Produced by Bayer Pharma to compete with Pfizer Pharma's Revolution, Advantage Multi ® aka aka Advocate Spot On ® is a product which combines
imidacloprid for flea control and moxidectin for heartworm prevention in one product.
Not exact matches
Although it is high time to impose an immediate ban on the three insecticides clothianidine,
imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, the Member States are pushing
for a decision
Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign
for the Environment, asked
for a ban on three common pesticides — atrazine, metalaxyl, and
imidacloprid — compounds she said are the most commonly found in Long Island's groundwater.
The commission wants to ban the use of three «neonicotinoid» compounds — clothianidin,
imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam —
for 2 years on four crops that are attractive to bees: maize, cotton, sunflower, and rapeseed.
One,
imidacloprid, is restricted in Europe
for its suspected link to bee colony collapse.
The collar, featuring sustained - release technology, allows
for a continuous low - dose release of
imidacloprid and flumethrin to the hair and skin of the animal, killing fleas within 24 hours and ticks within 48 hours after initial application.
Cat flea spot - on treatments do not contain permethrin and many newer dog spot - on products do not either (other active ingredients that are safe
for both dogs and cats include fipronil,
imidacloprid and indoxacarb).
The best flea medications
for short term use during a trip would be fipronil (Frontline or Topspot, Rx) or
imidacloprid (Advantage Rx).
Advantage II
for Cats stops flea infestations with its combination of
imidacloprid and pyriproxyfen.
With flumethrin and
imidacloprid as its active ingredients, this Bayer Seresto product also guarantees effective treatment
for your pet.
The first ingredient,
imidacloprid, kills adult fleas within 12 hours of application, stops fleas from biting in 5 minutes, and reinfesting fleas (those that jump on your pet after Advantage II has been applied
for 12 hours) are killed within 2 hours.
Advantage Multiâ «cents
for Cats (10 %
imidacloprid / l % moxidectin) is a once - a-month topical solution
for the prevention of heartworm disease, kills adult fleas, and is indicated
for the treatment of flea infestations, as well as the treatment and control of ear mite infestations and intestinal parasite infections in cats and kittens that are nine weeks of age and older and that weigh at least two pounds.
For cases of infestations, or when pets are allergic to flea bites and need immediate relief, newer products using fipronil (marketed as Frontline ® or TopspotTM) or
imidacloprid (marketed as Advantage ®) are safer and effective.
To further its understanding of the issue, the EPA required enhanced reporting
for the year 2008 from all manufacturers of EPA registered topical pesticide products, which encompassed all classes of pesticide active ingredients, including cyphenothrin, phenothrin, permethrin,
imidacloprid, dinotefuran, fipronil, amitraz, etofenprox, S - methoprene, pyriproxyfen, and metaflumizone.
As you can see, Methoprene used in products like Hartz UltraGuard ® Flea Eggs & Larvae treatment
for cats and Kittens totaled just over 1000 reactions
for all of 2008, while the products the consumer pointed out at «safe alternatives» (i.e. Frontline ® (which contains Fipronil) and Advantage ® (which contains
Imidacloprid), accounted
for over 15,000 reactions
for 2008.
Recently, in an experimental study (not from my group; it will be published soon) dogs were treated with moxi /
imidacloprid per labeled dosage
for 10 months and with 10 mg of doxycycline BID orally
for 30 days.
McCall JW, Arther R, Davis W, Settje T. Safety and efficacy of 10 %
imidacloprid + 2.5 % moxidectin
for the treatment of Dirofilaria immitis circulating microfilariae in experimentally infected dogs.
Heartworm prevention
for cats is available as ivermectin (Heartgard
for Cats), milbemycin (Interceptor), or the topical selamectin (Revolution
for Cats) and Advantage Multi (
imidacloprid + moxidectin) topical solution.
Advantage Multi (
imidacloprid + moxidectin) Topical Solution, uses moxidectin
for control and prevention of roundworms, hookworms, heartworms, and whipworms, as well as
imidacloprid to kill adult fleas.
Advantage ® (
Imidacloprid) and K9 Advantix ® from Bayer Advantage ® is marketed as a drip - on
for both dogs and cats.
Advantage Multi ® combines moxidectin with
imidacloprid, the flea - killing ingredient in Advantage ®, to create a broad spectrum anti-parasite product
for both dogs and cats.
Common ingredients
for IGR's are Fenoxycarb, Lufenuron and Methoprene / Pyriproxifen, and
for Adulticides are Fipronil,
Imidacloprid, Nitenpyram, pyrethrin, permethrin and selamectin.
Imidacloprid Dermal Dose: > 5,000 mg / kg in rats
Imidacloprid Orally: 450 mg / kg in rats > 2,000 mg / kg in rabbits
for Moxidectin
Products that contain
imidacloprid with permethrin (K - 9 Advantix,
for dogs only) or spinosad (Comfortis
for dogs) also are available.
