Until this year and a one time problem 3 yrs ago I hadn't seen fleas since around for 15 yrs except the occasional one on a foster. This year it was horrid and I felt a bad doggy Mom cuz the usual stuff didn't work so it took that for me to try Comfortis since there is so much bad stuff about it. But it is the bees knees..lol. No one got sick except the fleas.
Robin, Dobe Axel CGC, TT, German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, Chihuahuas Alice CGC, Monte CGC, foster Blue and MinPins HoneyB and Brutus www.minpinrescue.org -----Original Message----- From: Becky <stewartg...@yahoo.com> To: Chihuahuas <Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wed, Aug 28, 2013 9:12 am Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Used comfortis for the first time Hi ladies. I am a TRUE Floridian. Born here, and have lived here for 50 years. We take our dogs in the RV and when visiting many of the wooded State Parks we have encountered ticks! Especially at Tomoka State Park. Yet we frequent Fort DeSoto on the west coast and as of yet to encounter ticks. I use the Advantix on our girls after the episode over on the east coast at Tomoka. It was horrible!! I always check my girls when RVing now. Fleas have always been widespread problem in Florida for as I long as I can remember, but I do believe the ticks are trouble in particular areas. Someone told me that they are a problem up in the St. Augustine area too. All I will say is, I hate the darn things and they make me paranoid! YUCK!! Becky & the girls Sent from Becky's iPhone On Aug 28, 2013, at 8:09 AM, Susa nne Defoe <srde...@gmail.com> wrote: Where are you in FL? We are on Siesta Key during the winter and I have only seen one tick. Maybe we don't have them there because there aren't many or any deer on the island? Sue On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 3:29 AM, floridapossum <floridapos...@gmail.com> wrote: Yes I know thanks. I have to keep an eye out too, because we live in an area with a lot of Lyme Disease. P -------Original Message------- From: Susanne Defoe Date: 27/08/2013 6:57:01 PM To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Used comfortis for the first time I did! Thanks! Sue On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 7:24 PM, GinbarMinPins <ginbarminp...@aol.com> wrote: You mean not kill ticks..lol. Robin, Dobe Axel CGC, TT, German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, Chihuahuas Alice CGC, Monte CGC, and foster Blue and MinPins HoneyB, and Brutus www.minpinrescue.org www.chi-rescue.com Http://chihuahua.rescueme.org/florida -------- Original message -------- Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Used comfortis for the first time From: Susanne Defoe <srde...@gmail.com> To: "Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com" <Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com> CC: It is supposed to start killing fleas within 30 minutes. That is the only flea med that seems to work for us in FL. Our boys have never had any side effects. Comfortis does not kill fleas however so watch out for them! Sue On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 11:53 AM, floridapossum <floridapos...@gmail.com> wrote: Okay, after trying everything natural to rid my girls of fleas, I had to break down and use comfortis. It was a difficult decision, but I gave it with food, and then watched them like a hawk for several hours. So far, so good. But does anyone know how long it takes for the fleas to die off? Thanks, Possum