No, you should never use Advantix on a cat. If you use dog Advantage on a cat make sure you use the regular "plain" formula.
Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org --- On Wed, 6/1/11, Edna Taylor <taylore...@msn.com> wrote: From: Edna Taylor <taylore...@msn.com> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Pet Armor To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 10:21 AM Just to throw this out there but my vet is adamantly opposed to using dog flea meds on cats, ESPECIALLY Advantix (which can and has caused even dog deaths). She said that on the surface, the meds look the same but the percentages of toxins is very different between dog and cat formulas. Unfortunately, I know that many rescues have very limited budgets (me too) so I am in no way trying to say that people are wrong for doing this, just saying I would be very careful. > Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 05:57:46 -0700 > From: create_me_...@yahoo.com > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Pet Armor > > I've compared the dog & cat ingredients on the basic Advantage & it is the > same. You have to know the dose & be very careful because some of the dog > Advantage is toxic to cats. My vet said the same thing about Revolution. She > doesn't recommend it. > > Beth > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > --- On Tue, 5/31/11, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > > From: Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Pet Armor > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 5:52 PM > > Are you sure it's the same stuff for cats and dogs? I have never heard of > splitting it - could be bad! Have you compared the ingredients and their > amounts? > > My vet refuses to do revolution - he says it's dangerous because there have > been many incidents of cats convulsing - too many things in it all at one > time! > Too bad, it's a Pfizer product! > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Katy Doyle > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 4:18 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Pet Armor > > I've always had great luck with Revolution, if you need something new. It's > not "cheap", but I think it is worth the price (about $15 per cat). I only > have two cats, so it isn't bad for me. > > I have a friend with multiple cats and she gets a dog sized dose of > FrontLine and splits it weight-wise between the cats, apparently it's the > same stuff. > > I've also heard very good things about diatomaceous earth. I'm actually > about to use it on my yard because of the chiggers and mosquitos. > > On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Beth <create_me_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I wouldn't put Sevin Dust on my plants. There's no way I would put it on > my > > cats. > > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/> > > > > --- On Tue, 5/31/11, MaiMaiPG <maima...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > From: MaiMaiPG <maima...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Pet Armor > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 1:29 PM > > > > Rural wisdom is Sevin powder in the cat bedding and around the house. > > On May 31, 2011, at 12:10 PM, Beth wrote: > > > > > I need something new. Advantage just isn't working any more. Spent all > > day yesterday cleaning & combing cats to get rid of fleas & they just had > > Advantage 2 weeks ago! > > > Frontline used to not kill the fleas, just make them sterile, is this > > still the case? I couldn't use it because my one cat scratched himself raw > > because the fleas were still crawling. > > > Beth > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org<http://www.furkids.org/> > > > > > > --- On Tue, 5/31/11, Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com> wrote: > > > > > > From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com> > > > Subject: [Felvtalk] Pet Armor > > > To: feralfriendsonl...@yahoogroups.com > > > Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 8:19 AM > > > > > > > > > Have any of you used Pet Armor? It is supposed to be the exact same > > > thing as Frontline Plus - Fipronil and S Methoprene - The Pet Armor > > > site claims it is a generic for Frontline, and it is much cheaper. > > > I'm seeing it advertised in all sorts of places now, so if any of you > > > have used it and find that it works and is not harmful, please let me > > > know. > > > > > > Lorrie > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Felvtalk mailing list > > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Felvtalk mailing list > > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
