Posted on 04/23/2009 9:35:41 AM PDT by LongElegantLegs
EPA, in cooperation with its state and regional regulatory partners, is announcing the issuance of stop sale, use, and removal orders to retailers and other distributors of certain counterfeit pesticide products for control of fleas and ticks on dogs and cats. The stop sale, use, and removal orders are intended to disrupt an effort to distribute counterfeit pet pesticides. The counterfeit pesticides appear to have been unlawfully imported and were packaged in cartons designed to look like legitimately registered pesticides available in the U.S. under the trade names "Advantage" and "Frontline." The orders prohibit retailers and other distributors from distributing or selling the counterfeit pesticide products and require their proper disposal.
(Excerpt) Read more at epa.gov ...
Doggie ping
Oh man. We use Frontline on our Cat and Advantix on our Dog.
I feed my Border Collie garlic (chopped) with a tablespoon of olive oil once a day. No fleas, no ticks. Can’t do the same with cats though ...
For what it’s worth. (no confirmation)
American pet food distributor told Chinese maker to put melamine into ingredients.
Speaking of counterfeit products, I was just playing with a MiPhone which is a Chinese counterfeit iPhone. Works pretty well and hard to tell the difference.
Advantage and K9 advantix are two different companies, I believe.
There are instructions for identifying the fakes at the EPA’s website.
Garlic can be poisonous for dogs. Some react differently than others. Just FYI.
STrange our Vet had told us that Advantage was for Cats and Advantix was for Dogs.
Looks like it’s for both: http://advantage.petparents.com//
Here's what I've learned.
Despite its healing qualities, Garlic contains a compound named thiosulphate. In extremely high levels thiosulphate can be a dangerous toxin that cause hemolytic anemia in dogs. But I'm not talking about garlic dog treats, supplemental garlic, or healthy table scraps that may have included fresh garlic in the recipe. I'm talking about situations where your pet sniffs out several bulbs of garlic you were about to use for a giant batch of homemade spaghetti sauce for the whole neighborhood and winds up eating 50 cloves in one sitting. I repeat . . . it would take up to 50 cloves for garlic to be harmful to your dog! 50 cloves of garlic wouldn’t be a good idea for anyone, let alone your dog. In the event that your dog did get into a basket of garlic cloves, the symptoms of hemolytic anemia can develop within a few hours or a few days. Signs include vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, depression, and loss of appetite. If you see these symptoms in your pet and you're missing a lot of cloves of garlic, call your vet. The bottom line there is that dogs and cats can get into many things around the house that are toxic if consumed in large quantities. But, when used in moderation, garlic can be a healthy supplement.
According to the Whole Dog Journal, small amounts of garlic not only act as a natural flea repellent, but garlic can be used for its wonderful anti fungal and antibacterial properties. It also promotes the production of white blood cells thereby acting as an immune booster for dogs with low or compromised immunity and may benefit dogs with diabetes by helping reduce blood-sugar levels.
In any event, the amount of garlic I give my girl is just what you can put on the tip of a table knife ... not even a clove.
Thanks for the info. I do use powdered garlic on the rare occassion that I make home made dog biscuits. And there used to be a product on the market, maybe it’s still out there, that was a garlic and brewer’s yeast tab that was made for dogs to help control fleas. I gave that to my shih tzu, which incidentally did die from hemolytic anemia, but it was years after I stopped giving that to her.
They are the same company, Bayer. One, Advantage, does just fleas, Advantix does fleas and ticks, and Advantage Multi does fleas, heartworm and some intestinal parasites.
You’re welcome. The olive oil is a double incentive ... she likes it so she laps up the garlic and the oil makes her coat shine, no dandruff either .... ‘course a good brushing once a week helps ....
I have a seriously hard time believing this. Melamine was found in dog foods and people food from milk to chocolate to noodles. For this to be true the Chinese would have us believe that an American company told the Chinese to put Melamine in dog treats, and the rest of the contaminated foods were just a slip-up
For the Chinese to try to pin this on an American company is par for the course.
As for garlic and dogs, read my earlier post. Has all the info. there.
Did you fly one of those (your login name)?
Thanks for the ping. I use the Sergeant’s products, the natural oils spray. Strong smell, but not unpleasant. (I THINK it’s Sergeants, I put it in a different bottle and now I’m not 100% sure.)
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