Before too long they will stop using the forumla that we need. When they pick on the fact that dog owners are using it they will stop making it. They also make one of the flea treatments. Cross use of products is bad for their bottom dollar.
Your exactly right. Imidacloprid is manufactured by Bayer Cropscience (part of Bayer AG) and sold as Advantage and other trade names. Some speculate that Bayer caught wind of the cross-use of the "Bayer Tree and Shrub" and added additives known to be harmful to pets(Nitrogen).