Tis' the season to poison our dogs.........

[ShanniBella]

Laboratory studies of ingredients in seven popular flea and tick control products reveal adverse health effects in all animals tested. The effects of these well known and aggressively marketed products range from convulsions, body tremors and labored breathing to thyroid cancer, brain lesions, and liver and lung tumors. Yet TV commercials with trusty looking veterinarians pitch only the happy side of these products.

Which flea and tick pesticide are you using on your dog and/or cat? If your favorite treatment contains the active ingredient Fipronil, Imidacloprid, Methoprene, Permethrin, Pyriproxyfen or the inert ingredient Butyldydroxytoluene, Butylhydroxanisole, Carbitol, Ethanol, or Polyvinlpyrrplidone, you need to know about the not-so-happy side of these products as well.

If you think your veterinarian or local pet store would never sell you such a sinister poison, think again.

Advantage (Bayer Corporation), Adams Spot-On Flea & Tick Control (Farnam Pet Products), BioSpot Flea & Tick Control (Farnam Pet Products), Defend EXspot Treatment (Schering-Plough Animal Health), Frontline Top Spot (Merial Limited), Frontline Plus (Merial Limited), and Zodiac FleaTrol Spot On (Wellmark International) - all contain one or more of the aforementioned active or inert ingredients.

Toxicology and morbidity findings from these pesticide products were gathered over a decade of laboratory testing by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; Occupational Safety & Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; Extension Toxicology Network; Journal of Pesticide Reform; Pesticide Action Network North America and other sources, with additional information supplied by Material Safety Data Sheets.

Most testing was performed for the benefit of new product manufacturers in order to qualify for EPA registration. Scientists overdose laboratory animals to determine how much of the product will kill 50% of the test population. Information is then extrapolated and assumptions made that may apply to domestic animals and human beings.

According to laboratory tests, Fipronil (Frontline Top Spot and Frontline Plus) is a neurotoxin and suspected human cancer agent. Fipronil can cause liver toxicity, thyroid cancer, kidney damage, raised cholesterol, lack of coordination, labored breathing, miscarriages and stunted offspring.

Laboratory testing of Imidacloprid (Advantage) on mice, dogs and rats shows this insecticide to be neurotoxic to laboratory animals, also causing a breakdown of coordination, labored breathing, lesions of the thyroid, reduced birth weight, and increased birth defects.

The synthetic broad spectrum pyrethroid insecticide Permethrin (Adams Spot-on Flea & Tick Control; BioSpot Flea & Tick Control; and Defend EXspot Treatment) shows indications of being an endocrine disrupter and the cause of lung cancer and liver tumors in laboratory animals.

Methoprene and Pyriproxyfen (Zodiac FleaTrol Spot On; and BioSpot Flea & Tick Control) are known as insect growth regulators (IGR), both of which restrict the growth of fleas to the juvenile stage where reproduction is not possible. Laboratory testing reveals that Methoprene causes enlarged livers and degeneration of the kidneys.

Unfortunately, few people actually read EPA test results. Fewer still want to hear about the many laboratory test subjects (unwanted dogs and cats) killed during and after the studies in order to determine damage to specific systems and organs. But it only takes a few people with straightforward thinking to bring about change. Are you ready to stop this insanity? There are effective alternatives, as you know.

Today there are totally natural flea and tick remedies - completely harmless to kids, pets and the environment - made from pure botanical essential oils. Some natural products work fairly well, some don't, and some work much better than the toxic stuff!

The mode of action - the way these natural remedies kill fleas and ticks - is to disrupt the insect's ability to function by blocking a substance called octopamine. In nature, certain plants have developed a natural defense against bugs. These "octopamine blockers" in plants are extracted as oils and used as active ingredients. Octopamine is to an insect what adrenalin is to a human. When blocked from the system, the insect quickly dies. No muss, no fuss. Nobody gets hurt but the bug.

