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Summary: When buying Advantage for cats, purchase enough product to treat every cat in the house, and make sure it is not Advantix, which can be toxic in cats. Follow the directions on the Advantage package with advice from a practicing veterinarian in this free video on pet care.
Dr. James R. Talbott is a staff veterinarian at Belle Forest Animal Hospital and Kennel in Nashville, Tenn. In addition to providing general animal care for many different types of...read more
"Let's talk about buying Advantage for cats. The first thing you want to know about Advantage for cats is what it does. It is a great product topically to kill fleas. It's used once a month. It's placed right between the shoulder blades right on the skin, and it works great. It can eliminate a lot of infestations. If you have multiple cats with with fleas you want to use it on every one of em'. As far as buying Advantage is concerned you want to be careful, and here are the reasons; one, is you want to make sure that you're getting a reliable product. This product is a prescription type of product that you get from a veterinary clinic, or from a pharmacy, so you need a veterinary's prescription, veterinarian's prescription to get that, so you can get it at any clinic, first of all. Second, you want to make sure that you're getting Advantage for cats and not Advantix. Advantix is their product for ticks which is used in dogs only, and can be toxic in cats. And so again, make sure you're getting the right product. Talk to your veterinary clinic also about how often to use it, how best to use it, and any other types of problems to watch out for. So, just make sure you're getting the right product for the right animal."
eHow Article: Buying Advantage for Cats