This is really scary - for dogs, and for humans as well.
An aging poodle, put to bed in her crate for the night, couldn't get out in the morning. Why? Because her belly was adhered to the plastic in the bottom of the crate.
I can't imagine why a dog would be put to bed in a crate with no pad, but perhaps there was a reason. Maybe she preferred a blanket to wad up and she had shoved it into a corner. Whatever the reason, the poor dog was stuck - all because her owner had applied Advantage flea treatment before putting her to bed.
It's all about the ingredients in the flea treatment, as you'll see in this article.
Please read clear to the end, even though it's long. Along with preventing damage to a dog or cat you love, the warning there could save you or your child from a similar fate.
Showing posts with label dog flea control. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dog flea control. Show all posts
Monday, October 12, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Get rid of fleas naturally with this home remedy
As you know, two of the natural products listed in the sidebar here are designed to kill fleas and ticks on your critters. After my experience with using a chemical flea killer on poor Pepper, I would never use Frontline or any of the others again.
So, I was interested when one of the forums I read started a discussion about natural flea repellent/killer.
This "recipe" was posted as a spray against mosquitoes.
The lady who posted it said that "This stuff is actually killing the ticks on the dogs.... I'm finding them on the floor, dead or dying, in the mornings. (yuck)"
Add 8 or 9 drops of each of the following essential oils to a 24-oz. spray bottle filled with water.
Tea Tree
Rosemary
Sage (any kind)
Cedarwood
Peppermint
Sweet Orange
Eucalyptus
Citronella
Pine Needle.
Or 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of water.
Dogs'll smell lovely (mostly peppermint), and it should work nicely to deter the tiny livestock.
This reminded me that catnip (a mint) is supposed to keep mosquitoes away when planted around the house. I did that and the stuff grows like a bad weed.
Does it work? I don't know. We get a few mosquitoes, but not many. I do know that it does not deter bees!
So, I was interested when one of the forums I read started a discussion about natural flea repellent/killer.
This "recipe" was posted as a spray against mosquitoes.
The lady who posted it said that "This stuff is actually killing the ticks on the dogs.... I'm finding them on the floor, dead or dying, in the mornings. (yuck)"
Add 8 or 9 drops of each of the following essential oils to a 24-oz. spray bottle filled with water.
Tea Tree
Rosemary
Sage (any kind)
Cedarwood
Peppermint
Sweet Orange
Eucalyptus
Citronella
Pine Needle.
Or 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of water.
Dogs'll smell lovely (mostly peppermint), and it should work nicely to deter the tiny livestock.
This reminded me that catnip (a mint) is supposed to keep mosquitoes away when planted around the house. I did that and the stuff grows like a bad weed.
Does it work? I don't know. We get a few mosquitoes, but not many. I do know that it does not deter bees!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Allergies - Dogs (and cats) have them too!
A couple of days ago I found myself at Yahoo answers and saw the following question:
"Could natural flea remedy poison my dog?
My dog recently got fleas so by boyfriend got a natural flea remedy called "only natural pet" the all in one flea remedy. it contains diatomaceous earth, sage, eucalyptus, yellow rock root, fennel seed, and rosemary leaf. She has been on this powder cure for about 2-3 days and now is having diarrhea, drools a lot, and had an accident when she was picked up yesterday. She's never had these problems previously, could it be the powder? If not what would you recommend? She is 3 years old, 50 lb, and a chow- german sheppard mix from a rescue.
Additional Details
I have called a vet and she will be going in later today however I'm just a worried pet owner. I have bathed her to get all of the powder off of her and I got advantage. The previous vet I had said it works the best .
Also, the bottle says it is vet approved. I know that could just be bull but just wanted to put it out there if it was in some way helpful."
Since I've had experience with pet allergies, I had to answer her:
Every one of us is allergic to different things - your dog is no different!
He absolutely could be having a reaction to ingesting the flea remedy. I believe strongly in natural remedies and shy away from the chemicals - whether for me or for my dogs.
Once, when my dogs got into fleas, I took them to the vet and he used Frontline. Two of my dogs were fine with it, but one itched and scratched until he bled for a full month until the chemicals worked their way out of his system. I would never consider using a chemical flea killer on him again.
Any time ANY medication - natural or pharmaceutical - causes a bad reaction, stop it immediately. I listened to the vet once and kept up with Rymadyl - and lost my best friend to it. Had I listened to my brain and stopped the medication when the dog couldn't stop throwing up, he might be alive today.
I followed up with an invitation for the asker to tell her story here...
After writing the answer I didn't think much about it until I got the notice that my answer was "the chosen one." I also got a note saying she'd be happy to share her experience with all of us, so this post is for her to answer.
If YOU have had similar experiences, please do jump in and tell your story too!
Here's to healthy, happy pets.
Marte
"Could natural flea remedy poison my dog?
My dog recently got fleas so by boyfriend got a natural flea remedy called "only natural pet" the all in one flea remedy. it contains diatomaceous earth, sage, eucalyptus, yellow rock root, fennel seed, and rosemary leaf. She has been on this powder cure for about 2-3 days and now is having diarrhea, drools a lot, and had an accident when she was picked up yesterday. She's never had these problems previously, could it be the powder? If not what would you recommend? She is 3 years old, 50 lb, and a chow- german sheppard mix from a rescue.
Additional Details
I have called a vet and she will be going in later today however I'm just a worried pet owner. I have bathed her to get all of the powder off of her and I got advantage. The previous vet I had said it works the best .
Also, the bottle says it is vet approved. I know that could just be bull but just wanted to put it out there if it was in some way helpful."
Since I've had experience with pet allergies, I had to answer her:
Every one of us is allergic to different things - your dog is no different!
He absolutely could be having a reaction to ingesting the flea remedy. I believe strongly in natural remedies and shy away from the chemicals - whether for me or for my dogs.
Once, when my dogs got into fleas, I took them to the vet and he used Frontline. Two of my dogs were fine with it, but one itched and scratched until he bled for a full month until the chemicals worked their way out of his system. I would never consider using a chemical flea killer on him again.
Any time ANY medication - natural or pharmaceutical - causes a bad reaction, stop it immediately. I listened to the vet once and kept up with Rymadyl - and lost my best friend to it. Had I listened to my brain and stopped the medication when the dog couldn't stop throwing up, he might be alive today.
I followed up with an invitation for the asker to tell her story here...
After writing the answer I didn't think much about it until I got the notice that my answer was "the chosen one." I also got a note saying she'd be happy to share her experience with all of us, so this post is for her to answer.
If YOU have had similar experiences, please do jump in and tell your story too!
Here's to healthy, happy pets.
Marte
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