"Have any of you tried Revolution?  
 It's only available thru the vet, but is
 relatively inexpensive (around $5 - $7)
 easy to apply ( a few drops rubbed..."

On 06 Mar 2005, BarB said about:
Re: KILL ALL Fleas and Earmites in One Dose?  Cost?  

Oh?   Why?  How; more effective?

Thanks!  Here's some info I found looking around.
Some of it seems contradictory.
Comments?
--Doug

        Ear Mites in Cats
Ear Mites are microscopic crab like parasites and
are difficult to detect. They live in the ear canal
and other parts of the cat. They cause irritation and
discomfort and are often followed by bacterial infection.
Ear scratching and head shaking may be symptoms of ear mites.

Dryden said 90 percent of all cats get ear mites.

Ear mites, if left untreated, can cause a bacterial and
yeast infections and, in extreme cases, rupture of the
ear drum leading to seizures and deafness. Ear mites
(Otodectes cynotis) are the most common cause of outer-ear
inflammation in cats.

When a mite-infested cat constantly scratches its ear,
it can tear open tiny blood vessels in the ear flap,
which can lead to swelling (known as hematoma) and permanent
disfigurement.

Ear mites are very contagious and pass easily between
the same species.

Mites will spend their entire life in ears, but
could also be on the feet, face, neck and tailhead.
They have a three week cycle and they can survive off
the host for several weeks. Unlike fleas, they aren't
blood-sucking, nor do they pierce the skin.

When mites are present, there are a number of effective
medications.
*   It is important to treat your cat with a flea
*   product at the same time as the ear mite medication
*   since ear mites can sometimes live on the body and the
*   flea control medication will kill them, too.

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Columbia Animal Hospital @ Hickory Ridge
10788 Hickory Ridge Road - Columbia, MD 21044
 http://www.cah.com/library/earmite.html

Veterinarians sometimes treat stubborn
cases of mites with "off label" use of the
drug ivermectin, which has not been formally approved
for this use by the FDA, but has found to be effective
in combating ear mites. More recent advent in the treatment
of mites is the use of the following:

Frontline Spray by Merial Several drops of this medication
are applied topically into the ear canal if there is no damage
to the ear drum.

Revolution by Pfizer applied topically to pets every two
weeks for three treatments then then used monthly if
necessary to prevent recurrence if your pets are exposed
to other animals with ear mites.

Acarexx by Blue Ridge Pharmaceuticals (a subsidary
of IDEXX Labs) or Meilbomite -both are a topical
ivermectin product is a once or twice application to
the ears will eliminate ear mites.

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Advantage Tabs and Stronghold neck squirt things.  
And a big giant yellow
spray for the house.!   Cant recall the name

The VET also warned against this!

..........
The mites can easily be detected on the dark brown
background of the wax (cerumen) with an otoscope.
The mites start walking around when they're
warmed by the light of the otoscope.  
This way of detecting earmites is almost foolproof and
**  more reliable than microscopic examination of a cerumen
**  sample.

............

Or you can apply two consecutive doses of Revolution,
which kills fleas and earmites.  Don't forget the second
dose in 3 weeks.  If the scratching
continues, it's vet-time again.

...................

RE:  Frontline Advantage Cat Flea Treatment Please

Yes, go online and order from Australia.
It is cheaper and arrives within a
week. Get the drops on the back of the neck  
called  'revolution' over there and
'stronghold ' over here. It clears, ticks,
lice, mange, earmites, fleas
AND roundworms all in one dose!!

Here are some of the companies I use with no bother at
all for my animal flea treatments and wormers.
http://svc006.srv003.inetserver-2.com/catalogue/other/uk/home.ehtml

http://www.interpet.biz/index.html

 http://store.yahoo.com/entirelypets/index.html

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Have any of you tried Revolution?  
It's only available thru the vet, but is
relatively inexpensive (around $5 - $7)
easy to apply ( a few drops rubbed
into the skin at the base of the skull
to avoid contact).  It is absorbed
into the system, and controls not only fleas,
but ear mites, ticks and other predators as well.  
It's worth a free phone call to your vet.  
I've used it our 3-cats since it came on the
market and have yet to see a flea - IN
FACT ---- if it hadn't been for this stuff,
we probably would not have saved a malnourished,
parasite infested 5-week old a couple of years ago.  She was
so eaten up by fleas and mites, the vet thought she might die from
anemia - today, she weighs in at 10 lbs..fatass cat :-)

.................

          alt.pets.cats  Feb 17, 6:10 am by Dizzy Dean
Avoid Hartz Advanced Care at all costs.
Use of this product has resulted in intense suffering and
death for many animals. My own veterinarian
routinely advises his clients against using Hartz,
noting that he's had to perform emergency procedures over
the years on literally hundreds of cats and dogs who have
been poisoned by it. Most didn't pull through;
the majority of the ones who did will be plagued
the rest of their lives with health problems as a direct
result of its use. More info is
available at

 http://www.geocities.com/againsthartz/VictimsComments1.html

Reply

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Vet med's
... I prefer 'stronghold' (revolution in USA or Oz)
for around ... free of roundworms, fleas,
ticks, lice, mange, and earmites. ... by the amount
of dog and cat owners who ...  
alt.consumers.uk-discounts.and.bargains - Jan 27, 3:36
pm by ex WGS Hamm - 49 messages - 13 authors
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ex WGS Hamm      Jan 27, 7:27 am    
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From: "ex WGS Hamm" <alpha.bi...@virgin.net> -
Subject: Re: Vet med's

"R45six" <news.richar...@SPAMntlworld.com> wrote

        [up violins]

I don't blame the vets for the high cost of drugs,
rather the drugs cartel which operates quite openly
in this country and which has been criticised by
various governmental bodies without having it stopped.
Sadly vets do not let their patients know that they can
ask for a 'script and look elsewhere for their med's.
This needs to be addressed IMO and a large sign in the waiting
room to this effect would be good.
 If clinics put pressure on the drug companies, then the cartel
could be broken. Even vet clinics take part in the cartel sadly.
Phone around your area and ask the price of something
common like a wormer, and you will find no price fluctuation.

--
It is a rare man who chooses logic and observation
over feelings and presumptions.