exact breakdown of how you can use the dog version on cats as I could just buy the dog stuff and use it on all 6 of my pets and than i could buy more next month since 6 packs for the dog are 61 for under 50 pounds and i think both of my dogs are under so i would use that for them and than use the remaining ones for my cats. 2 of the cats are under 10 pound and 2 are over. i'm not sure how much over i think around 15 pounds total each though. i know the kittens exact weight from like 2 weeks ago and they are around 5 pounds each though. thanks for the help Lauralai Dosage ( minimum) 10 mg/ kg body weight topical solution (0.4 ml of the 10 % solution to cats under 9lbs body weight, 0.8 ml of the 10 % solution to cats over 9lbs of body weight, 0.4 ml of the 10 % solution to dogs 10lbs and under, 1,0 ml of the 10 % solution to dogs between 11 - 20lbs of body weight, 2,5ml of the 10 % solution to dogs 21-55lbs of body weight, 4,0ml of the 10 % solution to dogs over 55lbs of body weight). Advantage comes in two sizes for cats 9 lbs or LESS 0.4 CC 10 lbs & Up 0.8 CC One tube of large dog Advantage contains 4CC. I think .4cc is too much for a small kitten. I prefer to weigh and use ..05cc/lb. which is slightly more than the minimum dosage. My ten-pound cats get 1/5 cc. BarB |
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On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 11:47:29 -0400, "Laura"
wrote: Hi I have been posting lately on flea control and I e-mailed the local rescue group and found out who there vet was and then i called them today and found out that they will sell me advantage for my kitties without a prescription. Now I was wondering the exact breakdown of how you can use the dog version on cats as I could just buy the dog stuff and use it on all 6 of my pets and than i could buy more next month since 6 packs for the dog are 61 for under 50 pounds and i think both of my dogs are under so i would use that for them and than use the remaining ones for my cats. 2 of the cats are under 10 pound and 2 are over. i'm not sure how much over i think around 15 pounds total each though. i know the kittens exact weight from like 2 weeks ago and they are around 5 pounds each though. thanks for the help Lauralai Dosage ( minimum) 10 mg/ kg body weight topical solution (0.4 ml of the 10 % solution to cats under 9lbs body weight, 0.8 ml of the 10 % solution to cats over 9lbs of body weight, 0.4 ml of the 10 % solution to dogs 10lbs and under, 1,0 ml of the 10 % solution to dogs between 11 - 20lbs of body weight, 2,5ml of the 10 % solution to dogs 21-55lbs of body weight, 4,0ml of the 10 % solution to dogs over 55lbs of body weight). Advantage comes in two sizes for cats 9 lbs or LESS 0.4 CC 10 lbs & Up 0.8 CC One tube of large dog Advantage contains 4CC. I think .4cc is too much for a small kitten. I prefer to weigh and use ..05cc/lb. which is slightly more than the minimum dosage. My ten-pound cats get 1/5 cc. BarB |
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hi
i have another question. why is it that it says the cat stuff can last up to 4 weeks wile on the dogs it says it will last at least 4 weeks? is it due to grooming or what? thanks "Laura" wrote in message ... Hi I have been posting lately on flea control and I e-mailed the local rescue group and found out who there vet was and then i called them today and found out that they will sell me advantage for my kitties without a prescription. Now I was wondering the exact breakdown of how you can use the dog version on cats as I could just buy the dog stuff and use it on all 6 of my pets and than i could buy more next month since 6 packs for the dog are 61 for under 50 pounds and i think both of my dogs are under so i would use that for them and than use the remaining ones for my cats. 2 of the cats are under 10 pound and 2 are over. i'm not sure how much over i think around 15 pounds total each though. i know the kittens exact weight from like 2 weeks ago and they are around 5 pounds each though. thanks for the help Lauralai |
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hi
i have another question. why is it that it says the cat stuff can last up to 4 weeks wile on the dogs it says it will last at least 4 weeks? is it due to grooming or what? thanks "Laura" wrote in message ... Hi I have been posting lately on flea control and I e-mailed the local rescue group and found out who there vet was and then i called them today and found out that they will sell me advantage for my kitties without a prescription. Now I was wondering the exact breakdown of how you can use the dog version on cats as I could just buy the dog stuff and use it on all 6 of my pets and than i could buy more next month since 6 packs for the dog are 61 for under 50 pounds and i think both of my dogs are under so i would use that for them and than use the remaining ones for my cats. 2 of the cats are under 10 pound and 2 are over. i'm not sure how much over i think around 15 pounds total each though. i know the kittens exact weight from like 2 weeks ago and they are around 5 pounds each though. thanks for the help Lauralai |
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"Lauralai" wrote in message ...
hi i have another question. why is it that it says the cat stuff can last up to 4 weeks wile on the dogs it says it will last at least 4 weeks? is it due to grooming or what? thanks Cats metabolize drugs more quickly, for one. I have found (and used to counsel) that under "normal conditions" Advantage will last 6 weeks on most animals. If you have a heavy flea problem, apply every 4 weeks and you will be safe. Manufacters are very conservative in their guidelines for use. -L. |
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