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Just curious, does anyone know why it works as a preventative and treatment for cats and dogs but only a treatment for rabbits :?
 
Errm...for a guess it's because current thinking by the vet profession is that rabbits don't require a regular flea prevention regime like cats or dogs do? :?
 
That sounds plausible. Also the data sheet on NOAH says that it works as a preventative for 3-4 weeks for cats/dogs and 1 week for rabbits. So presumably it is metabolised much more quickly in the rabbit so isn't effective as an ongoing preventative measure without giving huge weekly doses.
 
Santa said:
That sounds plausible. Also the data sheet on NOAH says that it works as a preventative for 3-4 weeks for cats/dogs and 1 week for rabbits. So presumably it is metabolised much more quickly in the rabbit so isn't effective as an ongoing preventative measure without giving huge weekly doses.
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That makes sense :)
 
abbymarysmokey said:
Errm...for a guess it's because current thinking by the vet profession is that rabbits don't require a regular flea prevention regime like cats or dogs do? :?
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I wasn't saying they did need prevention, but it says on the box that it is a prevention for cats and dogs but only a treatment for rabbits yet obviously it is the same stuff. So I was wondering why it works differently on rabbits :)

Santa's explanation makes perfect sense as always:)
 
One possibility is they just haven't tested it for that so can't make the claim on the box :)
 
Tamsin said:
One possibility is they just haven't tested it for that so can't make the claim on the box :)
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That is probably very true!

My vet told me to ignore the instructions on the box re. applying the advantage every week, because in their experience every 3 or 4 weeks was fine for rabbits
 
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