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In answer to Raven re: what's the alternative for treating fleas:  I 
use the oral tablets prescribed by the vet that de-worm and de-flea my 
cats and dogs.  It's a monthly program.  Both critters live inside and 
outside--I try to shake/wash their bedding outside quite often to get 
rid of flea eggs that might be hanging around.  The vet says long-term 
studies show practically zero reactions to oral treatments, while the 
drip on stuff can be pretty dangerous--even the prescribed version by 
the way.  My cat staggered around for half a day after we tried the 
prescribed version. (Of course, we'd already almost murdered her by 
using the grocery store Hertz version a few months earlier--her system 
might have been primed to react to anything.)  In terms of dosing 
sensitivity, I've heard that cats die most often when the owner treats 
them with drip on stuff formulated for dogs--the person thinks that 
halving the dose will work but doesn't realize that the medicines 
differ--cats are really sensitive to the part that treats heartworms 
for instance, so that ingredient is not included in the feline compound.

To make this horse related:  I sincerely wish the spot-on treatment 
didn't worry me because my mare has terrible fly allergies.  I just 
ordered those fly parasites that I've had great success with in the 
past; in the meantime, I'm sticking to slathering her belly with Swat 
once or twice a week, and I spritz her every other second with that 
Marigold mild fly spray. It's not terribly strong but I don't worry 
about how often I should spray since it's pretty much just flower 
juice.  It smells great and even Leo the Leaper doesn't seem to mind 
it.  So far, between discovering that her allergies are hugely reduced 
by adding a cup of oil to her feed and by spraying her consistently, 
we've not had such a bad time this year.  In addition to helping her 
skin, that oil diet has given her a mane like never before.  I had no 
idea she could grow such long, thick hair--it's beautiful....  I think 
I'll go brush it now.  Ciao,

Mary K.


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