posted on June 7, 2005 04:11:57 PM new
I have never heard of BioSpot, but my boy has been on Frontline for 8 yrs w/o a problem, not going to change now.
Life Is Too Short To Drink Bad Wine
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posted on June 7, 2005 04:31:04 PM new
What the heck is this product, anyway? Does it remove urine stains from carpets? I'm trying to guess. . . .
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posted on June 7, 2005 05:00:19 PM new
Thank Youuuuuuuuuuuu for that info! I find all kinds of household stuff at the swameets and I KNOW flea stuff is EXPENSIVE! just my luck to find that product. Now if I EVER do,,, TRASHING it!
A Cat is a Cat and that's that!
Thanks!
Edited to say, Yeah I guess it is just about time to dab a little on these guys.....Frontline that is.....OR Advantage 80. How much was this in a pile of household stuff? in the original package....$1.00! Yippie!
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posted on June 7, 2005 05:10:09 PM new
I use Advantix for my Rottie. It's recommended by his vet, and that's where I buy it. It's marked with a caution not to use it on cats. For the cat, we use a product called Advantage. Both seem to be excellent. Expensive, but effective. Aside from hairball medicine, I would never use anything on either of them without the o.k. of the vet.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on June 7, 2005 05:32:34 PM new
Frontline for me for my Yorkies. Although I've been buying Preventic for the Yorkie that lives in the woods for the ticks. They have a Preventic-D collar out for fleas and ticks and since I can make two collars out of one it's working just as well. My daughter swears she thinks they only work on ticks but I haven't seen a flea since I've been using either one of them. Using them it's a heck of a lot cheaper than Frontline.
posted on June 7, 2005 05:33:38 PM new
Jack....If the Advantage is working on your cats now with no adverse reactions, then you're o.k. Just keep a close eye on any new ones you get the first time you use it. It's the #1 choice for cats that my Vet treats. We've also used Frontline before and it's an excellent product and never had a problem.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on June 7, 2005 05:56:31 PM new
WOW!!!!!!!!! I read alot of that, well enough. looks like I am gonna stick to doing the aresol can thing......flea and tick killer stuff,,,,,,Bomb the whole joint! I won't need to feel guilty if they go, cause Me too is going,,,,,,hahahaha........I HATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FLEAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AN they LOVE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Blood sucking SOB's!
Think about it,,,,,,they give/include US rubber latex Gloves to protect US!!!!! from what we are putting on OUR animals????? i thought about that many times As I wiped it on Tweedy,,,,,,Bad for ME??? Good for her???? One thing I do know,,,,,flea bombs ain't no good for either of us....OUT!!!!!!!!!! And I,,,,,,hold my breathe as I find my way out the door and LOCK it for the day.......pssssssssssssssssssssst!!!!! dead flies and such when I get home........screws up their lungs/breathing,,,,,I know that, the insects!!!!!!!
posted on June 7, 2005 06:51:56 PM new
"pssssssssssssssssssssst!!!!! dead flies and such when I get home........"
Jack......maybe you should get a new set of friends.
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posted on June 8, 2005 07:23:21 PM new
We use Revolution for our cats. Last year we had a bad flea problem and one of our cats had a severe allergy to the fleas. We took her to the vet because she was constantly chewing to the point that she left blood everywhere she sat or laid. She was also skin and bones becuse the fleas were sucking her dry. Now she's fat and happy.
We have a 7 week old kitten we just got and he has fleas bad because he was a farm kitty. We took him to the vets today and the vet said that Advatage in the orange tube works on babies that age because it doesn't soak into their system. This poor baby had fleas, an eye infection and a respiratory infection but is the sweetest thing. He is now asleep in my arm and I can only type with 1 hand. The vet gave him 3 shots and we have to put this antibiotic in his eyes 3 times a day.
posted on June 8, 2005 08:21:10 PM new
Meowmix...What is Revolution, and do you get it from the vet, or an animal supply store? The biggest problem I have with Advantix and Advantage is the similarity in the names. Always afraid I'll get them mixed up, except the Advantix comes in a big dog (130 lbs) sized tube and the Advantage comes in a kitty (14 lbs) size tube.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on June 8, 2005 08:42:29 PM new
I use Frontline Plus because it also controls ticks & we are loaded with deer ticks because we live in a wooded area with lots of deer & everything else that lives in the woods.
