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I got a lift today so was able to get a tube of flea and worm drops, also got to Bunnings and bought some shadecloth and pinch clamps. I’ll have to wait until someone is with me though to put it up.
If this helps anyone - I mentioned that I needed to buy for a stray so was unsure of the exact weight, and was told that every shop (not sure if it’s in general or only Petstock) has recently expired flea and worm treatments that they’ll give for free.
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I was too embarrassed to take freebies and needed something with a specific wide weight range so I straight up bought the single Advocate for $30 (oof). But if you’re ever in a tight spot where you might not be able to afford treatment you can ask for the stuff that’s just expired.Unfortunately they didn’t have the generic one in stock. But yeah. The Aristopet for cats over 4kg is $20 for a 3 pack (3 months worth) so I’ll add it to the next delivery. And I double checked that it was safe to use. The Purina brand ($19 x 1) however wasn’t recommended. And of course I would never risk supermarket brand flea medicine.
Edit: I’m silly… I’m using a new spot on for Melbcat now that might be a bit high for this cat’s weight, but had a single tube of the old one left. If I’d remembered in time I could have just used that.