Re: Re: Heartworms, flea stuff, and dog diet.

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On the dogs? I bought the smallest size I could find, 25. I meant to put it

on our food and the dogs but my 2yo grandson got into it and I swept it up

and put it in a container to use for just the dogs. I do put some on their

food but I don't know how much so I bought a large size salt and pepper set

and use the pepper shaker to powder their food. I have no idea if I am

giving them enough or not but it sure doesn't stop the fleas from the

inside, well, that or I'm not giving them enough. I also have a spray bottle

that has ACV in it and I put a couple of squirts of that in their water. We

still have a problem with fleas.

As I said I bought a 25# bag of the diatomaceous earth so I have plenty to

put on them if that is what it takes to get rid of the fleas. The bag is

gone, can the earth be powdered on their beds that are too big to be put in

the washer?

Thanks, Sylvia

On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Bob Banever <bbanever@...> wrote:

> Lorie,

>

> The best product I've ever used for fleas and ticks was food grade

> diatomaceous earth. Dust them once a week and no more fleas.

>

> Cheers.

> Re: Heartworms

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> > Talk to Marina Z at www.naturalrearing.com about it. I have a friend who

> > swears by black walnut tincture & is a breeder who has used it

> > successfully

> > for years. I believe she mentioned that she orders it from Marina and

> > there

> > is another product that Marina also recommends.

> > For intestinal parasites the group all recommend using FOOD GRADE DE.

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> >> I am also VERY interested in anything that will eradicate heartworms in

> > dogs. I have a " rescue " --actually just a couple dozen dogs I've picked up

> > on

> > the road where they were dumped--and it's rare when I find a heartworm

> > negative dog. In the past, a twice-monthly dose of Heartgard or plain

> > ivermectin would get rid of heartworms in about a year, but ivermectin

> has

> > become ineffective in my area. Most vets around here don't even sell it

> > anymore. I don't have $500 per dog for traditional vet treatment and it's

> > impossible to place a HW+ dog in a good home.

> >>

> >> If anyone has a solution, please LMK.

> >>

> >> Best,

> >> Candace

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