Advocate Orange (Small Cat)

One of our old girls has gotten a second life from this product! – We had such a huge result with our german shepherd and decided to try it on the cats. The decision was twofold - 1) I saw such a remarkable outcome for the dog I thought I'd try it and 2) to stop the fleas that might have been irritating the dog. We have 2 cats, a pedigree and a moggy and moggy was looking every 1 of her 15yrs. Since the first application we have seen a remarkable turn around in the older cat - increased appetite, coat is shiny, brighter eyes, more spritely. We believe she has added about another 5yrs to her life now as a result. I do not apply every month but about every 2nd to 3rd month so the product last longer and it does not appear to make a difference to the animal. Treats many parasitic infestations at once Smelly, can remove nail polish, stays on coat for a while

Toxic for animals – My cat was having seizures and vomiting for days. She came up in welts and after all that she still has fleas. The vet had to give her cortisone.

This killed our 15 year old cat within 24 hours! – We put this product on our 15 year old cat on the 31/10/2024 and she died 24 hours later when she started foaming and panting at 5pm, refused food and water, ran under our bed let out a few loud cries and died at 5.20pm…. So quick!!! We’re devastated! RIP Berry :(

KILLED MY CAT!!!! – This happened a few years back and only now so I feel I can post without sobbing my heart out. Applied the advocate (correct dosage etc) My poor boy within 24 hours … - - DISORIENTED - DROOLING - FOAMING AT THE MOUTH - HIDING AND PETRIFIED And lastly .. - BLIND - SEIZURES Took him to the vets and had him pts. This stuff is POISON I… Read more

have never ever ever used any form or flea prevention since. My mother who applied this is riddled with guilt.

Worked in 12 hours!! – my 3 month old kitten hasn’t reacted badly at all. was hesitant due to the lack of good reviews however i followed the instructions and no fleas to be seen! i did also purchase a flea brush as she had quite a few when she came home, and i brushed out a lot after the treatment. woke up the next day and gave her a brush with the flea brush, no fleas. no scratching, but i’ve been finding dead fleas on her bed.. gross! but so worth it.  Show details

I was sceptical but my kitten didn't react – I had bought this product for my very young kitten. I was sceptical because of the reviews and was worried that my kitten would react but when I gave it to her at 9.5 weeks she didn't react. She was fine with the treatment. I used it as directed and placed it on the back of her neck and then didn't touch the area. I'd use the product again. Every… Read more

cat is different. A friend's cat used to react to it so not all cats are going to like it but my new kitten was okay with it.

Been using this on my cats for a year now – I apply the treatment every month as advised on the back of the neck on my two indoor/outdoor cats and I have never seen a flea or any of them scratch. Taking one star off because the smell is very strong and my cats get annoyed for a few hours after application because of it. Apart from that, it's a great flea and multi worm treatment. Show details

Poisoned my cat – My 9 month old kitten was poisoned by this! I didn't even give him a full dose, he is 2.5kg. do not use this product. Within a day of using it he was lethargic, couldn't walk, not eating or using the litter. Show details

Not safe for kitten use – Advocate Kitten = Not safe for kittens First things first, I'm a cat owner, I know where and how to apply this product and it seriously ticks me off that when I called the customer care line (on box 1800 678 368) the company didn't take my concern to heart and instead I was lectured about application, "you didn't apply the product properly".… Read more

Insulting and patronizing.

Facts:

Adopted a RSPCA kitten through petbarn/RSPCA adopt-a-pet program. In the petbarn adoption starter kitten pack I received it had a bunch of kitten sample packs including one month revolution kitten and one month Advocate kitten (& small cats up to 4kg).

Used revolution first, no issue.

Used the Advocate this month and it was obvious this was not safe for my kitten. Unlike the revolution product this Advocate product had stronger fumes which irritated the kitten right away (lots of blinking). Worse it did not stick to the single application spot, the product soaked the kitten's entire neck! It just kept running over his skin saturating his entire neck. It didn't show any signs it was drying at all, the one application ended up forming a wide collar of wet fur. This agitated him more. It also spread to areas he could now reach/lick. This irritation triggered over grooming and scratching. Since it didn't dry at all it got onto his paws when he tried to scratch/groom the product off so his paws got soaked too which triggered him to lick those as well. He was frantically licking this stuff within 2mins of application, that's how fast it moved through his fine kitten fur.

