Difference between cat flea product and dog flea product.

alexp08

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So im guessing this is the right place. So i was getting flea products for my pets. I always buy from chewy.com. theyre currently selling sentry fiprogaurd for cats for 27$ for 6 treatments each does is .5ml. However my dogs cost 15$ for 6 treatments at 2.67ml. So my bargain shopping mind starting going and i thought about just buying the dog kind and using it for my cats, naturally dialing back the dosage using a medical syringe to measure out .5ml from the 2.67ml.

But at the same time im smart enough to do my research first and make sure its safe.

So does anyone know if they are the same or is this a huge no no? Thanks

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I think Fiproguard uses the same formula for dogs and cats, of course the dose depending on weight. But I'm not positive so check the package, usually it has the ingredients and the strength of the dose (example: "5 mgs of active ingredient per ml" or whatever). Chewy usually has pictures of every side of the box so that info should be available. You can usually find an info sheet on the manufacturer's website too.
 
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I did and it says "other ingredients 90.30%" on both boxes hahah top secret recipe.

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I kind of figure that if the active ingredients are the same, they probably aren't going to change the inactive ingredients either ;). But if you want to know for sure you can contact the company. They can't legally tell you it's OK to use the dog stuff on cats, but you can phrase the question to ask about your cat's safety around the dog who has recently been treated, and usually you can get a good answer that way.
 
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