Given the rise in prices of everything, from bread and milk to fluctuations in gasoline, saving dollars where you can is not only wise but also a real necessity. However, you want to make sure you are getting quality for your money or you will just waste it on cheaper and many times inferior products. Remember Grandma’s sage advice: “Buy right or buy twice.”
Many times simply looking at the items that we need to buy on a regular basis and finding a way to make them last works best.
That is why I as a Boston Terrier breeder strive to give my pets and puppies the very best at all times and in the area of flea and tick protection it is no different.
I use Frontline Plus and Advantage Spot On treatments on my dogs to keep them flea and tick free, but let’s face it, when you have more than a couple of dogs like me, it can really start to add up.
The sensible solution? divide it. With a couple of simple and easy to find supplies, you can reduce the cost of protecting your beloved dogs from $15.00 to $18.00 per month to $2.50 and $4.00 per month. Consider the savings. What would you do with an additional $150.00 to $168.00 a year? Now that calculation is for one dog, now multiply that by two if you have two or even three? For three dogs, the savings jump from $450.00 to $504.00. The savings are starting to look good, aren’t they?
This is what you will need…
The largest dose of the brand of flea and tick protection you want to use on your dogs. You can buy this product at your vet’s office where you’ll likely pay more, or you can order your treatment online or buy a pet supply catalog. Remember to take the largest dose. Advantage sells a place in treatment for £55 or more. Frontline sells a treatment spot for £89 or more.
An amber bottle or a small dark plastic bottle, preferably one that contains omega 3 capsules or something like that that can be sealed tightly and keep out light.
A syringe with a needle. 3cc or more.
If you know a diabetic patient or a drug addict (just kidding about the drug addict part) or can even ask your vet for one, then this is what you will need to take the treatment site out of the container and measure to apply to your fart, but you will have to remove the needle, of course. But remember to keep the cap on the needle for safe storage.
This is what you have to do….
1. Weigh your pet. This is important so that you know how much treatment to apply. Let’s say your dog is 20 pounds and the Frontline Plus dosage is 0.67 mL, which is the same as one cc. So in his syringe with the needle still in place at this point, he’ll draw almost 7/10 of a cc. Each cc is measured in 10 parts and everything is written on the syringe. It may sound harsh or scary to some people, but it’s not. If your dog weighs 1.34 ml or 1 cc and approximately 3/10 of a cc. See how easy this is? If you need to write it down, do so. You can even write the dosage on a white label and stick it on the container for spot treatment.
2. First, get your place in the treatment. In a well-ventilated area, open and pour into the clean, dry, empty small amber bottle or dark plastic bottle.
3. Take your syringe and extract the amount that corresponds to your dog according to his weight. And carefully remove the syringe after capping it carefully. Then apply the spot treatment according to the package directions to your dog.
And you are ready!!!
It might take an extra minute or two, but hey, it’s worth it. You can then clean the needle by lightly rubbing it with a little bit of alcohol on a cotton ball.
If money is not an issue for you, then you simply don’t have to go and buy more treatments as often. Not only will you save money, but you’ll also save gas on trips to your vet if you buy him his place in treatment.
If you need the little amber bottle and syringe and your first big dose of spot treatment, do a product search on eBay for Flea & Tick Frontline Plus or Flea & Tick Advantage. You will receive your first dose and syringe and amber vial or container and instructions. Thereafter you can simply order the larger dose pack and do fine on your own.