Please begin today to stop supporting the heartless laboratory testing of innocent animals, the insidious cover-up and rush to market of big business, and the unwitting harm we may be doing to our children, our pets, and our planet.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/health/17pets.html
http://www.ehow.com/about_6304479_da...reatments.html
How Safe is Your Flea and Tick Killer?
EPA Evaluation of Pet Spot-On Products: Analysis and Mitigation Plan | Pesticides | US EPA
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[RCTRIPLEFRESH5]

Laboratory studies of ingredients in seven popular flea and tick control products reveal adverse health effects in all animals tested. The effects of these well known and aggressively marketed products range from convulsions, body tremors and labored breathing to thyroid cancer, brain lesions, and liver and lung tumors. Yet TV commercials with trusty looking veterinarians pitch only the happy side of these products.

Which flea and tick pesticide are you using on your dog and/or cat? If your favorite treatment contains the active ingredient Fipronil, Imidacloprid, Methoprene, Permethrin, Pyriproxyfen or the inert ingredient Butyldydroxytoluene, Butylhydroxanisole, Carbitol, Ethanol, or Polyvinlpyrrplidone, you need to know about the not-so-happy side of these products as well.

If you think your veterinarian or local pet store would never sell you such a sinister poison, think again.

Advantage (Bayer Corporation), Adams Spot-On Flea & Tick Control (Farnam Pet Products), BioSpot Flea & Tick Control (Farnam Pet Products), Defend EXspot Treatment (Schering-Plough Animal Health), Frontline Top Spot (Merial Limited), Frontline Plus (Merial Limited), and Zodiac FleaTrol Spot On (Wellmark International) - all contain one or more of the aforementioned active or inert ingredients.

Toxicology and morbidity findings from these pesticide products were gathered over a decade of laboratory testing by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; Occupational Safety & Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; Extension Toxicology Network; Journal of Pesticide Reform; Pesticide Action Network North America and other sources, with additional information supplied by Material Safety Data Sheets.

Most testing was performed for the benefit of new product manufacturers in order to qualify for EPA registration. Scientists overdose laboratory animals to determine how much of the product will kill 50% of the test population. Information is then extrapolated and assumptions made that may apply to domestic animals and human beings.

According to laboratory tests, Fipronil (Frontline Top Spot and Frontline Plus) is a neurotoxin and suspected human cancer agent. Fipronil can cause liver toxicity, thyroid cancer, kidney damage, raised cholesterol, lack of coordination, labored breathing, miscarriages and stunted offspring.

Laboratory testing of Imidacloprid (Advantage) on mice, dogs and rats shows this insecticide to be neurotoxic to laboratory animals, also causing a breakdown of coordination, labored breathing, lesions of the thyroid, reduced birth weight, and increased birth defects.

The synthetic broad spectrum pyrethroid insecticide Permethrin (Adams Spot-on Flea & Tick Control; BioSpot Flea & Tick Control; and Defend EXspot Treatment) shows indications of being an endocrine disrupter and the cause of lung cancer and liver tumors in laboratory animals.

Methoprene and Pyriproxyfen (Zodiac FleaTrol Spot On; and BioSpot Flea & Tick Control) are known as insect growth regulators (IGR), both of which restrict the growth of fleas to the juvenile stage where reproduction is not possible. Laboratory testing reveals that Methoprene causes enlarged livers and degeneration of the kidneys.

Unfortunately, few people actually read EPA test results. Fewer still want to hear about the many laboratory test subjects (unwanted dogs and cats) killed during and after the studies in order to determine damage to specific systems and organs. But it only takes a few people with straightforward thinking to bring about change. Are you ready to stop this insanity? There are effective alternatives, as you know.

Today there are totally natural flea and tick remedies - completely harmless to kids, pets and the environment - made from pure botanical essential oils. Some natural products work fairly well, some don't, and some work much better than the toxic stuff!

The mode of action - the way these natural remedies kill fleas and ticks - is to disrupt the insect's ability to function by blocking a substance called octopamine. In nature, certain plants have developed a natural defense against bugs. These "octopamine blockers" in plants are extracted as oils and used as active ingredients. Octopamine is to an insect what adrenalin is to a human. When blocked from the system, the insect quickly dies. No muss, no fuss. Nobody gets hurt but the bug.