If you have any questions or concerns about
imidacloprid or
for the condition it was prescribed, contact your veterinarian.
Imidacloprid + moxidectin is available in 4 sizes
for dogs and 2 sizes
for cats (based upon body weight).
Imidacloprid is available in 4 sizes
for dogs and 2 sizes
for cats (based upon body weight).
Imidacloprid is an insecticidal agent
Imidacloprid is applied topically once a month Reasons
for prescribing:
As with all prescribed medicines,
imidacloprid should only be applied to the dog / cat
for which it was prescribed.
As with all prescribed medicines,
imidacloprid + moxidectin should only be applied to the dog / cat
for which it was prescribed.
Advantage Multi ®, containing
imidacloprid and moxidectin, is now labeled and approved
for the treatment and control of generalized demodectic mange, and may be the treatment of choice
for generalized disease.
It's specially formulated
for dogs with
imidacloprid, permethrin and pyriproxyfen
for broad spectrum protection against these ectoparasites that can transmit diseases.
CAUTION: Federal (U.S.A.) law restricts Advantage Multi ®
for Dogs (
imidacloprid + moxidectin) to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
Here's a snippet from Toxicology of newer pesticides
for use in dogs and cats about
imidacloprid:
CAUTION: Federal (U.S.A) law restricts Advantage Multi ®
for cats (
imidacloprid + moxidectin) to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
One study administered
imidacloprid to cats monthly
for six months, while also reinfesting the cats with ten fleas monthly.
Imidacloprid — Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment USDA «These studies... were conducted to fulfill EPA requirements
for testing as part of the pesticide registration process.
Advantage II is a flea meds
for dogs that only contains
imidacloprid while its sister product, Advantix II, happens to have permethrin included in its
imidacloprid formulation.
Using both an insecticide (
imidacloprid) and a parasiticide (moxidectin) together, Advantage Multi
for Dogs is a 100 % effective, monthly, topical solution
for heartworm control, as well as
for fleas, mites, and other intestinal parasites.
Advantage Multi
for Dogs is available in the following concentrations; Advantage Multi 9 containing
imidacloprid 40 mg and moxidectin 10 mg in 0.4 ml tubes
for dogs 3 - 9 lbs, Advantage Multi 20 containing
imidacloprid 100 mg and moxidectin 25 mg in 1 ml tubes
for dogs 9.1 to 20 lbs, Advantage Multi 55 containing
imidacloprid 250 mg and moxidectin 62.5 mg in 2.5 ml tubes
for dogs 20.1 - 55 lbs, Advantage Multi 88 containing
imidacloprid 400 mg and moxidectin 100 mg in 4 ml tubes
for dogs 55.1 to 88 lbs, and Advantage Multi 110 containing
imidacloprid 500 mg and moxidectin 125 mg in 5 ml tubes
for dogs 88.1 to 110 lbs.
My preferences are
for selamectin (Revolution feline ®), spinetoram (Cheristin ®),
imidacloprid (Feline Advantage II ®), and fipronil (Frontline Top Spot feline ®).
Advantage Multi
for Cats is available in the following concentrations; Advantage Multi 9 containing
imidacloprid 40 mg and moxidectin 4 mg in 0.4 ml tubes
for cats 5.1 to 9 lbs, and Advantage Multi 18 containing
imidacloprid 80 mg and moxidectin 8 mg in 0.8 ml tubes
for cats 9.1 to 18 lbs.
Advantage Multi ®
for Dogs (
imidacloprid + moxidectin) CAUTION: Federal (U.S.A.) law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
CAUTION: Federal (U.S.A) law restricts Advantage Multi ®
for dogs (
imidacloprid + moxidectin) to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
Advantage Multi ®
for Cats (
imidacloprid + moxidectin) CAUTION: Federal (U.S.A.) law restricts Advantage Multi ®
for Cats (
imidacloprid + moxidectin) to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
For her doctorate she studied the sublethal effects of several pesticides (with an emphasis on the neonicotinoid
imidacloprid) on honey bees at the USDA lab in Beltsville under the mentorship of Dr. Jeff Pettis.
A European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) scientific report determined that three widely used pesticides — nicotine - based clothianidin,
imidacloprid and thiametoxam — pose «high acute risks»
for bees.
Bayer's Board of Management has to be called to account since the risks of neonicotinoids such as
imidacloprid and clothianidin have now been known
for more than 10 years.
To keep your lawn and garden happy, healthy, and teeming with life
for pollinators, they say, you should avoid the products that contain neonicotinoids — look
for members of the neonicotinoid family on the labels: acetamiprid, clothianidin,
imidacloprid, nitenpyram, nithiazine, thiacloprid and thiamethoxam.
In France,
imidacloprid has been banned as a seed dressing
for sunflowers since 1999 and in 2003 was also banned as a sweet corn treatment.