Pretty solid price for 6 months of flea + worming treatment, much cheaper and more convenient than Advocate.
Also available for larger cats @ $35.99 delivered:
https://www.vetsupply.com.au/bravecto-plus-for-large-cats-6-…
I usually pay around $45 for 6 months of Bravecto Plus, seem like 6 months of Neovet is closer to $40?
Our cat absolutely hates being treated and yowls like a demon in hell until it dries, so having to deal with that 1/3 as often is worth the small premium IMO, and a no-brainer when it's cheaper/same price
I use Advantage on all the cats I've looked after, never any complaints other than they tend to leave a wet mark on the ground where they sit after application. And if I don't separate them, they would lick each other clean lol Have you talked to your vets about how your cat reacts? The reaction is not supposed to be any different from just water.
If I squeezed a pipette of water onto his skin, he'd probably react the same way.
He's well behaved, lets me trim his claws and bathe him without biting or struggling, but he will verbalise how he feels the entire time.
For reference he's a ragdoll, so minimal undercoat. I would also be quite pissed off if someone squeezed a mysterious viscous liquid down my back that I couldn't wipe off.
@Jolakot: All of that plus the previous comments is why my cat now sports a Seresto collar. It works, and covers ticks as well, for 8 months. I was getting from Petcircle but Amazon prices are frequently much cheaper.
@kyteflyer: See, we tried the Seresto collar (bought directly from a vet so genuine product) with a different cat years ago, and it left these horrible chemical burns on the back of his neck that took forever to heal. Vet said this can sometimes happen (wish he'd warned us about that beforehand…) and to use topical treatments instead.
More recently, a US Congressional inquiry review said they should be recalled, there's been a class-action lawsuit against them, and I believe they've been banned in Canada as well: https://www.classaction.org/news/seresto-flea-collar-class-a…
If it works it works, but I have no trust in them now.
@Jolakot: We have a Ragdoll too. She hates these treatments, and her behaviour is affected for 36 hours. I think of it a bit like doctors saying teething in infants is a myth - just saying it denies the evidence.
@norkle: I suppose you're applying a strong pesticide that will persist in their bodies for months at a lethal dose to fleas and ticks, to me it's a miracle of modern science that these products are as safe as they are.
@Jolakot: It might be worth testing with water just to be sure. Some cats might be more sensitive to some of the chemicals, just like some of us reacts to tape. Anyhow, I’m sure you know what you are doing :)
Short dated is a bit of a problem isn't it? Jan 2025 for a product where the 2nd dose won't be for at least 3 months? I mean, a tick can kill a cat.
It's actually completely fine, Jan 2025 is a sell-by date not a use-by date, so the amount of time required to use the medication is already baked into it by the manufacturer.
https://www.petmd.com/dog/care/evr_dg_animal_hospital_pharma…
"For example, if you purchased a box of flea medication with nine tablets in it on January first, and you see an expiration date on the box of April of that year, your impression might be that you have only four useful tablets in the box of nine. However, what the drug companies must do is set the expiration date well in advance of the time when any effectiveness might drop off in order to take into account the time it takes the consumer to use the medication."
Basically the manufacturer estimates when their product will begin losing effectiveness, then subtracts the time they expect their product to take to be used plus some leeway, and that's the date given to sellers.
For something like this, it would be fully effective at least until June, almost certainly longer. It's a pretty common misconception, the same applies to human medication too.
![[Short Dated] 2x Bravecto Plus for Medium Cats $29.93 Delivered @ BudgetPetSupplies eBay](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/05/878405.jpg?h=25d16fe3)
My cat is on ozbargain and uses Neovet from Amazon. I think that ends up being a bit cheaper than this overall?
Edit, oh bravecto lasts for 3 months!