3+ Year Supply of Flea Treatment for small Dogs and Cats for $30

Quote from miaminemo : Could you edit the title to include 'for small pet owners'? My dog is 55+ pounds, so there is no way this technique could get me 3+ years of flea treatments for $30.

Here's how to make it a megaslickdeal: the active ingredient in Advantage I is 9.1% Imidacloprid.

You can buy exterminator-grade 21.4% Imidacloprid (used to kill termites for entire houses) in 27.5 oz (813 mL) quantities for ~$30 on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Dominion-27...B0048F34IS

21.4% is roughly twice as strong as 9.1% advantage so you would need half the dosage. The dosage for 55lb+ dogs is 4 mL of Advantage so you would need a little less that 2.0mL of the 21.4% strength stuff. For 1 dog 55+ lb dog the entire 813mL bottle would give you 406 doses or 33.8 years of coverage if you applied it monthly. That's ~237 dog years.

The MSDS for this product shows that it is non irritating on contact to animals. The LD50 for skin contact is 5000mg/kg so there is little chance you could overdose your pet on this. It would also be fine for both cats on dogs because it is just imidacloprid.

http://www.controlsolutionsinc.co...-24-07.pdf

Any DVMs want to share their opinion on this? I haven't tried this on my own dog but if you wish to do so you are proceeding at your own risk. I am only suggesting an idea and can in no way be held responsible for its consequences.