Post by erikasbackyard on Jun 20, 2006 17:32:01 GMT -5
Okay, here's a way to save beaucoup on flea control. Buy your Advantage in the biggest vial/tube, the giant dog version, which has 4.0 ml. From my vet singly they are about $13. In a six-pack they come to less than $10each, and of course one can order online. Anyway. Buy a small needle and syringe for 50 cents or less. Stick the needle into the plastic vial/tube and either suck out all the Advantage (I prefer to store it in the syringe once I have holed the tube, although if you keep it holey side up, no problem) or suck out 0.8 ml per cat. REMOVE NEEDLE FROM SYRINGE and squirt the 0.8 ml onto the cat as if from the vial/tube. Voila! FIVE cats (or puppies) treated with Advantage for $10-$13 TOTAL. Can't beat that with a stick.
I am sure one could check the amounts in the small or medium or whatever dog vials and do the math to break down a big dog tube for that, too, but I haven't done it.
Fine print: I am not a vet, consult your vet for veterinary advice, blah, blah. In this case it is just a matter of doing the math and figuring out to use the needle and syringe to divide into smaller doses. My vet certainly never blinked when I informed her of the trick.
DO NOT TREAT CATS WITH ADVANTIX. IX = ICKY bad for cats. :-)
I am sure one could check the amounts in the small or medium or whatever dog vials and do the math to break down a big dog tube for that, too, but I haven't done it.
Fine print: I am not a vet, consult your vet for veterinary advice, blah, blah. In this case it is just a matter of doing the math and figuring out to use the needle and syringe to divide into smaller doses. My vet certainly never blinked when I informed her of the trick.
DO NOT TREAT CATS WITH ADVANTIX. IX = ICKY bad for cats. :-)