This caused a mild poisoning issue which escalated fast.

I rinsed the product off ASAP with warm soapy (kitten shampoo) water twice to get this product out but he still got lethargic and unwell (symptoms arose around the 1hr mark of giving him this product, heavy panting and salivating.) I rushed him to the vet who gave him charcoal to settle his tummy. Luckily 24hrs after this fiasco he is fine again but has runny poos (to be expected) and still scratches his neck area (vet told me to wash him again with a sensitive kitten shampoo and rub a little coconut oil into the application spot.)

Needless to say I'm devastated (you think you are doing the right thing using these products but it backfires and harms the pet instead) and mad that the only response from this company was a lecture on how to apply the product properly. They didn't listen at all.

For a 2kg kitten this is not a safe product.

Since I know revolution works that is the product I'll be buying. Advocate kitten is not safe to use on kittens! I'm telling everyone who will listen. This.Is.Not.Safe!!

Another ineffective product – Was given this product from the Vet & bought it also from Woolworths as I have four cats. It is an expensive worthless product. Made no difference, fleas are still visible after 2 months. Don't bother with this product. Show details

A big FAT ZERO – Trying to do my best by my new Kitten and giving him a trusted brand. Poor wee thing spewed his ring out. I thought it was the "user" i.e. me.. but after reading the rest of these reviews, my mindset changed. Never again. Show details

Doesn't kill fleas – Followed instructions in treating my cat I washed bedding vacuumed the entire house and the next day cat still had plenty of fleas was not worth $70 waste of money am very disappointed  Show details

It's a joke don't waste your money!!! – This medicine is an absolute waste of money, tried it on my cat...guess what full with fleas. ???How this is possible and how this product is in muss production, whoever approved it should be put on trial. Its a day light robbery Show details

This stuff is detrimental for cats health – Advocate was recommended to me by my vet. I applied the medication exactly as the directions prescribed - at the back of the neck. A few weeks later my cat developed a twitch. So I spoke to another vet and he prescribed neurontin and recommended the cessation of the flea treatment. A few months on and she is having full blown epileptic fits.… Read more

Please do yourself a favour and check out natural flea treatments like bicarbonate soda and salt.This dries out the fleas, eggs and larvae of the fleas and won't harm your fur baby. Wish I had known this when I was so desperately trying to rid her of fleas.

Thought Kyle was gonna die! – Kyle is an indoor Maine Coon, who's 4.5 months old and hadn't had any treatment up to this point. Kyle has severe heart murmurs so we try not to do anything that stresses him out, this was advised by his vet, same vet who advised me to administer Advocate (0.4) - Biggest mistake of my life!!! Applied it correctly while he was sleeping assumed he… Read more

would continue sleeping.

(Note: Kyle is a "lapcat" and sits on the sofa for 22h a day; his idea of being active is staring at the cars out the window)

2 mins in: Kyle starts scratching his neck with his foot and then licks his paw!!

5 mins in: Kyles pupils are dilated to the size of a marble they have lost their shape and his iris is almost not visible anymore.

6 mins in: Kyle starts salivating! We're not talking moderate salivation, he was salivating to the point he left a saliva track whereever he went.

7 mins in: Kyle starts chewing on my slippers. I immediately phone the vets. Vet tells me to give food and water and make sure he eats.

10mins in: Kyle decides to bathe in his water bowl gets scared after a few seconds and starts attempting to climb a concrete wall.

12 mins in: He then realised he has food in the bowl and finishes a pouch of wet food in less than a minute. Drinks water. Kyle looks fine.

15 mins in: KYLE IS NOT FINE! Kyle has just been sick everywhere most likely because he ate too quickly. Salivation stopped after he was sick.

20 mins in: Kyle scratched and licked again. Kyle's pupils have dilated to the size of our planet. Kyle starts running around the house like a madman trying to climb curtains and chew anything he can find - He never does this!

