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Yes it is very persistent.
Fipronil is the primary ingredient in Frontline and Frontline Plus. There should be no side effects with this preventative and if your cat exhibits a reaction, get him to the vet immediately.
Fipronil is the medicinal ingredient in regular Frontline. For Frontline Plus, it's a combination of Fipronil and S-methoprene. For Frontline Plus, there is 9.8% of Fipronil and 11.8% of S-methoprene. The remaining 78.4% of ingredients in the Plus formula are inert. This information was obtained through various sources on the Internet. ,,,=^.,.^=,,, KatlovrNo1
One of the active ingredients in Frontline Plus flea treatment.
The active ingredients are fipronil and methoprene.
See this site for possible side effects http://www.apnm.org/publications/resources/fleachemfin.pdf
No, it doesn't cause cancer if it is applied in a calculated format. Excessive can cause some skin disease. as Fipronil is the main ingredients of Frontline plus and Aspis Forte, which are the best flea and tic control for dogs and cats, as well as a best generic frontline plus is Aspis Forte.
The two active components of Frontline are fipronil (which kills adults) and (S)-methoprene which prevents eggs/larvae from maturing.
I gave my dog Rubie the Frontline for the first time and by the same evening and the following day she had extremely bad diarrha. I will never use this again. Check the package, if the main ingredient is Fipronil I wouldn't use it. If so, do a quick google search on Fipronil side effects. Nasty stuff.
Dosage of Frontline for cats is not determined by weight, but by age. It is proven safe for cats 8 weeks of age and up.
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