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  1. Zantac is a really old very well studied anti histamine (H2) that's pretty much free of side effects. It's so safe that 150mg doses were rescheduled from prescription to over the counter medicine about 10 years back. It's has a very simple action that is completely understood unlike many of these dangerous NSAID dog medications where it's hit or miss as to whether your dog could become severely ill. They don't really understand how these drugs work. There's a lot more to it than simply saying it inhibits Cox-2. It's mechanism of action is not understood, nor is the importance of Cox-2 in the blood to mammals. BUT everything is pretty much understood about Rantidine (Zantac). It can effect the absorption of other medications. But once again it's been used for dogs and humans for so long, there shouldnt' be any suprises. I"M on Zantac, and so is my Lab. Neither of us have problems with it. If you were to search for potential adverse reactions for this drug you'd find a tonne, just like every other medicine. They need to legally protect themselves. but in actual use, it's very well tolerated in dogs. If you prefer to use non medicines and it's effective than that's still what you should do, just letting you know zantac is a very safe medicine for humans and dogs.
  2. The composition of confidor & spectrum 200 is quite different to advantage. Firstly Advantage contains the active ingredient mixed with benzyl alcohol to make a liquid solution. Confidor contains active ingredient (twice the concentration) plus glycerine and water. Advantage is a liquid applied to the dogs skin, absorbed by the skin & transported all over the dog via the skin's oil. Confidor is not a liquid version. it is a solid. To be more precise it is a solid in suspension. That is the active ingredient is absorbed into a very small solid particles in a solution of glycerine and water. The difference is important to note, as it's very unlikely the Confidor will be absorbed into the skin, rather it will just sit on the skin, and not be transported around the skin via skin oils. Your use as a spray for spraying the yard and maybe bedding or kennels should be fine. I don't think it would work as a pour-on for dogs in place of Advantage. It may be possible to use it as a dog flea spray though. If you or anyone else has used Confidor or Spectrum 200 on your dogs directly as a spray-on or a pour-on I'd be interested to hear of the results.
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