Message Number: YG1566 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Bruce Williams, DVM
Date: 2001-03-21 21:44:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Advantage

--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Long, Katharine" <shurcool@t...>
wrote:
> Edward Lipinski wrote:
> <How many drops of Advantage did you use each on how many ferrets?<
>
> I have used Advantage a time or two when a wayward flea made its
way into
> the house. If I remember correctly, the cat dosage is .4ml. I
drew .2ml of
> the cat dosage into a syringe and used that amount on each ferret.


The appropriate dosage (although there is a lot of play, as Advantage
has a wide margin of safety) is 0.1 ml, or approximately 2 drops.


With kindest regards,

Bruce H. Williams, DVM, DACVP
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