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MorkieMomii · 08-25-2009, 02:39 PM

Is anyone familiar with Revolution flea and heart worm control. It is an oil you put on the back once a month. I was using Advantage-multi but our new Vet uses Revolution. I am going to Google it, but if anyone has any experience with this medication please share.

The info sheet they gave me says its a medication not a pesticide. I find that hard to believe since it kills bugs! Not sure if I want to use it.

Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

chattiesmom · 08-25-2009, 05:14 PM

I have used Revolution for years and am well pleased.

Micah my love · 08-25-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by chattiesmom

I have used Revolution for years and am well pleased.

me to.

ILOVEYORKIES2 · 08-25-2009, 07:03 PM

Great product!

kjc · 08-25-2009, 07:13 PM

I love it. It also kills mites. I'm using it on my Liver Shunt dog and she does great with it!

Patti · 08-25-2009, 07:17 PM

I use it on all of mine and have had no problems and it is easy to use.

kjc · 08-25-2009, 07:29 PM

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Also because it's a liquid, the dose can be measured out to match your pets weight exactly, while with other htw meds smaller Yorkies end up getting 2-10 times the amount they normally need. And you only have to use this one product because it handles ticks, fleas, and mites too. It is a parasiticide, as are all Heartworm medications/products, but getting hwtwm disease would be worse. Also, you can bathe your dog after 2 hours of application. And as a topical, it does it's job before it goes through the liver, not after as with oral meds.

annamalyssa · 08-25-2009, 07:57 PM

We use revolution with no issues

maddiepie · 08-25-2009, 09:07 PM

I haven't used it but I have heard that it doesn't protect againist heartworms as well as the heartworm pills. My roommate is doing her clinicals in vet school and the vets there will not recommend Revolution. I have no idea if this is true or not, but just thought I would pass it along. I would like to use it because I hate drenching my 2 lb baby with enough flea and tick meds for a 22lb dog, but my vet, and other vets around my area, do not recommend it, or even sell it...

annamalyssa · 08-25-2009, 09:36 PM

All the local vets here recommend Revolution over the other brands so I don't know what evidence there is to it not protecting well. It protects for heartworms and works for Gucci and it worked for my bullies but we switched to just plain Ivermec solution ( I WOULDN'T USE THE IVERMEC ON A YORKIE so please do not do that)

I have used it faitfully for a while and never had a problem.

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Originally Posted by maddiepie

I haven't used it but I have heard that it doesn't protect againist heartworms as well as the heartworm pills. My roommate is doing her clinicals in vet school and the vets there will not recommend Revolution. I have no idea if this is true or not, but just thought I would pass it along. I would like to use it because I hate drenching my 2 lb baby with enough flea and tick meds for a 22lb dog, but my vet, and other vets around my area, do not recommend it, or even sell it...

chattiesmom · 08-25-2009, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by maddiepie

I haven't used it but I have heard that it doesn't protect againist heartworms as well as the heartworm pills. My roommate is doing her clinicals in vet school and the vets there will not recommend Revolution. I have no idea if this is true or not, but just thought I would pass it along. I would like to use it because I hate drenching my 2 lb baby with enough flea and tick meds for a 22lb dog, but my vet, and other vets around my area, do not recommend it, or even sell it...

Vets like medical doctors are influenced by the pharamacudical companies that push the newer higher priced drugs. My vet has told me that Revolution is "less effective" than some of the other heartworm meds.... however..... I asked for numbers to back up the "less effectiveness" and the difference was so minimal that I chose to continue using Revolution.

Remember, Vets aren't pharmacists, just as they are not nutritionists. They rely heavily upon recommendations of the manufacturers of the drugs who have a huge financial stake in the meds that vets recommend.

maddiepie · 08-25-2009, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by chattiesmom

Vets like medical doctors are influenced by the pharamacudical companies that push the newer higher priced drugs. My vet has told me that Revolution is "less effective" than some of the other heartworm meds.... however..... I asked for numbers to back up the "less effectiveness" and the difference was so minimal that I chose to continue using Revolution.

Remember, Vets aren't pharmacists, just as they are not nutritionists. They rely heavily upon recommendations of the manufacturers of the drugs who have a huge financial stake in the meds that vets recommend.

Yeah, I toatlly agree with vets being influenced by pharm companies. I really wanted to put Maddie on it, but the vet wasn't really happy with it. I bought 6 months of frontline and sentinel so I think once that runs out I'm just going to have her write me a prescription for it and get it online. I HATE all that frontline I have to put on her! ..especially hearing how many of you guys use it, I know the majority of people on YT will ONLY use the best for their babies

MorkieMomii · 08-26-2009, 11:00 AM

Ok great, thanks for all your thoughts on this. I just put the revolution on her this morning (while the little darling was fast asleep).

