EPA Wants Your Comments


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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requesting public comment on options for disclosing inert ingredients in pesticides. In [...]

Flea Infestation Complications (Video)


Hot spots, flea bite dermatitis, flea bite anemia, and tapeworm are some of the complications and dangers of flea infestations. Get a quick overview on the dangers and some of the options to fighting fleas.

What about Garlic as flea treatment?


People are always asking if they can give garlic to pets to help get rid of fleas.
Once again, people give out bad advice and say, yes.
No, NO, NO!
Don’t give garlic to pets for flea treatment.
First, garlic has not been proven to help fight fleas.
Second, according to the ASPCA Pet Poison Hotline–garlic is toxic to pets!

Now [...]

Another Spot-On Flea Product Issue Revealed


A poodle stuck in its crate last week had a visit to the vet who traced the problem to the pet’s spot-on flea treatment.
Residue from the product Advantage, applied between the poodle’s shoulders, dissolved the plastic and caused it to adhere to the dog’s belly.
When the dog wouldn’t come out of its crate the next [...]

Consumer Affairs Investigates Flea Treatment


On August 10, 2009 an extensive series on flea treatment and adverse reactions was posted on ConsumerAffairs.com.
Based on reported incidents involving flea treatment products, ConsumerAffairs.Com contacted three of the leading topical flea and tick product manufacturers to discuss the EPA’s “intensified scrutiny” of these treatments and any complaints they had received from pet owners.
ConsumerAffairs.Com contacted [...]

ASPCA Warns about Cat Flea Treatments


Not too long ago the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) released data indicating that cats are more susceptible to illness and death as a result of the misuse of spot-on flea and tick control products.
The data, collected by the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, also indicate the overwhelming majority [...]

Flea Med Dangers (Video)


Thanks to Roberta for sharing this video.

Dangerous Flea Product News (Video)