Yeah, Revolution for dogs uses the same insecticide as Revolution for cats. The only thing is that you have to do the math carefully because the insecticide is more concentrated in the dog formulation. For example, one ml of the dog Revolution has more of the insecticide than one ml of the cat formulation. So even though the amount of liquid is the same, the formulations are different. There are more milligrams of the chemical per ml for the dog stuff than the cat.
It can all be rather confusing so you definitely have to do your research before taking chances with flea meds since some are toxic. Like Biospot for instance. It's fine for dogs I think but even the cat version has one of the same insecticides as the dog formulation and that particular chemical is toxic to cats. It's pyrethrins (sp?). I don't know why they won't change the formulation for cats so it's safe. So in that case both formulations, dog and cat, are toxic to cats. It's crazy I've got a cat that occasionally gets a bald spot from the Revolution too. Not every time I give it to him but sometimes so I started giving him Frontline. sent from my AT&T Smartphone by HTC ----- Reply message ----- From: "Beth Noren" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jun 1, 2011 1:21 am Subject: [Felvtalk] FW: Pet Armor/Diatomaceous Earth To: <[email protected]> Many dog products are extremely dangerous for cats, but at least the last time that I ordered, Revolution used the same formula for both dogs and cats. I have used the large dog tube many times on my cats. Like Lynda, I have a couple of cats that lose their fur at the application site, so I usually don't give it to them. The Revolution website claims that hair loss is due to the cat over grooming the area, which is baloney, IMHO, as I place it in a pretty difficult to reach spot on the neck, and I have never seen them or any other cat licking those spots. It looks more like a crusted over burn to me. Beth N. On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Lynda Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > The Revolution that I have is 15mg for puppies or kittens 5 lbs or less. It > works quick and is effective. However, one of my cats loses his fur at the > site of application so I have discontinued it. It did work well enough that > he nor the house has fleas. > > Lynda > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy McHugh" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:58 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Pet Armor/Diatomaceous Earth > > > I noticed a couple people have mentioned using Revolution intended for dogs > on their cats. I thought this was extremely dangerous. I remember watching > an episode of Emergency Vets or one of those shows on Animal Planet where a > cat died because someone used a flea product intended for dogs on it. So > *please* be very, very careful when doing this and speak to your vet first > about adjusting the dosage. > > Cindy & Angel Jackpot _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
