Comments on: Advocate

By: kerry

kerry — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:21:14 +0000

my maltese has problems with advocate i dont know if its hurting her or not but it breaks my heart to put it on her i seen a vet and they say she is not allergic to it and that she is just spoilt ive tried giving her treats when i put it on her ive tried making it a game that doesnt work ive tried just ignoring her once i put it on that doesnt work what happens is you put it on she cringes as though she has been belted and than hides for about 12 to 24 hours it just is sad to see but i do like the product can you help me

By: Robyn

Robyn — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:05:00 +0000

I forgot to ask if it would be safe to use two separate flea treatments on the one animal? As well as that the care cost for fleas, worms, ticks and tapeworm treatment would be very costly indeed.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:56:41 +0000

We also live in a high tick area on the coast. Does that mean if I use advocate on my cat and toy poodle, I also have to use advantix on the dog and something else on the cat for ticks. What would you suggest I use?

By: Dog Diaries

Dog Diaries — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:14:45 +0000

Dear H Gould,

Thank you for your post.

Unfortunately, we are unable to create a fully effective and stable product that is effective against fleas, lice , heartworm, gastrointestinal worms, ear mites AND ticks.
It would be ideal if such a product could exist, yet at present this is not scientifically possible.

Kind Regards,
Scout and the team at Dog Diaries

By: H Gould

H Gould — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:15:25 +0000

I have heard from other people that Advocate is a good product but unfortunately it is of no use to many Australians as it does not deter ticks. Anyone living outside a City has this problem and we have active ticks 24months a year. Will Bayer add the ingredient to get rid of ticks? It is too expensive to use Advantix AND Advocate.

By: Dog Diaries

Dog Diaries — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:17:09 +0000

Dear Robyn,
Thank you for your post.
As Advocate does not prevent and treat tapeworms in your dog, we recommend that dogs in high risk tapeworm environments are treated with Droncit tapewormer tablets once every 3 months.
Droncit tablets are formulated as one tablet per 10 kg of body weight, therefore always treat your dog with the correct dose rate of Droncit tapewormer tablets.
Kind Regards,
Scout and the team at Dog Diaries

By: Robyn Osborn

Robyn Osborn — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:08:07 +0000

If I use Advocate how do I safeguard my dog against Tapeworm