Don’t miss flea treatment news sign up for news via RSS now. 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 [...]
Every day people seek guidance on flea treatment options and many get bad advice that can be downright deadly to their pet. Ultimately, the best flea treatment for your dog or cat is the one that works and that fits your budget AND is non-toxic to your household. People still have odd ideas about the [...]
If you have been following this issue for any amount of time, you know that the EPA issued a flea product advisory back in April 2009 related to the spot-on flea products. Reported negative reactions from topical flea products increased 50% from the previous year which resulted in 44,000 severe reactions and even deaths from [...]
Counterfeit flea treatment products are suspected to be contributing to the adverse reactions being reported by pet owners after using flea treatment products. In the first post in this series I listed the most commonly counterfeited products along with their registration numbers. But the question on most people’s minds is, Just how do you identify [...]
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. [...]
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This is part two of the video series with excerpts from Flea Control Secrets: How to Get Rid of Fleas & Live Flea Free.
After a May 5th meeting to discuss reported adverse effects on pets associated with flea and tick products, ongoing agency actions related to the reported incidents, and additional information needs, the EPA still has not come forward with any determinations. It is expected that the EPA will complete its analysis of risk this fall (October) [...]
The ASPCA receives more than 700 calls daily from veterinarians and pet parents, resulting in over 150,000 annual cases involving medications, insecticides, plants and foods. ASPCA epidemiologist Dr. Margaret Slater analyzed data from public calls managed by the ASPCA regarding flea and tick products. The data identified two key findings. When cats were treated inappropriately [...]
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