I take it you don't believe that we don't have fleas,

Nope. Never said that - wasn't trying to imply it. Remember, I mentioned
that we don't have to treat but a couple months a year ourselves.

and think I'm
wrong to not use product and I'm risking the health of my dogs? Why
would I use product if we don't have fleas? I have 5 pets. 3 dogs,
who go all sorts of places, and 2 cats, who stay indoors. THEY DON'T
HAVE FLEAS.

I'm quite aware of what fleas and flea dirt looks like, and groom my
dogs regularly (in high cancer breeds, I pick over them pretty
carefully, on a daily basis). I prefer to not put poison on them if
it's not necessary, and am glad I don't have vets who push product
when it's not needed.

We don't push these products either. If asked we'll advise. *Not speaking of
your situation* - but we have a lot of clients who say that their pets don't
have fleas, but a few strokes of a flea comb proves otherwise. Pets -
especially cats- are festidious groomers. They'll catch those fleas with
their mouths before owners see them, but after the pet has been bit and
fleas leave their calling card of larvae behind. My mention of small
children was a general suggestion that folks with small children should be
extremely careful about keeping up with parasite awareness. Fleas are
tricksters and internal parasites are another story. A fecal test is only
50% reliable. Children have a habit of mouthing things and most parasite
intrusions with humans happen with small children. They attack the
intestines, brain, eyes, lungs... better to prevent. And when vets see
evidence of parasites we have a legal obligation to inform owners of the
cross species possibility of contamination. If we don't and kids get it,
we'd lose our practice in court. Getting way off course here... I wasn't at
all inferring you weren't telling the truth. Guess my tone of voice didn't
translate well over usenet. ;-)

On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 08:33:37 -0500, "Sharon Too"
, clicked their heels and said:

Getting way off course here... I wasn't at
all inferring you weren't telling the truth. Guess my tone of voice didn't
translate well over usenet. ;-)

It's the one big flaw of the internet! Thank you for the explanation.

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Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:44:46 GMT, "Teresa" wrote:

i think personally frontline is better but...i think it all depends on
the dogs/cats themselves.

I was thinking it might be animal dependent, too.


--
Lynne

i think personally frontline is better but...i think it all depends on
the dogs/cats themselves.

I was thinking it might be animal dependent, too.

We sell both, but more cats do better on advantage. As for dogs, most
clients stick with one or the other and have good success, but once in a
while they have to change to the other brand. It's not brand specific -
happens with both.