flea repellent

[babypumbaa]

i've read that it's ok to use on rabbits, just wondering what ya'll use & how much?

 

[Watermelons]

Well for starters what kind of flea repellant are you talking about?

The only 2 I would ever use on a rabbit are Advantage, and Revolution. Advantage (Regular) goes by weight and for a rabbit under 9lbs you would purchase Advantage 9, however there have been many complaints about it not lasting a full 30days for flea prevention.
Revolution is my personal favourite, it costs more but is well worth it. Dosage for revolution on rabbits is 6-18mg/kg every 30 days.

 

[babypumbaa]

i have 2 dogs that i use it on, just wasn't sure if there was a specific kind to use & ones to stay clear away from. rabbits are a whole new world to me.

thanks a bunch!!

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Make sure you dose him right if you're using Revolution. It comes in two sizes, as I recall. You need the puppy/kitten dosage. Otherwise, you need to do somemath to get it right. There's a dosage calculator out there somewhere. I'll see if I can find it.

Hope that helps!

Rue

 

[Watermelons]

Each colour of revolution says how many Mg's are in each tube.
The dose as per vets and Pfizer's off label direction is 6-18mg/kg, It was quite the fight to get them to fax me the off lable revolution information, i will post it on the forum one day.
The puppy kitten revolution (pink) is 15mg per tube, so that would only be suitable for a 1kg bunny.
The Cat revolution (blue box) is 45mg per tube.
X-Small Dog (purple box) is 30mg per tube
Small dog (brown box) is 60mg per tube (so great for a 4kg bunny)
Medium Dog (red box) is 120mg per tube, great for splitting between 2 large bunnies like flemmies.

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Oh, that's awesome, Watermelons! Much more clear than the info I'd found, which hurt my brain trying to do the math (thoughit's not hard to hurt my brain doing math... ).

Thanks!

Rue

 

[Watermelons]

I had a good argument with one of the Pfizer employees trying to get the info for off label use, eventually he ended up saying sorry aftering finding out where I worked and i got a 14+ pg novel of information on dosage ammounts, lengths, what it treats off label, what animals you can use it off label for... Guess I should dig it up and post it on here.:rollseyes... Might take awhile, just had a look and I haven't got the slightest idea where it is... I dont want to have to talk to them again, I've always hated having to deal with them *sigh*

 

[babypumbaa]

thanks for both your help