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The active ingredients are imidacloprid, permethrin, and pyriproxyfen. This product is toxic to cats, [2] and it is not recommended to use it on dogs which share an environment with cats. [1] The product is applied onto the skin; administration of the product into the mouth can cause adverse effects. [3]
Environmental groups are calling for the removal of these pesticides from flea and tick treatment for dogs and cats. Pet medicine chemicals banned in agriculture found in English rivers Skip to ...
Permethrin is a medication and an insecticide. [6] [7] As a medication, it is used to treat scabies and lice. [8]It is applied to the skin as a cream or lotion. [6] As an insecticide, it can be sprayed onto outer clothing or mosquito nets to kill the insects that touch them.
Permethrin, sulfur, lindane, dicophane, benzyl benzoate, ivermectin and crotamiton are well known ectoparasiticides. [2] Additionally, ectoparasiticides have been used to safely contaminate rhinoceros horns with hopes of it deterring the demand for these horns on the black market.
Permethrin, in larger doses, is toxic to cats, which can become ill or die after being given flea treatments intended for dogs, or after contact with dogs who have recently been treated with permethrin." These seem to be contradicting statements. Oawaap 21:32, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Pyriproxyfen is a pesticide which is found to be effective against a variety of insects. [3] It was introduced to the US in 1996, to protect cotton crops against whitefly.It has also been found useful for protecting other crops. [4]
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Mange (/ ˈ m eɪ n dʒ /) is a type of skin disease caused by parasitic mites. [1] Because various species of mites also infect plants, birds and reptiles, the term "mange", or colloquially "the mange", suggesting poor condition of the skin and fur due to the infection, is sometimes reserved for pathological mite-infestation of nonhuman mammals.