It’s flea as well as tick season in much of the country, as well as pet owners are beginning to use products such as Frontline or advantage to battle these pests on their pets. While these products are effective, please be conscious that they are also loaded with chemicals.
Last week, the EPA issued a cautionary statement about these products as well as their safety, as well as began investigating the recent boost in reports of adverse reactions.
For a much more indepth look of what this means, Dr. Patty Khuly, a little animal veterinarian in Miami, FL as well as creator of the veterinary blog Dolittler, published an outstanding short article on her blog.
I’ve been researching natural options to chemical flea as well as tick products for the past few weeks. I’m trying to discover products to suggest to you that are both efficient as well as safe. Not whatever that’s natural is risk-free for your pets, as well as up until I’m sure that the products I’m taking a look at satisfy both requirements, I won’t suggest them to you. I’ll share what I discover with you as soon as I can.
Ingrid King
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4 comments on EPA boosts scrutiny of flea as well as tick products for pets
Renee says:
April 27, 2009 at 10:20 pm
It’s all compounded too, by the over-the-counter products pet owners ‘self-prescribe’ for their animals not comprehending the risks-especially to cats. added to that, we have the counterfeit products that people unknowingly purchase with discount rate Web sites as well as retailers. It’s difficult to rationalize that some chemicals developed to kill one life type can be risk-free for other types or the environment. Really, exactly how risk-free can it be to utilize a area on or other systemic product developed to linger as well as kill for weeks after it is applied?
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Ingrid says:
April 27, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Thanks for your comments, Wendy! Amber is an indoor cat, so thankfully, I don’t have to utilize anything on her. For dogs or cats that do go outside, it’s a difficult option as well as truly comes down to weighing dangers as well as benefits of the health and wellness issues fleas as well as ticks can cause vs. prospective adverse reactions to Frontline.
I’ll certainly keep you published if I discover anything natural that’s efficient as well as safe.
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Literary Feline says:
April 27, 2009 at 8:18 pm
I ought to add that we utilize the Frontline on the dog. The cats are indoor cats as well as we don’t utilize anything on them. Not that it takes away the risk.
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Literary Feline says:
April 27, 2009 at 8:17 pm
I am anxiously awaiting your findings, Ingrid. The ticks are starting to make a strong showing here. I admit that I utilize Frontline to battle them, however I would like to discover something natural that is just as effective, however safer.
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