Just back from the white coats - the tech told us we could have the kittens given a free first treatment of Advantage but since they had already been done last week - she was not sure if she should do it and asked what dose they were given. I told her it was a small dose of bulk Advantage and calculated for their weight and probably only a few drops. Well, she asked how can it be bought in bulk?? I told her about buying the extra large dog size and she was horrified, telling me it was a different and much stronger dose! I told her no, that this was commonly done by rescue folks, yada yada. She called in Dr. Horton and he kinda shrugged and winked but said just wait a few weeks and if we see any fleas (we have NOT) that we can have our free dose later. The tech then gave me a pamphlet from Advantage and asked me to call the company anonymously and let her know what I found out - somewhat calmed down by this time. Well, I DID call and talked with a representaive who assured me that the dog and cat formulas are IDENTICAL and that there is no problem whatsoever using the dog package as long as the dose is calculated by weight. I took an evil delight in calling the tech back
I also wanted to post about it here because it is such a tremendous savings. I imagine Bayer would not like it that well known - although the rep was very upfront with me on the phone -but this is how I buy it as well. I buy mine from a place in Australia called PetShed which, from my searching - has the best prices. Look at what I come up with:
One orange tube from my vet - one DOSE is $12 for .4ml which is a net cost of $36 per ml
A cat 6-pack of the purple (.8) size from PetShed is $32 yielding a total of 4.8ml at a net cost of $6.67 per ml *what I buy
An X-large dog 6-pack of the blue (4ml) size from PetShed is $36 yielding 24ml at a net cost of $1.50 per ml
A dose for a cat under 9 pounds is .4ml and cats 9 pounds and over is .8ml
Does anyone have a dosage chart that breaks it down for smaller kittens? The free dose they will give to my two is the orange .4ml and they weigh 1.3 and 1.5 pounds so I guess it must be quite safe - is this safe to assume??
1ml=20 drops
.8ml=16 drops
.4ml=8 drops
Hope my math is all correct! I got the conversion from my memory from nursing school but double checked on a metric website
I am also NOT RECOMMENDING this - it is up to you but wanted to pass on what I found out. Measuring is tedious and the premeasured tubes are much easier to use. Also, the bulk would likely expire unless you use it often and regularly - but a good saving for rescue folks and the like.
Bookmarks