Buying the large dog advantage

Okay, Im fixing to get the big dog advantage for both my cats and dog. Just want to make sure this is okay to use on all animals. Who has done this?

Cathy

hissy has done so. This is the link she gave me. Doggie Advantage Dosage Breakdown

Also, if you are looking for a bargain on flea medication, check Petguys.com. A box of Advantage for cats is only about $20, plus s/h. I just ordered two boxes from them yesterday. Save me tons of money!!

I'm gonna give it a try too, I am going broke buying Advantage, I have 9 cats! I'm ordering today!!

One of my mentors told me about this too. The 55lb and over dog Advantage use one drop per pound of cat and it's safe for preg and nursing Moms.

Can I use the syringes I have at home? They do have the needles in them as I have one diabetic cat that has to have two shots a day. I wonder if I can like "remove" the needle part.

Cathy

Im sure you can remove the needle part, should twist off. I had a cat that had to have injections that I had to give to him and the needles twist off. Where are you from in AL? I'm originally from Dothan.

Sorry so late getting back. I was home sick with a migraine yesterday and was in the bed all day.

I will have to look at my syringes and see if they twist off. The only thing is the syringe is not marked but with lines (or I could be missing the markings). I know my cat takes two unit's twice a day. I will have to look closer to them tonight.

Oh, and I live in Montgomery which is not far at all from Dothan. I'm going to order the advantage in a few minutes.

I just thought of something.....I still have the empty single dose I just gave them a few weeks ago, do you think I could use those?

Cathy

Dragonlady says you can use one drop per pound in a couple of posts above.

I ordered mine from petguys.com and with shipping (priority mail) it was 26.04. Not bad!

which one did you order? I am ordering the large dog one (over 55pds). I have one dog and three cats but I really only do the flea thing to the dog and one cat cause they have sensitive skin. The other cats haven't had a problem with the fleas until now and now I have a preggo kitty (all white) that has some (not many) fleas and tape worms but the vet didn't want me to give her anything until after she delivers her babies.

Cathy

I ordered the large dog one, 55 and over.

That is too weird then, my total will be 28.20. But that is still not bad at all!!!

Cathy

Yeah, mine was 21.79 for the product and 4.25 for shipping, no tax.
26.04 total

Well, guess mine is going further then cause shipping will be 6.41 for me. What are you using to pull out the dosage?

Cat

Okay, that was wierd. I just went and ordered my Advantage and this time I chose Priority instead of Ground. Now my shipping went down to 4.25! I would have thought the priority would have been more expensive..

Cathy

I do the same thing that you guys are doing with the Advantage. What I found was the easiest was to get a 1ml or 1cc (their actually the same thing) syringe from your local Pharmacy. I think it cost 13 cents each. Then I get a plastic cup (one that you'll never drink out of again) and squirt the contents of the tube in the cup. Then mark your syringe with the right amount with masking tape and then fill the syringe from the cup. You should be able to reuse the syringe and possibly the cup for the next time.

I've tried different ways of doing this and this is by far the easiest. I don't recommend poking the tube with the needle and drawing it out that way. It gets WAY too messy and you end up losing more of the liquid since it will leak out of the tube after you poked it. At first, I thought that would be an easy way but I found out the hard way...it's actually a big hassle.

Hope this may help you guys out!

Thanks for the tip, Shell. I should get mine in a few days. I have 2 syringes, one is a 3cc/ml and one is really small, it holds 1 ml total, the markings on it says units though, up to 100 units in 10 unit increments. Its a very slim syringe. I want to make double sure I give the right amount! Do you know anything about those smaller ones?

You'll want the smaller ones. My cats only get .8 cc's (but they are bigger cats though) and the smaller syringe like a 1 cc will hold it much better. Plus, you'll be able to see the lines easier to gauge the right dose. Granted, you will have to fill it up several times if you have several animals but at least this way, you know you'll get the right amount. The larger ones like a 3 cc are too big and you don't have as many lines on there to gauge the right amount. Hope this makes sense...it's hard to describe.

BTW, How much do your cats weigh? That will determine the amount that you give.

Most of mine will get the small cat dose. 0.4 ml. I have 2 that are in the 10 pound or more range, but Im gonna weigh them to make sure what they weigh first.

If you are doing multiple cats have more than one syringe. The treatment eats the numbers off during the process of dosing over 5 cats