Need Opinions Regarding Revolution

I have 11 cats. All of them get Revolution monthly and none of them have ever had any problems with it .

Are they not making regular Advantage anymore? I would probably just stick with that if it's been working for you.

I have only used Revolution occasionally (when ear mites are around) but it's always worked great and nobody has ever had a bad reaction.

I use Revolution because it also treats ear mites and protects against heartworm. Since my kitties are indoor-only, I only treat them about every 2 or 3 months.

I use Revolution for all of my guys and have never had any problems.

I personally think its a little strong unless you have need of it specifically for either mosquitoes or mites. My cat Midori has a reaction to it and can't use it. I did use it on Aya in Okinawa as we have mosquitoes and heartworm here. I will probably use Frontline in Vermont.

Bugsy can not use Revolution due to severe skin reactions to it, so he gets Advantage Multi (I guess the one you are referring as "II") as needed. Lucky, Hope and Gracie get Revolution.

Originally Posted by Carolina

Bugsy can not use Revolution due to severe skin reactions to it, so he gets Advantage Multi (I guess the one you are referring as "II") as needed. Lucky, Hope and Gracie get Revolution.

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We had the same issues - Bijou had no problem with Revolution but we had to switch Mika to Advantage due to a reaction to the Revolution.

I use Revolution for the heartworm aspect - and so far so good.

I looked up Advantage II, and it's just the same as the old Advantage (which it appears is now off the market) except for the addition of an IGR ingredient. Like the difference between Frontline and Frontline Plus. IGRs are usually well-tolerated in mammals and aren't likely to cause reactions. . .so I don't know if Advantage II would be any more likely to cause a reaction than regular Advantage.

Advantage Multi would probably be more likely to cause reactions.

All three of these guys get Advantage and have had no problems. I think it just depends on the cat.

Hi,
Just a note about my positive experience with REVOLUTION. I have been using it for our three cats for over a year with no problems. Revolution is very well absorbed with felines [not so much with dogs]. I especially like the fact that it controls mites and heartworms. Our babies are all privileged to go in and out of the house, into the barns, etc. at will. They are exposed to mosquitoes and in the beginning all three had ear mites. The cost of Accarex for mites is a factor to consider and then the aggravation of applying it to the cat's ears. I might clarify that we had a stray pregnant female cat dumped off on us, and ended up giving her and two of the four kittens a permanent home {found indoor loving homes for the other two kittens so no one jump on me). Aside from REVOLUTION, I have found that our babies get tapeworms (not from fleas but from ingesting mice). I have become a big fan of PROFENDER. They have required initial wormings early on, went on Revolution, and have had to be wormed at 4 month intervals with PROFENDER. One final thing---both Revolution and Profender are in my opinion not cheap. I have had to pay retail prices from my vet a few times, but have found impressing savings on line. If you are interested I will share sources. Good luck.

There is the potential for reaction no matter what medication you use, unfortunately. I've never used Advantage to give any input - but I have used Revolution w/o issue. Like others, it's big pluses are the HW preventative & it covers ear mites.

I use Revolution, the cats never had a reaction to it.

Hey Tiff . Just saw your thread. I did find regular Advantage at Walmart, of all places . Just about a month ago and got two boxes. You could check there, they had alot of them available at least the one near my home. Also, Target sells Frontline and Advantage (I think) as well. I have used Advantage for my cats for the last couple of years. THey don't go outside, but I put it on them every 45 days just in case because my dogs do go in and out and I have the feral's out there too. I have never had a problem with the regular Advantage.

Originally Posted by Feralvr

Hey Tiff

. Just saw your thread. I did find regular Advantage at Walmart, of all places

. Just about a month ago and got two boxes. You could check there, they had alot of them available at least the one near my home. Also, Target sells Frontline and Advantage (I think) as well. I have used Advantage for my cats for the last couple of years. THey don't go outside, but I put it on them every 45 days just in case because my dogs do go in and out and I have the feral's out there too. I have never had a problem with the regular Advantage.

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I think Advantage II was created just because Advantage went full retail/OTC now, and it is no longer sold by vets.
As far as your question about the reactions to Revolution being live threatening, no, not at all - just severe skin reaction with blistering, abscessing, and a long time to heal. I do not think it would cause any kind of permanent damage or put him in serious danger, but it sure must not be comfortable so I rather use Advantage Multi, which offers the same benefits as Revolution, minus the reactions (for him).

But I was at Petsmart yesterday and they were selling Advantage II and had the old Advantage on clearance. I didn't notice what Wal-Mart had. . .I'll take a look next time.

Originally Posted by Willowy

But I was at Petsmart yesterday and they were selling Advantage II and had the old Advantage on clearance. I didn't notice what Wal-Mart had. . .I'll take a look next time.

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Petsmart have vets on location so they get around selling Advantage II as well.... That is the reason why they sold Advantage and Frontline even before it went retail/OTC.

Last month and for the next few months I plan to treat mine with revolution to knock out ear mites I picked up. Treating ALOT of cats and no issues at all tho I personally do not like the smell of it at all. Seems to work just fine (first dose down and the scratching ears stopped).

First case of ear mites in 15 years go figure.