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04-07-2007, 02:18 PM | #16 | |
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04-07-2007, 02:48 PM | #17 |
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| Petco and Petsmart both have an all natural herbal flea spray and powder. I would never put Frontline or Advantage on my pets. Those chemicls are so dangerous and not necessary. There are many all natural ways to keep fleas and ticks off your pet. You can even find many recipes on line. You also need to feed the pet real food. A healthy dog isn't as likely to get fleas. I have a 15 year old Chihuahua that's never had a flea in her life, nor chemicles put on her. I have two Yorkie girls that are 28 and 27 months old that have never had fleas either. Go with the all natural approach with food and bug repellent. http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/jesse.htm |
05-08-2007, 07:09 PM | #19 |
Yorkie Yakker | Natural Remedies I found the following on the web: We were so happy to read your article about the side effects that can be caused by flea remedies. The last two times we have given our dog his flea treatment, within five days he has had trembling and what we thought was a seizure, the second time. The vet told us that the treatment would not have any effect on the dog in that way. We have since decided to stop administering the topical flea treatment, and are going to try sprinkling around our dog's bedding, on his body, and on areas around the outside and inside of the house 20 MULE TEAM BORAX LAUNDRY DETERGENT. This was a suggestion by our neighbor who has two dogs, two cats, and a horse -- with NO FLEAS! And then: Just to let you know boric acid is tried and true. Refer to column in Press of Atantic City. From a reader in Ventnor City, NJ source: http://www.coleoptera.org/p1020.htm |
05-08-2007, 07:56 PM | #20 |
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| You could try a diatomaceous earth product.... Rubbing a small amount into the coat and sprinkling it in the yard and around cracks in the house where bugs crawl through is usually pretty effective... It works by cutting into the fleas/ticks and dehydrating them very quickly.... Just be sure if you do use something like that it's food grade diatomaceous earth and doesn't contain any chemical additives or pesticides. There's also a number of essential oils that have shown bug repelling qualities.... Think citronella, lemongrass, peppermint, neem, lavender.... Google for essential oil flea spray and a number of suppliers should pop up. (Be careful with cats though, some essential oils can be toxic to them). You'll probably have to apply the "natural" alternatives a bit more often than the Frontline, Advantage, etc, but at least then you're keeping the chemicals and pesticides off your pets. |
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