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Mary Overton 816-457-0597 >________________________________ > From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 7:35 PM >Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Flea Control > > > > >Your quite welcome. Advantage only kills fleas and not ticks and I have heard >of people saying it wasn't that great for fleas either. The K9Advantix not >only kills both, both but it also wards off fleas from going on a dog. > >Peggy & The Girls > > > > > >-------Original Message------- > >From: margie_frbs >Date: 8/18/2012 6:36:14 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Flea Control > >Also meant to say that I will pick up some Advantage if itching doesn't stop >after using the Dawn. That was going to be my next solution too. > >--- In mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com, Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> >wrote: >> >> I use Advantix, no itching, or side effects. I have gotten bit by a fleas in >> the past and I can tell you those bites itch for atleast 2 weeks no matter >> what I tried to stop the itch, then one day my sister told me to try washing >> the area with Dawn detergent and the itching finally stopped! >> >> Could be she has old bites, and it will take a while for her to stop >> itching. It could also be a food allergy, laundry soap or softner reaction, >> or maybe she is allergic to the clove or peppermint oil. You could give her >> a bath in the Dawn, you are better off diluting it with water in a spritz >> bottle, but don't use a lot of the Dawn and shake it real good, then spray >> her, rub in lightly and rinse 2xs. >> I did that once for Princess and she stopped scratching, since then I use >> the Advantix and no fleas or ticks. >> If she stops scratching and then you use the peppermint and clove again and >> she starts to scratch then you know she is allergic to it. >> >> Peggy & The Girls >> >> >> >> -------Original Message------- >> >> From: margie_frbs >> Date: 8/18/2012 4:54:04 PM >> To: mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com >> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Flea Control >> >> >> What are folks doing for flea control? I started off with Vets Best Flea and >> tick killer which controls and prevents fleas and ticks. It is a natural >> product that contains clove and peppermint oil. Very soothing to for the dog >> I used it several times a week. Occasionally I saw a dead baby flea. Never >> saw any live or adult fleas when I combed her. >> >> However Liza was still itching. So I added Zodiak Flea and Tick preventative >> A spot on treatment that has less chemicals. She still occasionally itches. >> There is never any flea dirt or dead fleas anymore but why does she still >> itch herself at times? Maybe she had a flea allergy but no skin is inflamed. >> >> Any thoughts? >> > > > >