Please begin today to stop supporting the heartless laboratory testing of innocent animals, the insidious cover-up and rush to market of big business, and the unwitting harm we may be doing to our children, our pets, and our planet.

the only two products ive found that i'd be comfortable giving winston are
sentry natural defense
and ''bug offgarlic''

but ive heard sentry discolors hair so that's out
and ive heard garlic is horrible for dogs.....

the other product id use (capstar) isnt a preventative.

[Scarlett_O']

This thread is EXACTLY why I only use DE for my boys and girls!!

Im SOOOO glad to have researched and found out about DE...as I HATED putting those nasty poisons on my babies...but they got fleas sooo bad because of our ID/OD cat!!(Who is THANKFULLY gone now!!!)

[RCTRIPLEFRESH5]

This thread is EXACTLY why I only use DE for my boys and girls!!

Im SOOOO glad to have researched and found out about DE...as I HATED putting those nasty poisons on my babies...but they got fleas sooo bad because of our ID/OD cat!!(Who is THANKFULLY gone now!!!)

what do DE, ID, and OD mean?

if DE is as good as u sat i might look into it

[Scarlett_O']

what do DE, ID, and OD mean?

if DE is as good as u sat i might look into it

DE is Diatomaceous Earth(food grade only)....I believe there have been QUITE a few threads about it I dust it on them, feed a little to them and dust the out side with it....I havent seen a single flea this year, even with 3 dogs....last year with JUST the one cat going in and out side(Brody was indoor only last year) both cats AND Brody where COVERED in fleas if I didnt use something.....this year...Ive not seen a SINGLE flea!

ID/OD is indoor/outdoor! (I was on my phone, so went lazy, sorry!)

[Tobi]

what do DE, ID, and OD mean?

if DE is as good as u sat i might look into it

diatomaceous earth

Let me google that for you

[RCTRIPLEFRESH5]

diatomaceous earth

Let me google that for you

i know what diatomeceous earth is, but i wasn't given enough info to find that out for google. i tried googling too, and i came to the conclusion it was a shampoo de-flea rofl.

[newlndnfire]

DE is used as a natural insect replant right? People put it in their gardens to keep ants and other bugs away. This is the DE that I know from a Horticulture class I took and my teacher told us to ALWAYS use a mask when spreading the stuff. It is shards of something (can't remember what) and it slices the bodies of the bugs which can also slice into your lungs. Of course, you would have to use a lot of it but still... I don't think I could ever use that on my dog. Is there something that changes my whole idea? Am I missing something? Haha. I saw DE advertised for that and I flinched thinking it would hurt the dogs so bad!

[Scarlett_O']

DE is used as a natural insect replant right? People put it in their gardens to keep ants and other bugs away. This is the DE that I know from a Horticulture class I took and my teacher told us to ALWAYS use a mask when spreading the stuff. It is shards of something (can't remember what) and it slices the bodies of the bugs which can also slice into your lungs. Of course, you would have to use a lot of it but still... I don't think I could ever use that on my dog. Is there something that changes my whole idea? Am I missing something? Haha. I saw DE advertised for that and I flinched thinking it would hurt the dogs so bad!

I *believe* that is the difference between "food grade" and non food grade. I don't wear a mask while using it and haven't had anything wrong.

[ShanniBella]

Diatomaceous Earth Flea & Tick Control.. PLUS..
Safe FOOD GRADE Diatomaceous Earth Pet Wormer, Livestock Wormer & Helper To Our Best Friends.
PETS: Our best friends come in all shapes and sizes. Protect them with Diatomaceous Earth. When lightly rubbed into their coats & dusted in their area, it is very effective against fleas, ticks, lice, and other pests on dogs, cats, and birds. DE is also an effective ORGANIC WORMER and will kill any worms or parasites the pets may have. When using as a daily food supplement or as a safe wormer, mix Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth with pet food as follows:

Large Cats - 1 teaspoon
Kittens - 1/4 teaspoon
Dogs 100 lbs + - 1-2 tablespoons
Dogs 50 - 100lbs - 1 tablespoon
Dogs Under 50 lbs - 1 teaspoon
Mini dogs - 1/2 teaspoon
As pets get older, they also get sore joints. With Diatomaceous Earth in their diet they will feel better. Also apply to moist kennel areas to reduce odors, dry the area, and prevent pest breeding. Deodorizing and absorption are natural functions of DE, so add to kitty litter to absorb odors and keep the litter box drier.

