Saving Money on Frontline PLUS??

[periwinkle]

Ok, I never thought of doing this before. I use revolution on my two dogs. One dog is 11 lbs, the other is 7 pounds, both are Yorkies.

I usually by for dogs 5.1-10 lbs in weight (0.25 ml) for the small dog and

10.1-20 lbs in weight (0.50ml) for the bigger dog.

Couldn't I somehow use the bigger dose for both dogs? Does anyone know how much each one would get from the larger tube?

Periwinkle

[Sugar's Mom]

Originally Posted by Timmy

I use K9 Advantix on mine. I buy a large breed tube and put it in a vial and I also have a marked syringe. I only buy one tube and it's good for 10 applications which is a 5 month supply for me. One tube cost me about $13.
I am saving lots of $$$$$$$ and it has worked for me. I also called K9 Advantix and they did confirm that it is the same ingredients in every tube just smaller or bigger portions for different size dogs.

Soo, let me understand this. You open the tube, then draw it out and place it in a vial, then draw out the amount you need? BUT, where do you get the vial. or can you just use a syringe and draw the amount you need straight out of the tube. The heartworm and flea medicine for six dogs is breaking me up!!!!!!!!

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

Soo, let me understand this. You open the tube, then draw it out and place it in a vial, then draw out the amount you need? BUT, where do you get the vial. or can you just use a syringe and draw the amount you need straight out of the tube. The heartworm and flea medicine for six dogs is breaking me up!!!!!!!!

I have a plastic little vial with a cap which stays shut at all times. I open the tube and pour it into the vial which allows me to reuse it every month since its really a 10 month supply for one dog. I have a 1 ML syringe and fill it up to the .4 line. This dose is good for dogs 1-10 lbs.This saves me loads of money. I also have had no problems with doing it this way.

[Sugar's Mom]

Originally Posted by Timmy

I have a plastic little vial with a cap which stays shut at all times. I open the tube and pour it into the vial which allows me to reuse it every month since its really a 10 month supply for one dog. I have a 1 ML syringe and fill it up to the .4 line. This dose is good for dogs 1-10 lbs.This saves me loads of money. I also have had no problems with doing it this way.

Where did you get your vial? All I see are the tiny bottles with screw on caps. Would this work? Thank you so much for your explanation. It is going to save me big time.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

Where did you get your vial? All I see are the tiny bottles with screw on caps. Would this work? Thank you so much for your explanation. It is going to save me big time.

I can't even remember where I got the vial because I had it here even before I got my babies. Tiny bottles with a screw on cap is fine.
Oh and one more thing...make sure you mark the syringe with a Sharpie on the .4 line. If you don't all the numbers on the syringe will fade.

[Sugar's Mom]

Originally Posted by Timmy

I can't even remember where I got the vial because I had it here even before I got my babies. Tiny bottles with a screw on cap is fine.
Oh and one more thing...make sure you mark the syringe with a Sharpie on the .4 line. If you don't all the numbers on the syringe will fade.

Thanks. One more question. What size tube do you get? the one for the big dogs? Thanks so much. you have been so helpful. I have sixx yorkies and a pug so i need to save all the medicine bills I can.

[Chrissy0277]

I buy the smallest size frontline (I think its up to 22lbs) and spilt one vial for 2 yorkies

[rachelsyorkie]

Its actually a baby medicine syringe. But you wont find it at most stores w/a lid. Check at family dollar, dollar general, dollar tree they might have it. I found some at my local fleamarket for about 3 or 4 bucks, I was happy to pay it since I looked everywhere.I'll pick some up if you'll pay me back +shipping. I have 3 or so for medicines, etc. The are handy.

[Sugar's Mom]

Originally Posted by rachelsyorkie

Its actually a baby medicine syringe. But you wont find it at most stores w/a lid. Check at family dollar, dollar general, dollar tree they might have it. I found some at my local fleamarket for about 3 or 4 bucks, I was happy to pay it since I looked everywhere.I'll pick some up if you'll pay me back +shipping. I have 3 or so for medicines, etc. The are handy.

thanks for the offer but this is not what Timmy was talking about. The medicine won't keep its quality in a baby syringe. it has to be a vial. The baby syringe is good to put it on them tho. i have regular medicine syringes already that we use to dose our little ones and give puppy shots. All I need is the container. I am going to look at all the stores you mentioned tho and just see what they have and if what you are talking about would work in case, I am wrong.

[windsor'smom]

please check with your vet before using your dogs meds on your cat, my husband several years ago accidently put our dogs frontline on the cat and she went into seziures, I took her to the vet and she had to stay overnight hooked up to fluids/meds. we didn't think she was going to make it. she recovered, but it was a terrible experience.

[rachelsyorkie]

I was thinking more for other meds, like nemex. I will store it in the fidge til I can get each dog chased down,lol. It use to leak out so I was really happy to find one with a lid & they are be nice for pets on daily meds for travel etc. I'm to lazy & impatient to split frontline up, I just buy the right size revolution saves me a bundle & takes care of heartworms to.So did you ever say where we can find these acceptable vials for frontline for those who need one

Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

thanks for the offer but this is not what Timmy was talking about. The medicine won't keep its quality in a baby syringe. it has to be a vial. The baby syringe is good to put it on them tho. i have regular medicine syringes already that we use to dose our little ones and give puppy shots. All I need is the container. I am going to look at all the stores you mentioned tho and just see what they have and if what you are talking about would work in case, I am wrong.