Flea ControlWritten by T. Frady
Fleas can be a real problem if you have a pet in your home. We learned from our vet that best way to control fleas is to treat both your home and your pet simultaneously. Last summer, we added a new pet to our family - our cat, Ally. She was a sweet, shorthaired, stray kitten that we picked up from a neighbor's house. Ally had one problem though - fleas. She was completely infested with them, which in turn, infested our home with them. We tried everything to get rid of those pesky blood-suckers, including flea collars, indoor foggers, and bathing her with flea shampoo. And everyone knows how much cats hate water! Nothing that we tried worked. Just when we thought we were rid of them, more would hatch. We even considered putting Ally back outside, but we decide to try one more thing before resorting to such drastic measures. We took her to vet, where we were provided with more effective flea foggers and a flea spray for our home called Siphotrol Plus II. We used these to kill fleas in our house while Ally was at vet getting a flea dip. They also treated her with Frontline Plus, which was applied to back of her neck. Our trip to vet wound up costing about $150, but it was worth it. We were rid of fleas, and we were able to keep Ally in house.
| | Breed Specific Legislation - Is your dog next?Written by Jason Mann
Breed specific legislation otherwise known as “BSL” has started to sweep world. Germany, Canada, The United States, France, and England are among major countries that have enacted some form of breed specific law that restricts or calls for a complete ban on several breeds from existing peacefully within their borders.American Pit Bull Terriers or anything that remotely resembles a “Pit Bull” are among most commonly listed breeds in BSL proposals. Even more horrible is that fact these laws do not even take into consideration individual dog’s history but instead lumps them all together under one classification. In most cases this means they are labeled as dangerous. Ultimately forcing well behaved dogs to be seen and classified along with dogs that have in fact bitten or attacked someone. In short, if you have a highly decorated Search and Rescue Pit Bull your dog is seen as deadly as dog that has been drugged up, abused, and forced to attack. Breed specific legislation is nothing more then a band-aid law makers have placed over a massive head wound. What I find ironic is they truly feel these laws are going to help public deal with Pit Bull dilemma. When in fact, nothing could be further from truth and public is mislead by thinking that if Pit Bulls are banned or restricted this is going to somehow stop irresponsible owners from allowing their dogs to continue to create havoc in streets.
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