Just want to start a post about these "supposedly" marvelous creations. It's a vitamin developed to help prevent parasites like fleas, ticks, and other creatures from wanting to eat your pet. I say supposedly because today is day 1 off trying them out, I'll try to keep this updated as the season warms up, but with me being in Naples, I'm about a week shy of Spring. Although, flea season is year round here (horray for tropical climates
) and the fleas usually wreak havoc on my poor kitty instead of Rizzo but I'm doing all I can this year to prevent any insect issues.
So day one:
Fatso (cat) the picky eater gobbled his vitamin down and begged for more
Rizzo (yorkie) will eat anything and I'm pretty sure didn't even chew this pill
So at least it seems to be scrumptious to the little furries. I guess I'll see how it works throughout the season. If nothing else they promise to give your pet a beautiful coat and help prevent shedding (yay, less cat hair, lol)
So now I have both a topical and oral preventative for the kitty, and so far only the oral preventative for Rizzo (I pick up the frontline for him at our annual appointment coming up) On top of all that I'm going to be putting down some D/Earth, food grade. Supposed to murderize any insect that has the gall to walk through it. It's safe enough to eat (even has instructions for adding it to your pets food) so sprinkling around doorways and under furniture is perfectly safe. I've also read it helps kill bed bugs and cockroaches if anyone has a problem with those.
If anyone has any suggestions for further flea/pest control please let me know. I prefer organic, safe for ingestion items so of course I'm trying to find something that can supplement the frontline (which I have reservations of its ability to work on the kitty). And if you have any experience with anything I've posted about it'll be great to read about your success/failures with said items.
Links:
flea treats, natural flea control for dogs and cats Amazon.com: D/EARTH - diatomaceous earth (12 oz): Kitchen & Dining Diatomaceous Earth