I've had Lyme disease & almost everyone around here has to so a few years ago I was vacinated with Lymerix, two shots a week apart & one a year later. Now I find out it's been taken off the market because of side effects. Sorry I did it because the doctor told me nothing about the possible side effects. If I knew I wouldn't have done it
meowmix, bless your heart, love that story.
sparkz....about revolution...great stuff.
Information about Revolution®
Revolution® is the safe, simple way to protect your dog or cat from a range of harmful parasites. This monthly topical application prevents heartworms while controlling fleas and ear mites. Revolution® is safe for use on puppies and kittens over 6 weeks of age and it is waterproof after 2 hours, so it remains effective even after shampooing, swimming, rain or exposure to sunlight.
Revolution® features
Prevents heartworm disease
Kills adult fleas and prevents their eggs from hatching
Treats and controls ear mites
Treats and controls sarcoptic mange (in dogs only)
Controls roundworms and hookworms (in cats only)
One tube applied monthly
Each tube contains Selemectin
Thank you for answering Sparkz question about Revolution.
Next month I will be able to use it on the kitten so we need to get more from the vets. Kitten (Buster) is already looking better. He was dropping fleas like crazy last night. I had to pick several dead or dying ones off me everytime he laid on me. I haven't seen any on him tonight. This baby is so small. The vet weighed him and he is only 1 lb.
I am trying to find homes for the other 4 babies still on the farm where we got him. These were a litter from my mom's cats. Hopefully the other babies will still be OK. The whole litter had this eye infection and respiratory infection. I know of a lady that takes in rescue animals or other animals and adopts them out. Her daughter works for a vet so these other 4 babies will be able to get the same stuff done as ours did. I have to talk to this lady Saturday and if she wants the kitties we are going to go get them and bring them to her the next day. I will have 4 crying babies in one pet taxi for a little over an hour. It was bad enough with one little one. I wish I could keep them all myself but now we have 5 cats again so no more.
posted on June 9, 2005 07:58:10 PM new
McJane...Thanks for the info on Revolution. I like to know things like this. We had a problem a while back with a cat getting mixed up with the wrong stuff. It cost me 200 bucks to bail him out of the vet's office after they fixed him up.
Meowmix...If I come back in my next life as a cat, you'll find me curled up on your front doorstep
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on June 9, 2005 08:10:57 PM new
Sparkz--A friend of mine at work calls me the Crazy Cat Lady.
If I lived out in the country I would have several cats. All mine get fixed so there would be no overpopulating.
We watched Animal Precinct on Animal Planet the other night. This woman started out with 2 cats and it multiplied to about 80 or 90. She took care of them but never got them spayed or neutered so they kept mating. The ASPCA had a mobile spay and neuter trailer and brought it to this lady's home. It took 2 days but they spayed and neutered all her cats except the mother's still nursing. The lady got to keep all the cats but the kittens who were to be adopted out. I love cats but I do have my limits. That is way too many for 1 person.
posted on June 9, 2005 08:38:15 PM new
Meowmix...When I was in the moving business, we once moved a lady up to Oregon who had 18 cats. She would take in every stray in the neighborhood. She had a small home on a small lot, but the place she bought in Oregon was 20 acres. She transported all 18 cats at one time in her car. She had to take out her back seat and had carefully engineered a network of small cages to accomodate them all. I could just imagine what it would be like to have 90 cats. In the spring when they all start shedding, you could gather enough cat hair to stuff a couple hundred "organic" pillows. Never can tell, they might sell good on Ebay
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
