We had some fleas on my neighbor's lawns last summer - so if Abbey was over there I would look every where on her skin to see if I could see anything which since she has black hair it was hard. I only saw one once and I just gave her a warm bath and it just fell into the water. But to be safe I used the little metal comb and went through her hair to make sure no eggs. We do not have the problems in N. Calif like they do in the south - most vets here do not put dogs on heartworm here unless we travel or go camping. Miss Magoo (Maggie) is so light that I would see them right away, I am always on the look. My father got scabies from the place is is living at and I found out that dogs can get them too - so called the Vet and he told me that if they had scabies I would know right away because they would scratch 24/7. But I did bathe them since they were just with my dad. My Dad is moving out of there this weekend, this place charges 6,000 a month and the care is terrible!
When you are gifted... give; when you learn... teach Nancy, Abbey-Rose and Maggie-Mae --- On Wed, 1/26/11, swpeng <[email protected]> wrote: From: swpeng <[email protected]> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: safe flea ideas (Precautions) To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 10:18 AM I've heard about this, Diatomaceous Earth, but also have read that you must take precautions. From this website http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/okgard/msg0621251915317.html "However, I wanted to pass on some very pertinent information that I just discovered after visiting my holistic veterinarian. DE is actually NOT safe to use on pets without extreme caution. When rubbed on pets' coats, it can severely dry out their skin (which can cause health problems that do far beyond dull coats!). Even more important to note is that dry DE can be very harmful to the lungs, both for pets and humans. Because of the structure of DE (tiny fossilized oceanic micro-organs with sharp edges...obviously a lay-person's description!), if DE is accidentally inhaled while applying it can be harmful to lung tissue, etc. The vet recommended combining DE with water in a sprayer, spraying the yard, and then watering it in before allowing pets to spend time out there." --- In [email protected], twopenns@... wrote: > > Peggy, its the same thing I told you about. It's called Fossil Shell > flour made by Perma-Guard, Inc. Try to Google it. > > Gloria > ------------------------------------ We are now on Facebook! Join today! http://www.facebook.com/groups/chihuahuasclubYahoo! Groups Links
