Some liquid-drop flea control products can leave pesticide residues that can rub off onto carpets, furniture and bedding. PROGRAM Suspension leaves no pesticide residue in your home or on your cat. PROGRAM Suspension doesn't require gloves, has no special handling instructions, and cannot wash off.
TO ENSURE ADEQUATE ABSORPTION, ALWAYS ADMINISTER PROGRAM SUSPENSION TO CATS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NORMAL MEAL.
PROGRAM Suspension is administered by mixing into food. If the dose is not entirely consumed, redose once with the full recommended dose as soon as possible. In multiple cat households, each cat should be treated separately to ensure adequate dosing.
PROGRAM Suspension must be administered monthly, preferably on the same date each month in conjunction with a normal meal. Treatment with PROGRAM Suspension may begin at any time of year. Treatment should continue until the end of "flea season." If there is risk of exposure to fleas year-round, then treatment should continue the entire year without interruption. Ask your veterinarian for details concerning your geographic area and the most effective treatment schedule for your pet. To maximize benefits from the use of PROGRAM Suspension, it is important to treat all cats within a household. All dogs within the household should be treated with PROGRAM Tablets. Fleas can reproduce on untreated cats and dogs and allow infestations to persist.
Novartis Animal Health encourages you to take the time to read this package insert which describes the use of PROGRAM © (lufenuron) Suspension as a convenient monthly flea control treatment. Controlling flea infestations is very important to the health of your pet. After reading this insert, if you have any questions about PROGRAM Suspension, flea control or medical problems associated with flea infestations, consult your veterinarian, who is your pet's healthcare expert.
DosingPROGRAM Suspension is given orally by mixing into food, once a month, at the recommended minimum dosage of 13.6 mg lufenuron per pound (30 mg/kg) of body weight.
PROGRAM Suspension is available in two sizes of packs for oral administration to cats and kittens according to their weight (see Dosage section). The active ingredient of PROGRAM Suspension is lufenuron, a benzoylphenylurea derivative with the following chemical composition: N-[2,5-dichloro-4- (1,1,2,3,3,3,-hexafluoropropoxy)-phenylaminocarbonyl]-2,6-difluorobenzamide. Benzoylphenylurea compounds, including lufenuron, are classified as insect development inhibitors (IDIs).
As an insect development inhibitor, PROGRAM does not kill adult fleas, but effectively and safely controls flea populations on your pet through a mode of action which breaks the flea's life cycle at the egg stage.
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