Advantage flea treatment for cats

Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:15 pm

Living in Tennessee, fleas are pretty much a year-round problem. I’ve tried Frontline, some cheap thing from Wal-Mart, and Advantage. Advantage is the only one that’s given me results (good results), which is why i’m devoting a topic to it.

Anyway, good or not, it’s rather expensive. The 6-month supply for cats over 4 kg costs US$44.95 at KV Vet Supply, the only supplier i really have experience with. That means i would spend US$14.98 per month for two cats.

But Bayer’s a bit sneaky. The formulas for the cat and dog versions are exactly the same with 9.1% imidacloprid (the active ingredient) and 90.9% “other ingredients”. (Well, they say 10% on their web site. Do ignore the weird change of decimal separators.) The 6-month supply for dogs over 25 kg is US$52.95. Each tube has 4.0 mL. Cats over 4 kg get 0.8 mL. (Cats under 4 kg get 0.4 mL.)

Yeah, so i have to measure it out myself, but that’s not a big deal. (I bought a needleless syringe for US$0.14 to make things easier.) Instead of paying US$14.98 per month, i spend US$3.53 per month. (That’s still for two cats!)

As always, check with your vet and do your homework before you use products against their directions. Don’t trust me! Dog products should normally never be used with cats.

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:20 pm

ummmmm good to know lol

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fragged one · Post by **fragged one** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:51 pm

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:55 pm

I have fleas, wonder if that stuff works on squirrels.

I should of never wandered at that flea market...

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:26 pm

there might be some bad side effects if you use it on squirrels. like growing ten feet and going on a rampage

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:30 pm

by the way (this is totally off topic i know

) i was talking to my friend who lives in tennessee on the phone the other day and her dad comes on the line and hes like "i have to interupt, theres a cottonmouth outside by the driveway and i thought you'd want to go out and see it" so my friend is on the phone with me while she goes out to look at some poisonous snake. i told her she was crazy

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:44 pm

Clueless wrote: by the way (this is totally off topic i know ) i was talking to my friend who lives in tennessee on the phone the other day and her dad comes on the line and hes like "i have to interupt, theres a cottonmouth outside by the driveway and i thought you'd want to go out and see it" so my friend is on the phone with me while she goes out to look at some poisonous snake. i told her she was crazy

It’s not like there’s anything better to do in Tennessee.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:38 am

"Cool a poisonous snake! Mom can I bring it in the house? Pleeeeeease? I want to go pet it!"

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:37 pm

lol it was in a creek and she goes out and they're looking for it cuz it went under the water. they were looking for it!!!!

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minime · Post by **minime** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:22 am

i use frontline i think advantage suck's

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:59 pm

my cats are too scary to get fleas

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minime · Post by **minime** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:02 pm

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:38 pm

its true. they're just like rawr! and the fleas run away

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