“Slide for DOG/Cat OWNERS....just saw this article...its long...lots of info.
Popular flea collar linked to almost 1,700 pet deaths. The EPA has issued no warning.”
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I was a dog groomer for about 10 yrs. And most dog groomers hate this collar. When wet it gives off an odor that causes a lot of people to have breathing problems or allergic reactions. I’m sure that includes pets as well,not to mention the hair loss, rashes around the collars. And sadly owner’s don’t connect it. They would take their dog to the groomer, the dog would come back without the collar and have a bad rash. Owners would blame the groomer for clipper rash. Sad. Many groomers, myself included, had signs asking our customers to remove the collar before walking in.
Petey
I don’t use flea/tick collars even though my vet encourages it. Its always an argument. I have never had a good feeling about them so I don’t want them on my dogs.....EVER!
On another note....and I hate to slide again but could you recommend a good nail grinder for a very large dog (90lb coonhound mix)? I’ve been looking at a couple different ones and not sure what to get. My rescue hates to get her nails clipped so I’m thinking that a grinder might work better. I hate the wrestling matches with her at this point when trying to clip the nails...she always wins...and I give up...UGH.
We used Frontline on our dogs for years and years. The last couple of years, I noticed that Aubrey’s hair really seemed to be thinning along the back of her spine where the Frontline is placed.
When we got our newest rescue his fur was so thick, we never felt like we got the Frontline where it needed to go. So we changed to the oral medicine, NexGard, and for simplicity’s sake, gave it to Aubrey, too.
Over the next several months, Aubrey’s hair started to fill back in along her spine, so I’m glad we made the switch.
Late arriving to the Flea slide
I have cats, not dogs, and we have a horrible flea problem. It seems they have a years old, multi-generational colony inside the house. Outside, not so much, as we have three cats that live exclusively on the screened-in patio and I seldom find a flea on them. But inside is another story, the cats that live inside never go outside and the fleas have their own well-established domain. I don’t know what more I can do. I don’t like to put chemicals on the cats. So I comb, vacuum, and put out pans of water under lights, which drown a lot of fleas.
But it’s a never ending battle, vacuuming doesn’t do zip (I never find fleas when I’m emptying out the canister), and some cats run the other direction when they see the comb in my hand, though I prevail. We have no carpeting, so I think they hang out and breed under the large immovable pieces of furniture, of which there’s unfortunately a lot. I’ve tried diatomaceous earth, and even feed it to the cats in hopes they won’t get infested with tapeworms, but applying it externally just creates a lot of dust and doesn’t really do much. I’m at my wit’s end.
Last evening, coincidentally, a neighbor I hadn’t talked with in eons (cat lady, too) stopped by, and we were discussing the flea situation. She claimed that she had had a vet apply one of the topical medications to one of her cats, and that the fleas on all her others, and the dog, too, disappeared as well. She couldn’t remember what brand. That is something I would maybe consider if I only had to apply it to one (or 2) of the more robust younger cats, if it could have a wider effect. But I am skittish about giving it to my older more delicate cats, as I’ve read about possible side effects and etc.
Sorry for the long windedness, but it’s a pet peeve (pun intended).