30 mins in: Kyle stops for a rest, and is literally shaking; his whole body is vibrating... Owner gets extremely worried and starts begging god to save her cat! Another phone call to the vets is made; vet says "don't worry, your cat is probably just scared" - as if I don't know my own cat!!

45 mins in: Me and Kyle are in the car driving to the 24h vet (10 miles away). Kyle is scratching and chewing anything he can find, in the mean time his saliva becomes visually foamy. Considering Kyle's breed looks like a Lynx, people driving by, full on stare at us: as he resembles a wild stray cat with severe rabies.

1.5h in: Kyle is at the Vet, Kyle cannot stand still, Kyle now has Diarrhea, he is covered in Feces, the vets reception area is covered in feces, I am covered in Feces. My car is - You guessed it! - covered in feces.

2h in: Owner has now paid £180 for a vet consultation at 2 am in the morning. Owner is not happy, Kyle is not happy, Owners manager who's expecting her at work for 9am is definitely not going to be happy.

Never again.

Cat was walking sideways – Vet advised me to try product for fleas, put it on back of neck last night, came home today from work and cat was walking sideways, on back legs, falling , very unstable on feet, she has no illnesses at all and is 5 years old. Vet was closed, I rang a City after hours vet who advised me to bath her, which I did ..This may not happen with every cat but did with mine  Show details

Not safe – Used on my 16yr cat twice second month found fleas on her. Did not eat for two days had blood test come back normal. Cost me 200 pounds. Could have been avoided if stayed with advantage  Show details

Hair Loss – Our cat has never been fond of this product and runs when he sees it coming. We’ve been using it for 5 months now. I applied it two days ago and today we’ve found the area of application with no hair, and his skin is blistered.  Show details

No fleas – I have been using advocate on our young cat for the past 6 months. No fleas , no ear mites and no worms. Completely happy with the product and there has been no ill effects for our kitten from its use. Would recommend this product  Show details

My kitten died – My kitten was advised to take advocate orange, just 4 hours ago she deteriorate last June 7, 2018, then the next day she was not eating and drinking. We brought her to the vet to check her condition and all medication were given to help her, then came evening my little kitty died :( just within 48 to 72 hours she just died now, I feel guilty for… Read more

following my vet's recommendation. I am truly sad and still teary right now. How come they offered this kind of medication. run free baby.. rip chinkee :(

Disappointed as my cats are still scratching! – This is the second time I'm using Adocate orange&purple(Which was highly recommended by the vetshop) my cats are still scratching after 5days. Your product costed a lot of money. I am so disappointed that I didn't read these reviews first as this is a clear indication there are problems judging from other reviewers. I really hope you respond to my letter.  Show details

One of the better flea treatments out there – This product is easy to use and effective. I use it on my two cats and we have never had a problem with pests. The only downside is that it's pretty expensive.  Show details

Easy to apply and all in one – With my 2 cats I can’t muck around with tablets and this is a simple and cost effective way to keep on top of monthly preventatives  Show details

Do not use – I used this on my kitten she had a seizure and was trembling for a week on a drip at vets she is ok now. It smells potent vets won't say it was the advocate but I will never use again. I also gave it to my two older cats (I use the purple pack on them) they vomit every time. I have thrown both packets in the rubbish. Do not use it.  Show details

Cat acting strange after treatment – I gave advocate to my 8 year old cat a week ago and she has been unwell since. She's normally a very talkative and cuddly cat with set routines that she never misses, eg coming to bed in the evening for her bedtime cuddles, and waking me up at 4:30 am demanding breakfast. Since a week, she's suddenly sleeping in a cupboard in the spare bedroom,… Read more

doesn't show up for bedtime, runs away when I try to carry her to bed, and doesn't wake me up for breakfast anymore. She looks lethargic and acts depressed, also seems frightened (not like her at all), doesn't talk a lot anymore, and her rare meows sound croaky. Other routines have suddenly changed as well and she mostly just hides away in her cupboard now. It's breaking my heart to see her like that. She's eating and drinking though, so I haven't gone to see a vet yet. I thought that giving her space and time to get better (with offers for cuddles and checking up on her) is the best thing, but after reading the other posts I'm getting really scared.

