From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2004-05-18 16:29:12 UTC
Subject: RE:Active Ingredient in Advantage Flea Cont.
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <2222576.1084897752123.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Lisa, are you sure this is safe approach for ferrets? I can't speak off-hand about this specific product but it certainly isn't one I recall off the top of my head ever reading any vets include in their lists of safe products. The ones vets list as safe are; Advantage, Revolution, and Frontline. It would be terrible to risk serious damage or death to a ferret from something avoidable like a flea product which has a safer alternative, so, please, carefully check in places like the FHL Archives at
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org
before using on ferrets.
Remember that even if the active ingredient is the same there are sometimes other things which can be a danger; for instance, there have been ferrets poisoned by pyrethrins.
> After reading the emails on flea control, I bought Hartz Advanced Care. The active ingredient in it is phenothrin...85.7%. Is this the same as advantage and if not is it safe for ferrets? Thanks, Lisa