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"Our work is based on natural, preventive care for animals so of course we are always on the lookout for good, quality NATURAL products to help our clients and our listening audience that won't break the bank. We've long been proponents of FOOD-grade diatomaceous earth as a natural pest control for both external and internal use in animals. Earth Works Health has provided both the high quality and affordability of DE in their Permaguard product that we look for in our own personal use as well as for our clients."

DIATOMACEOUS EARTH FOR LIVESTOCK:
Diatomaceous Earth for Goats, Chickens, Horses, Cows, Pigs, Sheep, Rabbits and others will benefit from the use of Diatomaceous Earth. As well as being benefitial to animal health and pest control, our Diatomaceous Earth also act as an anti-caking additive to help the feed ingredients from sticking together. Some other benefits that have been observed:*

Control of fleas and ticks
Stimulates basic metabolism
Converts feed better
Reduces the desire to lick soil
Scouring or diarrhea: when fed it seems to act as a material that draws both virus and bacteria out of the body and solidifies the stool
Reduces odor and moisture in barns and stalls
Better coat and hoof condition
Keeps fly larvae from developing in manure, noticeably reducing the fly population
Reduces annual vet bills--Decreased Mortality
In Cattle: Decreased Mastitis
Dairy Cattle: Increased milk production
Kills parasites without chemicals
Better egg production, stronger eggs, and reduces overall animal stress
Added to livestock waters, will prevent algae from growing
LIVESTOCK - Suggested Feeding and Application Rates:

Animal
Suggested Rate

Beef Cattle
1% of total weight of dry ration 5% in grain or 1 oz. per day

Dairy Cattle
1% of total weight of dry ration or 1 oz. per day

Calves
4 grams in morning milk per calf or 2 oz. per day in feed

Chickens
5% in feed, use at full strength in dusting boxes

Hogs
2% of total feed ration, dust or spray on bedding and animals

Horses
5 oz. (1 cup) in daily feed ration

Sheep
1% in ground grains 1 part Diatomaceous Earth to 2 parts T-M salt

Goats
1% in grain, 1/2 oz per day, up to 50% in T-M salt


FOR LARGE ANIMALS, DE may be offered as "free choice" as long as the dispenser is well protected from the wind. Your livestock will also gain benefits from the many trace
MINERALS naturally provided by our Freshwater Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth.

Important Notice:
Only Feed Organic Freshwater Food Grade DE To Animals.
PERMA-GUARD CRAWLING INSECT CONTROL---EPA REGISTERED AND APPROVED!
EPA REG. NO. 73729-1-67197 EPA ESTABLISHMENT NO. 67197-UT-001

*** EPA Notice: In order to claim that Perma-Guard DE kills insects, the EPA approved label needs to be on the bag. We sell both the EPA approved label bag and the Non EPA approved label bag. The only difference is the label---it is exactly the same product dug out of the same mine. You, of course, can buy either product---we just need to inform you that we can legally only make insect killing claims on the diatomaceous earth with the EPA approved label.

* FDA DISCLAIMER
Content on this site is for reference purposes only, based on reviews from users of diatomaceous earth. It is not intended to substitute for advice given by a physician, pharmacist, or other licensed healthcare professional. User statements regarding this dietary supplement have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. Those with health problems, pregnancy or who are nursing are specifically advised that they should consult their physician before taking any nutritional supplement.

Any food grade diatomaceous earth uses other than those approved by the EPA, FDA, or USDA are strictly reports of what hundreds of users as well as we ourselves have done with diatomaceous earth.