"Char" wrote in message
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Rocky wrote:
"tom" said in rec.pets.dogs.health:

Could be, but in the last 10 years we've experienced
absolutely NO problems with or haven't even seen any fleas.
As far as I'm concerned if we and our dog are never
bothered by them I guess we can co-exist. Our property
backs up to a protected wetland and we see a lot of insects
and wildlife outside and inside the house so I figure if we
can live with that, fleas that I am never aware of are the
least of my concerns. Don't want to be naive.... but if it
ain't broke, I don't fix it.

My situation is similar to yours, Tom. I don't see fleas here (prairies)
and the weather doesn't accommodate the heartworm cycle, but I travel
often with my dogs so I like to use Advantage Multi.


Stop using pesticides on your pets!

One of the dogs that I've used this on was 15 when we finally put her down.
If it harmed her it was sure slow taking it's toll.

tom wrote:

"Char" wrote in message
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Rocky wrote:
"tom" said in rec.pets.dogs.health:

Could be, but in the last 10 years we've experienced
absolutely NO problems with or haven't even seen any fleas.
As far as I'm concerned if we and our dog are never
bothered by them I guess we can co-exist. Our property
backs up to a protected wetland and we see a lot of insects
and wildlife outside and inside the house so I figure if we
can live with that, fleas that I am never aware of are the
least of my concerns. Don't want to be naive.... but if it
ain't broke, I don't fix it.

My situation is similar to yours, Tom. I don't see fleas here
(prairies) and the weather doesn't accommodate the heartworm cycle,
but I travel often with my dogs so I like to use Advantage Multi.


Stop using pesticides on your pets!

One of the dogs that I've used this on was 15 when we finally put her
down. If it harmed her it was sure slow taking it's toll.

Whereas the hypertension Char's advice ends
up in can kill a dog or cat in just a few years.

I guess she likes a more direct approach.

"tom" said in rec.pets.dogs.health:

"Char" wrote in message
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Stop using pesticides on your pets!

One of the dogs that I've used this on was 15 when we
finally put her down. If it harmed her it was sure slow
taking it's toll.

Fifteen is a fine age, and way past the age dogs lived before
they received practical medication.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.