FAQ’s

What does Advocate do?

Advocate is the most complete all-in-one parasite protection for cats and dogs. Advocate protects your pets against the following parasites:

In dogs

Fleas

Flea larvae

Heartworm

Roundworm

Hookworm

Whipworm

Ear mites

Sarcoptes mites

Demodex mites

Biting and sucking lice

In cats

Fleas

Flea larvae

Heartworm

Roundworm

Hookworm

Ear mites

How is Advocate applied?

Advocate is a liquid that is applied to your pet’s skin so it is extremely convenient. Advocate’s twist-top tube makes application simple. All you need to do is twist open the seal and squeeze the entire contents of the tube onto your pet’s skin.

How often do I have to apply Advocate?

Apply Advocate every month to ensure your pet is fully protected.

Can I use Advocate on puppies and kittens?

Advocate is safe for use on puppies from 7 weeks and kittens from 9 weeks of age.

Which pack size do I need?

Advocate is available in a range of pre-measured doses to suit all sizes of cats and dogs. See your vet for more details.

How does Advocate work?

Imidacloprid and moxidectin are the active ingredients in Advoate. Imidacloprid spreads over your pet to act against fleas and lice. Moxidectin is absorbed into your pet’s bloodstream where it controls internal parsites and mites.

Do fleas have to bite my pet to be killed?

No. Advocate kills fleas on contact which means they do not have to bite your pet. This helps to reduce your pet’s suffering from flea bites.

What happens if my dog gets wet?

Advocate remains effective for a full month, even if your dog goes swimming, gets caught in the rain, or is bathed and shampooed during that time.

How does Advocate kill fleas?

When a flea is exposed to AdvocateВ® (imidacloprid) on a treated pet, the compound is absorbed through the insect’s intersegmental membrane and leads to death of the insect. It has been shown to kill adult and larval fleas within 20 minutes of contact. It also stops fleas from feeding in 3-5 minutes. Fleas are not required to bite the animal to receive a lethal dose.

Any new fleas that pets pick up on “walks”, or from visiting animals, will also be killed before they can lay eggs.

How does Advocate kill flea larvae?

Once AdvocateВ® is applied the active ingredient (imidacloprid) spreads across the body quite rapidly. During this process, imidacloprid forms microscopic particles that bind with the superficial lipid layer on the skin surface. This lipid material is slowly shed off of the animal, via the normal replenishing activity of the epidermis. This “dander,” made up of bits of epidermal cells, lipid, hair fragments and such, also contains imidacloprid. Thus, the treated dog, in essence, treats its own environment (as flea larvae feed on the biological material). As imidacloprid is an extremely potent compound (i.e., very small amounts kill fleas and flea larvae), sufficient amounts are deposited to effectively kill flea larvae in the pet’s surroundings.

Is Advocate safe to use around children?

Absolutely, imidacloprid and moxidectin– the active ingredients in Advocate® have a low mammalian toxicity. After application moxidectin is rapidly absorbed into the blood stream and the carrier helps imidacloprid to spread very quickly on the animal from the site of application. During this process imidacloprid binds with the superficial lipid layer on the skin surface and this layer is not removed by patting the dog or cat.

How do pets ‘catch’ heartworm?

Heartworms are transmitted by mosquitoes and are found throughout Australia. Heratworm infection is serious and can be fatal. Both cats and dogs are at risk from heartworm infection.

How do pets ‘catch’ intestinal worms?

The pet’s environment can remain a continual source of re-infection. Worm eggs and larvae are passed in the faeces and as such they survive in areas where pets are exercised and areas where pets are kept.

In the case of flea tapeworms, the larvae are carried by fleas and dogs can become infected when grooming themselves. It is essential to maintain effective flea control to protect against flea tapeworms.

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