Message Number: SG9831 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:29:45 EDT
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: Re: Revolution
Message-ID: <11.2ff0a226.2e43d699@cs.com>
Hi Russell,
The recommended dose for Revoultion is actually
1 full tube of the 5-15 lb cat size. The reason they
recommend the higher dose is for heartworm prevention!
At the 0-5 lb cat size, 10% of the ferrets (1 out of 10) still
got heartworms, but none of the 10 ferrets got heartworms
with the 5-15 lb size! They are not sure if it is because
of the thick skin on the ferrets neck that Revolution is not
absorb as well in ferrets as it is in cats or if they just need
more of the product to be effective against heartworms (cats
require higher doses of Heartgard/ivermectin and Interceptor
than dogs do). Cost wise the 0-5 and 5-15 lb cat are the same
price per tube, so you should use the 5-15 lb cat size if you also
want heartworm prevention!
Hope that clears things up,
Jerry Murray, DVM
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