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Dosage

The recommended minimum dose for dogs is 10 mg/kg bodyweight imidacloprid and 2.5 mg/kg bodyweight moxidectin, which is equivalent to 0.1 ml/kg bodyweight of Advocate® for dogs. For cats, the recommended minimum dose is 10 mg/kg bodyweight imidacloprid and 1.0 mg/kg bodyweight moxidectin, which is equivalent to 0.1 ml/kg bodyweight of Advocate® for cats.

Tables 1 and 2 show the weight ranges for each pipette size for cats and dogs respectively.

Table 1: Cat

Body Weight Range
(kg)		Advocate Volume
(ml)  		  Imidacloprid
(mg/kg bw)		 Moxidectin
(mg/kg bw)
For Small Cats ≤ 4.0 0.4 minimum of 10minimum of 1
For Large Cats > 4.0 - 8 0.8 10 - 201 - 2
>8 Kgs the appropriate combination of pipettes

For cats weighing more than 8 kg and dogs weighing more than 40 kg, the appropriate combination of pipettes should be used.

Table 2: Dogs

Body Weight Range
(kg)		Advocate Volume
(ml)  		 Imidacloprid
(mg/kg bw)		 Moxidectin
(mg/kg bw)
 < 4.0 0.4 minimum of 10minimum of 2.5
4.0 - 10.0 1.0 10 - 252.5 - 6.25
10.0 - 25.0 2.5 10 - 252.5 - 6.25
25.0 - 40.0* 4.0 10 - 16 2.5 - 4

* For very large dogs over 40 kg body weight, application of appropriate combinations of pipettes is recommended.

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For further information download the Advocate Technical Manual.
Last changed: 19.11.2008