I have two dogs...one that weighs 25lbs. and one that weighs 70lbs. I was thinking about just buying the dosage for a dog that weighs 89-132lbs. and using it on both of them to save money. That should work, don't you think? I am not trying to be cheap, but that stuff gets expensive when you have two dogs!
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DO NOT do that! It is dosed for the weight range!! You could POISON your smaller dog!!!!!!!
Its not recommended due to the fact that you don't know that you are getting exactly enough medicine on their skin to protect them. But I know of many people that do this.
You should buy the correct dose for your dog. The better idea would be to call your vet and see if you can buy the 25 lb dose and give more than one tube of it to your 70 lb dog. But by putting the larger weight dose on your little dog, you could hurt him. It is expensive, but I don't think the dosages work the way you are saying.
the only problem would be measuring it out to suit both dogs.
i suppose you could get a small syringe.
you dont want to OD your smaller dog
Just put the Frontline on the bigger dog. If the little dog has fleas they will jump on the big dog and die anyway.
Do they share the same sleeping places and do they get close together at all?
If they do, that should work.
Or just put it on every other dog every other time. Like say in Aug put it on the big dog and the next month put it on the little dog and on and on.
That would probably work better and your flea stuff would last twice as long.
I have forgotten to put it on my dog for several months and he never did have a flea in 12 years. I kept up pretty well with it in the summer though.
personally, i dont treat for fleas until my dogs get them, so far, 3 years and nothing, its just poison on/in your dog. try a little chopped garlic once a day in kibble, it tends to ward off some skin parasites. theres also all natural spray with citronella,rosemary,lemon oil etc, for around neck and behind ears.
Frontline can not be measured down for animals. The mixture rate of the ingredients is different for different sizes. However, Advantage can be measured down. Many vets will even give you the syringe and the amounts to measure it. I have 5 Shih Tzu dogs. I always get the large size Advantage and measure it down each month. Check with your vet. Good luck!
No way! It will not be effective and might not be good for your dogs (especially the little one). PLEASE fork over the money for the right dosage. It's worth it for your babies. Sorry. I know, it is really expensive.
Don't do that. Don't try to save $$ when it comes to your dogs health %26 well being. This could very well cause serious harm to your dog.
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