Revolution has several advantages over Advantage and every other parasite control product for dogs and cats on the market today. Revolution not only kills fleas in dogs and cats. It also kills ear mites, a common problem in young kittens. We have been treating ear mites in cats with an injection of a drug similar to Revolution . It is effective and safe, but the injection is often painful.
Revolution is painless, effective, safe, and approved for use in cats.
Revolution will also prevent heartworm infections, if given monthly. It will not kill adult heartworms, and is not effective against the microfilaria in the bloodstream that adult heartworms produce. Dogs who may have been exposed to heartworms should be tested before treatment with any preventative, but Revolution appears to be one drug that is safe as a preventative even in dogs who have heartworms already. Ticks are another parasite that Revolution will eliminate. It has been tested and approved for eliminating one species, the brown dog tick, and will probably be effective against others.