What is strange about my Vets office is they have all these Advantage signs and promo displays and when you go there you get this nice Advantage welcome travel bag full of goodies and a sample of Advantage, but then when you ask for it they get all weird and say oh Revolution is better and we don't have the Advantage....What??? Bit strange I thought.

Ellie May · 08-26-2009, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by maddiepie

I haven't used it but I have heard that it doesn't protect againist heartworms as well as the heartworm pills. My roommate is doing her clinicals in vet school and the vets there will not recommend Revolution. I have no idea if this is true or not, but just thought I would pass it along. I would like to use it because I hate drenching my 2 lb baby with enough flea and tick meds for a 22lb dog, but my vet, and other vets around my area, do not recommend it, or even sell it...

I totally agree with this.
I don't look at the studies done by the drug company themselves, but I look more so at what is going on out of the lab. There seem to be far too many reports of it being ineffectvie against heartworms and I would not trust it personally.

jessren05 · 09-12-2009, 07:55 PM

I absolutely love Revolution for my Lola. She had ear mites really bad one time and we gave her antibiotics and the vet gave us Revolution to keep mites away afterwards. We skipped a month because I completely forgot about it. We moved recently, she got fleas terrible, I mean hundreds of them...took her back to the vet, got another dose of Revolution. Bathed her really well with regular puppy shampoo(got alot of the fleas out) and after she as dry I applied the revolution. Less than 3 days later, she is completely free of those nasty fleas. I definitely recommend Revolution. She does so well on it, and I've heard nothing but complaints about Frontline.

08-25-2009, 02:39 PM	#1
MorkieMomii Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 225	Is anyone familiar with this??? Is anyone familiar with Revolution flea and heart worm control. It is an oil you put on the back once a month. I was using Advantage-multi but our new Vet uses Revolution. I am going to Google it, but if anyone has any experience with this medication please share. The info sheet they gave me says its a medication not a pesticide. I find that hard to believe since it kills bugs! Not sure if I want to use it. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. __________________ Mary

08-25-2009, 05:14 PM	#2
chattiesmom Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 17,674	I have used Revolution for years and am well pleased. __________________ Silk Step-In Harnesses www.foxypups.etsy.com

08-25-2009, 07:13 PM	#5
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,872	I love it. It also kills mites. I'm using it on my Liver Shunt dog and she does great with it! __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity

08-25-2009, 07:17 PM	#6
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	I use it on all of mine and have had no problems and it is easy to use. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

08-25-2009, 07:29 PM	#7
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,872	Continued: Also because it's a liquid, the dose can be measured out to match your pets weight exactly, while with other htw meds smaller Yorkies end up getting 2-10 times the amount they normally need. And you only have to use this one product because it handles ticks, fleas, and mites too. It is a parasiticide, as are all Heartworm medications/products, but getting hwtwm disease would be worse. Also, you can bathe your dog after 2 hours of application. And as a topical, it does it's job before it goes through the liver, not after as with oral meds. __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity

08-25-2009, 07:03 PM	#4
ILOVEYORKIES2 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Posts: 84	Great product!

08-25-2009, 07:57 PM	#8
annamalyssa BANNED! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ca Posts: 1,318	We use revolution with no issues

08-25-2009, 09:07 PM	#9
maddiepie Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 360	I haven't used it but I have heard that it doesn't protect againist heartworms as well as the heartworm pills. My roommate is doing her clinicals in vet school and the vets there will not recommend Revolution. I have no idea if this is true or not, but just thought I would pass it along. I would like to use it because I hate drenching my 2 lb baby with enough flea and tick meds for a 22lb dog, but my vet, and other vets around my area, do not recommend it, or even sell it...

08-26-2009, 11:00 AM	#13
MorkieMomii Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 225	Ok great, thanks for all your thoughts on this. I just put the revolution on her this morning (while the little darling was fast asleep). What is strange about my Vets office is they have all these Advantage signs and promo displays and when you go there you get this nice Advantage welcome travel bag full of goodies and a sample of Advantage, but then when you ask for it they get all weird and say oh Revolution is better and we don't have the Advantage....What??? Bit strange I thought. __________________ Mary

09-12-2009, 07:55 PM	#15
jessren05 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Barnesville, Ohio United States Posts: 30	I absolutely love Revolution for my Lola. She had ear mites really bad one time and we gave her antibiotics and the vet gave us Revolution to keep mites away afterwards. We skipped a month because I completely forgot about it. We moved recently, she got fleas terrible, I mean hundreds of them...took her back to the vet, got another dose of Revolution. Bathed her really well with regular puppy shampoo(got alot of the fleas out) and after she as dry I applied the revolution. Less than 3 days later, she is completely free of those nasty fleas. I definitely recommend Revolution. She does so well on it, and I've heard nothing but complaints about Frontline. __________________ Mommy to Lola (yorkie) & Bunz (shih-tzu/lhaso apso)