I know someone that FEEDS it to her cats. That can't be good after hearing your experience. If it's a desiccant, then I would think it might cause internal damage. Anyone know anything about that?
----- Fight back spam! Download the Blue Frog. http://www.bluesecurity.com/register/s?user=Y3BxMzc0NQ%3D%3D > Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 17:50:19 -0500 > From: dlg...@windstream.net > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT-diatomaceous earth - warning > > I was really thinking of using it in the yard and on the deck and seeing how > that worked. So far last year and this year we have had NO FLEA OR TICK > PROBLEMS. The cats only go out on the deck, except Harley. He goes into the > woods, but has only had 2 ticks and no sign of fleas. KNOCK ON WOOD. > nOW IF THERE WAS A SOLUTION FOR BUFFALO GNATS. They raise huge welts on me > and so I spend most of my time indoors until they are gone. They usually > disappear when it starts getting hot. > > ---- janine paton <patonjan...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I am sorry, I haven't been following this thread but caught the > > diatomaceous warning. Hoping they still make this, but 1-800-flea busters > > out of FL. is my favorite product to use. It's a little work, but I think > > I was over zealous the first year. Third yr I used it, I was not so > > diligent, but it worked just fine. It is safe, and it lasts a year and > > that's the real bonus. Takes a few weeks to work, but it really does. > > Janine > > > ________________________________ > From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Monday, July 1, 2013 5:07 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT-diatomaceous earth - warning > > > Very scary Beth, Thanks for the warning. > > > On 07-01, Beth wrote: > > I don't want to start a barrage of OT emails with this post. Just a > > quick warnng to be careful > > I tried the food grade diatomaceous earth this weekend to try to stop > > the fleas. I have all hardwood floors - really old ones, with lots of > > crevices for the flea eggs to hide in. > > I wore a good sanding mask which blocks small particles. I opened the > > windows (as many as I could without danger of the cats getting out). > > I sprinkled it in the product on the floors using a sieve. I gently > > swept it into the cracks in the floor in my bedroom & hallway. If did > > not create any visible dust clouds, etc. > > I went outside, took the mask off & sat for a bit. > > When I went back inside I could not breath. My mouth immediately became > > parched & my throat started closing. > > I grabbed some water & went back outside. > > I spent the rest of the day with the mask back on washing the floors > > trying to get rid of the stuff. > > Please be careful. I am a very active, relatively young person. I > > don't have breathing issues. This was quite scary. > > In addition to the breathing issues, some of it got on my skin & it > > just burned. > > Again, yes, this was the food grade kind. > > I know people on this list use it & have no problems. That's great. But > > if you have not tried it, please be careful if you do. Try it in a very > > small area, first. > > I guess I will go back to vacuuming & flea combing. > > I may use the rest in the yard since most of the problem seems to be my > > dog bringing them in from outside. > > Beth > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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