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It's truly disappointing that politics has come to this. If anyone has information regarding who committed this crime, please contact PETA or the Arkansas police department.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Pesticide-based Flea and Tick Products May Be Harmful
Pesticide use and the argument against it is not new. Pesticides have long been criminalized for their connections to human disease. Over the years, they have also been connected to heath issues among our pets.
Over the last few years, class action lawsuits have been filed - to the tune of more than 75,000 of them - due to injury or death of a pet because of spot-on (topical) flea and tick products. Any flea and tick medicine may cause adverse affects to pets or their humans, but permethrins are the specific chemical at the center of these lawsuits.
Honestly, I've never given much thought to flea and tick medications because my cats are strictly indoors and spent most of their lives in Wisconsin where the threat isn't quite as serious. Now that we are in South Carolina - where winters are too mild to kill mosquitoes, fleas and ticks - our veterinarian has recommended the cats receive a monthly treatment. So once a month we cat wrangle and do our best to keep them from grooming themselves for a few hours. You wouldn't think they could reach between the back of their skull and their shoulder blades, but they are amazing contortionists.
After reading this article, I went to take a look at the Sentry PurrScriptions Plus topical treatment we purchased at Petsmart. This particular treatment has etofenprox and pyriproxyfen. Seems its a different chemical, but it's got me thinking. Is any chemical better than another? Particularly when used on an 8 pound animal?
Talk to your veterinarian about the risks and consider an all natural treatment instead. I know I'll be shopping around.
Over the last few years, class action lawsuits have been filed - to the tune of more than 75,000 of them - due to injury or death of a pet because of spot-on (topical) flea and tick products. Any flea and tick medicine may cause adverse affects to pets or their humans, but permethrins are the specific chemical at the center of these lawsuits.
Honestly, I've never given much thought to flea and tick medications because my cats are strictly indoors and spent most of their lives in Wisconsin where the threat isn't quite as serious. Now that we are in South Carolina - where winters are too mild to kill mosquitoes, fleas and ticks - our veterinarian has recommended the cats receive a monthly treatment. So once a month we cat wrangle and do our best to keep them from grooming themselves for a few hours. You wouldn't think they could reach between the back of their skull and their shoulder blades, but they are amazing contortionists.
After reading this article, I went to take a look at the Sentry PurrScriptions Plus topical treatment we purchased at Petsmart. This particular treatment has etofenprox and pyriproxyfen. Seems its a different chemical, but it's got me thinking. Is any chemical better than another? Particularly when used on an 8 pound animal?
Talk to your veterinarian about the risks and consider an all natural treatment instead. I know I'll be shopping around.
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