In a message dated 3/20/2003 3:35:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> The booklet say that for dogs, it will control > infestations of american dog ticks as well as prevent/control/treat fleas, > ear mites, sarcoptic mange, heartworm. That wording of their material is important...the Pfizer website states: "With monthly dosing, Revolution (selamectin) controls American dog tick (D.variabilis) infestations in dogs and puppies as young as six weeks." There are two problems with this statement... First, what does "control...infestations" mean? When I looked at the flea section, it said the Revolution kills them. That's not indicated with regard to ticks. Second, they specifically state that it controls infestations of only one tick specie, the American Dog Tick. The problem here is that almost all Lyme disease (a much larger problem in the east) is transmitted by a different specie, the deer tick. Pretty sad, but I guess things like this are now consumer products more than meds so we have to look closely at exactly what's stated...and what's not. -Sherri Venditti
