Dog Revolution dosage for cats? Found the answer!

**Laura's Babies** · 10-10-2008, 08:28 AM

I had always heard that the Advantage is the only one you could do that with (use the doggie stuff on the kitties). It would be nice if you could use any of it like that. Let us know what you find out...

**catmandu** · 10-10-2008, 09:23 AM

MY VET ALWAYS TOLD ME 3 GOOD DROPS OF ADVANTAGE FROM THE DOG SIZED TUBES.

SO FAR I HAVE NOT OVER DOSED THE FOUND CATS AND THAT SAVED OVER 50 % OF HAVING INDIVIDUAL CAT SIZES.

**jazzcat** · 10-10-2008, 10:28 AM

Frontline for dogs can be used on cats. I use it on my Dad's cat.

Sorry, I don't know about Revolution. I had a bad experience with it years ago when I first adopted Scout. My vet gave her a dose of Revolution and it made her hair fall out and her skin got red and irritated. We thought it was ringworm and I had to spend a fortune having tests and a skin culture done just to be told it wasn't ringworm but a reaction to the Revolution.

**Emeraldgreen** · 10-10-2008, 12:42 PM

Okay, I just contacted the vet and the dosage is as follows in case anyone else is interested:

6mg/per kg which is 6mg per 2.2lb
A large sized Revolution for dogs (colour Teal) comes in tubes that are 4ml in size and have 240mg per tube which works out to 60mg per ml.

I'm trying to help a woman who is is rescuing a stray cat that seems to be infested with fleas and mites and she thinks it is about 6 or 7 pounds so 20mg should do it which works out to about a third of a ml.

I knew my old vet used to use this method and that it was safe but I just couldn't remember the correct dosage. A shelter I used to volunteer at always bought the Revolution for dogs in 6 packs and it would provide roughly 72 doses for cats which really affordable.

Revolution in Canada is by prescription only to ensure that the cat is healthy and doesn't already have heartworm since it treats that as well but we do not have heartworm in this part of the province. And this kitty is in horrible shape and the woman helping her doesn't have any money and I happened to have some large dog Revolution on hand and really wanted to help her.

My next goal is to try and help her get the cat spayed!

Thanks for your posts everybody!

**Catty1** · 10-10-2008, 12:51 PM

How wonderful you are helping this woman and that poor kitty! Getting rid of all the worms and stuff should help him put some weight on.

I don't know her financial situation, but maybe you could offer to go halves on his neuter and checkup. Is she in a position to give him a home? Is he fairly friendly?

Looking forward to good updates!

**smokey the elder** · 10-10-2008, 02:09 PM

As long as the concentration (mg/mL) is the same for the different sized tubes, you can portion out dog doses for cats. It can even be done with different concentrations, by figuring out the dose in mg the animal needs (be very careful with this method and have someone else check you calculations!)

**Honey-Squirrel** · 12-21-2012, 12:27 PM

Both the dog and cat versions of Revolution have the same active ingredient, selamectin. However, the strength (concentration) is double in the dog doses; moreover, you get more per vial.
http://www.drugs.com/vet/revolution-45-mg-can.html

I use the Revolution Plum for X-Large dogs to treat my feline pets and rescues. One vial of the Xlarge dog treats 16 cats if they weigh over 5lbs. That comes out to 4 drops per cat. I squeeze the tube into a clean shot glass and use a dropper. For kittens over 6 weeks, only 2 drops are needed.

It works on fleas, ticks, ear mites, mange, and many worms, including heartworm. It is also long-lasting: typically treatment is needed every two months. It also seems well tolerated and doesn't lose effectiveness (like Advantage seems to do after a while).