I used this product before and she never liked it. But usually the reaction just lasted a day. They were similar (hiding, not wanting to be touched, lethargic) but never as severe or prolonged as now. I suspect she may have managed to ingest some of the flee treatment through cleaning herself? It was applied correctly at the neck.

Not sure whether other products are much better but I'll definitely won't do this again to my cat!

Poison – Same reaction as for everybody. Foam, voimit, fill exhausted, after a few days of multiple injection of any type at the vet, still looks dying. Don't eat or drink. Don't poo. Barely moves and heavily breathes. The only think I should add, we gave her medicine and left for 9 days unattended (after the foam reaction), she only received food from a… Read more

landlord. She looks exhausted but true problems began after antibiotics prescribed internally. Maybe coincidence, but be warned.

Serious bad reaction! – Gave my cat (14mths old) the recommended dose, applied correctly, which he has had previously. By the evening he was extremely lethargic, his third eye showing and appeared in a 'drugged like' state. Took him to vet first thing next morning who said he had a high temperature, low blood pressure (120) and was severely dehydrated. Left him… Read more

overnight with vet who rehydrated him & took bloods which showed nothing. Next morning he seemed better & eating & told could take him home. I didn't think he appeared great but thought he was just unhappy. Late that afternoon I returned to the vet as he was declining again. Vet still didn't know what was wrong (specialist cat vet!) and again dismissed the Advocate being a reason! Had choice to leave him overnight again (at great expense - again) or take him home and give him prescribed antibiotics & anti inflammatory medication as he felt he may have cat flu! He assured me it could take 2-3 days for him to feel better. Next day not much better. Very flat, non responsive, not eating or drinking and third eye still present. Following evening (this is by now night 5) he looked like he wasn't going to make it. I rehydrated him overnight with electrolyte drink (approx 150ml) and just kept him close. He appeared to have passed on a couple of occasions throughout the night with very little breath & heart beat, head fallen back with mouth open, and body stiffness. Somehow he just hung in there and was still with me by morning. At the vet first thing and he had picked up a little (made me look like a hypochondriac). Vet still at a loss to what was going on but still dismissed the application of advocate. I left him with the vet who did ultrasound, more bloods, X-ray and iv. Vet said his throat appeared sore, stomach adnormal with a thickening of the lining and something wrong with the pancreas. Felt it may be that he has ingested some form of caustic substance. Vet reported that by the afternoon he appeared better and eating again (has lost half his body weight by now) and another night at the vet.

So hence I am exhausted and can only hope he pulls through this time with no relapse again when I bring him home. Wondering if anyone else can relate to this or feels that the advocate could be the cause?

Brilliant product – We were giving out cat Frontline but then she developed a flea allergy and was pulling her fur out. Our vet gave us this product and it has worked miracles. This product not only kills fleas but the eggs as well which a lot of other flea treatments don't. Our cat is like a different cat now and there have been no side effects. I would recommend this product.  Show details

Big cover up I think!!! – My beautiful rescue kitten Ezra licked Advocate off my other cat..... then the nightmare began. His eyes went a deep yellow and he turned to skin and bone in a few days and a wonky walk. Drank water constantly and even ate normally. I voiced my concerns regarding Advocate and were dismissed by my vet who then suggested Feline Virus was the cause.… Read more

Ezra put up a brave fight but sadly his organs shut down and had no choice but to put him to sleep. I had extensive blood tests done and many phone calls to the vet to get the results. Just got off the phone where the vet sheepishly told me.... inconclusive feline virus.... but tried to convince me it def was. Am so not buying it...... listening to her voice.... she was not fooling me. I feel sad that this goes on. Please be aware #ezrascause

Distressing to see – We used Advocate, on our cat, earlier today. It was the correct dose, as advised by the vet. Her reaction was awful to see. She immediately became hugely distressed, mewing and trying to hide in corners. She was clearly frightened and extremely agitated. We have since managed to calm her down a little, although she is not the happy, little cat we… Read more

are used to. We are just hoping she will get a good night's sleep and be back to her normal self, in the morning. We will never use Advocate again and will be advising our animal-loving family and friends to do the same. I only wish we had read some of these reviews first. If we had, we would never have subjected our cat to such torture.