COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 13, 2016
Paw-tentially deadly!
“
Years ago, an EPA study
stated that ALL fl ea/tick
products are known to cause ill-
ness and fatalities,” according to
Jean Hofve, DVM. (LittleBig-
Cat.com)
One Tips ‘n’ Tales reader re-
ports her experience:
“My two cats, Fred and
Shaq, were engaging in frantic
scratching,” said Joan, “and the
white duvet cover they sleep on
was covered in black sand and
pin-sized blood drops.
I went online and discov-
ered these are classic fl ea signs.
None of my animals have had
fl eas for 25 years, and the ones
that did arrived with them as tiny
rescues. We used the fi ne tooth-
fl ea comb method because they
were too young to treat with
products. We eliminated the
fl eas by combing them out sev-
eral times a day with the comb,
then dropped the parasites into
soapy water, drowning them be-
cause they don’t have traction to
jump out. It took a week to get
rid of the fl eas.
So, now I’m dealing with del-
icate senior cats.
A friend recommended a
product. Rather than calling my
vet, I went to a pet store look-
ing for this product to treat my
cats. The clerk recommended a
different product and briefl y de-
scribed how to apply it. I bought
it, took it home, and opened the
package. Much to my surprise,
there was no information on the
product or its application – just
two tubes. The ‘warnings’ on
the outside of the package were
enough that I went to the Inter-
net to further investigate.
Nothing on the product’s
website included its application,
but the next website was ‘fi lled’
with complaints about the
product! Over 500 people had
posted horror stories about how
their dog or cat had had adverse
or life-threatening reactions to
this product! Pets needed im-
mediate veterinary assistance,
including IVs, and many died.
Thank goodness for the Inter-
net! It is like having a private I
in our homes! I was glad that I
researched it ‘fi rst’ and decided
that it was never going on my
cats!
I went to another pet store and
bought the product my friend
had recommended - one of the
big name fl ea chemical prod-
ucts - seven times the price of
the other product. The product
comes in two strengths - one for
cats under four kilograms (ap-
proximately 8.8 pounds), and
another for those over four ki-
lograms. So as a precaution, I
weighed each cat before apply-
ing the product.
As soon as it dropped on Fred,
he instinctively backed up fi ve
feet and shook himself, manag-
ing to fl ing the product all over
the fl oor. The package warnings
clearly stated that pets should
not ingest the product. Panic!
So, according to the package I
washed the fl oor with soap and
water so that neither cat, (nor I),
would walk in the stuff and then
lick their paws.
This made me wonder, what
happens when a pet’s child or
parent forgets and kisses or
touches their chemically treated
fur? Or what does it ‘really’
do when it penetrates a pet’s
skin?”
Joan spent a day vacuuming
everything, including their fur-
niture with a disposable-bag
vacuum! This way the fl eas
were trapped in the bag. She
then changed fi lters. (Fleas can
remain in a bagless vacuum or
escape during emptying.) Then
she spent another day steaming
everything – fl oors, carpets, fur-
niture, cat beds, etc. Now, Joan
weekly launders their bedding
and the towels the cats sleep
on.
“When I returned the cheaper
product,” said Joan, “The clerk
listened to my story of no in-
structions and the product’s di-
sastrous reviews. He thanked
me for returning the product and
was glad I had not used it on my
cats! I was shocked – I’ve never
been thanked for returning any-
thing!
He said his company receives
complaints all the time on this
product, but no one pays atten-
tion. He was a veterinarian in
Europe, unable to practice here,
so he works as a vet assistant
and as a store clerk. He said he
had “... asked them many times
to remove the product from the
shelves and had tried to teach
others not to recommend the
product”. He was upset to hear
that a clerk had recommended
the product. He thought that it
would take a major disaster (my
interpretation – like a pet dying
and the owner suing the store)
for the pet chain to pay atten-
tion.
Mary Ellen, I know you have
a pet network. Please share this
warning to whom ever it may
benefi t. We love our pets! I want
to alert other pet parents to the
fact that there are some poison-
ous products out there. Imagine
how awful I would have felt if
a cat had died and I am retired
and can’t afford expensive pet
medical bills.
Thanks for any help you can
give to innocents like me, Fred
and Shaq. Thank you for teach-
ing others to research their
pets’ products before applying
them.”
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Photo by Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe”
Joan and one of her still-alive cats, Fred, share their
scary fl ea tale!
1 pint mild liquid dish soap
1 pint apple cider vinegar
1 pint water
TIPS
Because Dr. Jean does not
advise using any chemical fl ea
product, here are her suggests
for a natural approach to fl ea
elimination:
www.onlynaturalpet.com/ho-
listic-healthcare-library/fleas-
ticks/53/the-natural-approach-
to-fl ea-control.aspx
We have discovered the most
effective fl ea comb! Four Paws
Magic Coat palm fl ea comb’s
tines pick up fl eas and their dirt.
Most combs run through a pet’s
coat missing fl eas, but not this
champ! Our cats like the feel
of the comb and we love the re-
sults.
After we rinse our cats we
give them an baking solda/oat-
meal bath to soothe their fl ea bit
skin
And we have tried the ho-
meopathic remedies Apis and
Ledum to soothe them.
Disclaimer: This article,
based on personal experience, is
for informational purposes only
and is not intended to prescribe,
treat, diagnose or cure. Always
consult your Veterinarian.
Tell us your pet’s story.
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