I've heard of people doing this, but haven't found anyone to tell me the dosage for cats. We feed a colony of 26 cats and most are friendly enough to put flea and tick medicine on them. But, the cost is becoming prohibitive. If we could purchase the dog Revolution and break it down into individual doses for the cats, we could save some money. Please don't give me dosages in milligrams (mg). I have nothing that measures in milligrams and haven't found a formula to make the conversion. Dosages in milliliters is much more helpful.

I got Revolution for my cats from the vet - as I understand it, Revolution is by prescription only, so I would assume your prescribing vet could give you the dosage, assuming it's do-able?

I got Revolution for my cats from the vet - as I understand it, Revolution is by prescription only, so I would assume your prescribing vet could give you the dosage, assuming it's do-able?

this is the best idea if you are NOT a vet or a Vet tech ....

Can you look it up on theirs home-page??

If the Revolution for dogs respective cats is the same, only different is the dosage??...

As a rule of thumb, many preparats for dogs arent good for cats.
I suspect the vice versa is easier - although I wont swear on it.

Anyway, you must always check up, by vet, someone very knowleable - or theirs home-page.


Good luck!


Edit: it seems to be the same chemical substance, selamectin
http://www.revolutionpet.com/revolutionpet.aspx

Look at the cat dosage vial. For instance, the cat vial of Frontline is .5 cc.....so I measure out .5 cc from the largest vial of Frontline and apply that to the cats. Same process for Revolution.

A vet will not tell you how to do this. It is unethical for him to give advice on how to save money for the companies that they deal with.

The issue with what you are suggesting is that some of the dog products have ingredients that absolutely cannot be used on cats. You would never put dog Frontline Plus or Advantix on a cat because it can kill them. Be very careful that you read all active ingredients in the cat and dog formulas and make sure they are identical.

I also sent you a PM.

You can't necessarily say that if a cat vial of Revolution says .5cc that you can measure out .5cc from dog Revolution as many products like this are in a higher concentration for a larger animal rather than in a larger volume. If the concentration of the pesticide is higher in the dogs you could kill a cat with it. The thing to remember is that cats and dogs are very separate animals and can react to different drugs and pesticides differently.

You need to talk to your vet for the correct dosage. FYI ONLY:

Revolution Puppy/Kitten:
Active Ingredient (per single dose tube) Amount
Selamectin 15 mg

Revolution for Cats 5.1-15 lbs:
Active Ingredient (per single dose tube) Amount
Selamectin 45 mg

Revolution for Dogs 5.1-10 lbs:
Active Ingredient (per single dose tube) Amount
Selamectin 30 mg

Revolution for Dogs 10.1-20 lbs:
Active Ingredient (per single dose tube) Amount
Selamectin 60 mg

You need to know what revolution for dogs you are getting, as they have different concentrations of Selamectin per ml. After that, you would need to calculate in how many ml you can get 45mg of Selamectin.

Again, you NEED to talk to a vet before doing this. I am sure a nice vet would help you out, since you are taking care of a colony.

A You would never put dog Frontline Plus or Advantix on a cat because it can kill them.

What's in Frontline Plus that's dangerous to cats? I've never heard that one before.

Advantix IS incredibly dangerous to cats; some cats have even died after licking the dog they live with, after the dog was treated with Advantix.

The ONLY brands this can be done with are Advantage, Frontline, and Revolution. These brands have the exact same concentrations of the active ingredient regardless of what weight of animal the vial is for.

Many vets WILL tell you how to divide these products, knowing that for many people, it's either that or no treatment at all. If I go into my vet and ask him for one dose of Revolution, he'll give me a small syringe with the right dose that HE pulled out of the large dog dose, and charge me the same price as though I had bought a closed cat dose :rolleyes: .

I'm pretty sure it is toxic to cats (at least some brands). I wouldn't risk it. Maybe you could add some natural supplements to their diet which prevents fleas (I swear there are a few).

What's in Frontline Plus that's dangerous to cats? I've never heard that one before. basically the same stuff as in Advantix.

basically the same stuff as in Advantix.

I don't believe it does. AFAIK, the only difference between regular Frontline and Frontline Plus is the addition of S-Methoprene as an insect growth regulator ( http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=7200 ). And the cat formula has a higher concentration of S-Methoprone than the dog formula does (11.8% in the cat formula vs 8.8% in the dog formula). I wouldn't use dog Frontline Plus on cats just because of the difference (perhaps it wouldn't be effective on cats), but I do not believe it's dangerous.