Friday, May 8, 2009

Flea and tick control?

Can you use one tube of frontline or advantage for multiple animals if you get the large weight size?
Answers:
NO NO NO. Call the 800 # on the box and ask them. They will say NO NO NO too.
not a good idea... get the appropriate size for each dog you can buy single doses from the vet if you don't want to buy the 3 pack.. but it is good to always have on hand...
it depends i guess
i mean if you get one big enough for a great dane, but you use it on pomeranians or tea cup chihuahuas, then it would make sense that it would be ok
but i'd ask the vet first
good luck
Each dose if formulated and dosed for one size dog. If you put to much on one dog then you will not have enough for the other.
Get the right size of each of your dogs then you will know that you are fully protecting each dog correctly.
NO. It would be too hard to distribute it evenly and even if you found a way to distribute it, without it being the correct amount for your weight of a dog, there is a chance that you don't apply enough and it may wear off before the month's end. I don't know what would happen if you over-medicated your dog but I'm guessing since there are doses based on weight it's possible to over-medicate too. It would be better for you to buy the correct dose size for your weight of a dog. If you have multiple animals the same size, you would be able to use the same box, just a new application for each of them.
Yes you can. BUT you have to get the measurements correct - how are you going to do that? The practical problems are why everyone recommends against it. You could easily end up giving one dog not enough.

It's not accurate enough to give each dog "so many" drops. You have to measure in mg or other similar units. Those tubes are awkward to work with at best when splitting them up.

I suggest confining these types of experiments to flea control, etc., and not risking making a mistake with heartworm preventative or anything that critical.

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