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  • DmCarty,

    Thank you for that website. I have been searching and trying to find something natural, homemade and this fits that category. We'll see if it works. I am leary in trying all this toxins, expecially since I just lost my Westie in March, at just 12 years of age, I sometimes wonder and ponder if we cut his life shorter because of all the flea meds he was on…I will never know, but it makes me wonder and then I get sad. I realize that dogs don't live as long as we do, but darn it, I do not want to be part of making their lives shorter by all the junk we are "supposed" to give them. Does that make sense?
    Again, thanks for the site.

  • as another note - my parents fed all their animals garlic in New York where there were a lot of fleas just on the ground all the time - and they would not get bit. As an added FYI here - there is some research on flea and insect spray toxins connected to parkinsons and other neurological things in humans (Rhetts, Tourettes, ADHD, Autism PDDNOS are ALL neurological FYI )

    That coupled with a very preggers Podengo bitch who has a propensity for catching bunnies (typically flea ridden) sent me on a search for some alternatives. If nothing else my dogs smell better.

  • So does that mean you have used these more natural remedies and the have worked for you? I am so making a batch of that spray tomorrow.

  • Sergeant? It's a cheaper brand? i didn't see anyone mention it? My furkid is almost old enough for the flea dip? Is Sergeant okay? I use other sergeant flea & tic products for outside & around the house? Any opinions

  • Does the comfortis protect against tics, also? I skimmed through the web site and did not catch that it mentioned tics.

  • @Lovelace:

    Sergeant? It's a cheaper brand? i didn't see anyone mention it? My furkid is almost old enough for the flea dip? Is Sergeant okay? I use other sergeant flea & tic products for outside & around the house? Any opinions

    There have been reports in our local news about neurological problems from their products as well as chemical burns. Do an internet search and I'm sure you'll find some info about it.

  • Jonny B
    I don't know but I also was wondering about that and after searching the net it (comfortis) doesn't seem to protect against ticks.

  • While the show is not on yet, there was a snippet for World News Tonight about flea and tick meds making dogs sick… should be on out here on the west coast in about 10 minutes.

  • Thanks for the snippet Tanza

  • The ONLY Seargent product that I use is an all natural ingredient flea and tick spray - and I don't appear to be able to find it anymore either. The nautral ones that I linked too - work on ticks as well . If you have a dog that is outdoors all day - I might look at it differently but my couch potatos are fine.

  • When we have to deal with fleas, which is extremely seldom, I always use Adam's flea shampoo on the animals and their carpet spray on the carpets. I guess it's every 4 - 5 yrs we'll see a few fleas. The shampoo doesn't smell like insecticide, it leaves their coats soft, and is really effective. I know it's available coast to coast b/c my sister who used to work in an Army vet clinic in North Carolina is who got me using it here in Washington. It's the only product their clinic used – and I've noticed it the background in some of the clinics on the Animal Planet Animal Precinct shows, LOL

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