Re: I need to vent!! - OT

[Guest guest]

, I certainly do wish you luck! All of us here will be wishing you

well. As if you didn't have enough to deal with, but then those fleas

had to pop up. Why don't you ask one of those healthy young males to

mow the lawn and spray it, too?

I'm glad I no longer have papers to write OR papers to grade.

Sue

On Sunday, October 3, 2004, at 05:36 PM, McKinnon L wrote:

>

> I am having a really hard time dealingwith life right about now.

>

[Guest guest]

,

I don't know how you've kept up like you do--so don't be too hard on

yourself. You have done things that healthy people would crumble

doing, let alone tangle with RA as well. And fleas? Yikes! My

daughter's cat had a bad case of them last month, so they were biting

her 4 small kids (a 4-year old and 3 18-month olds.) Well, she got

the stuff from the vet, and no more fleas on the cat, plus started

putting garlic in the cat's food along with their own food--she even

started giving it to their 2 outdoor dogs with the result there are

no more fleas, even in the house!

I hope those bums who reside with you shape up soon.

I'll keep you in my prayers!

Judi (still with hives) in Indiana (more frost tonight)

[Guest guest]

Frontline is the best product you can buy for fleas. I would apply frontline on

your dogs before treating your yard. You can get it at your vet.

Good Luck, Cristen

[ ] I need to vent!! - OT

I am having a really hard time dealingwith life right about now. My RA has

been holding its own, but I'm not sure how longthat is going to last. I am

currently finishing my last academic semester in PT school (I've already

survived 2 years). Since this isthe last semester before we go out to clinic,

we have a bunch of really big group projects that we are working on all while

also studying for a HUGE comprehensie exam, which is basically a final of the

last 2 1/2 years. All of my classmates (who are 10 years younger and healthy)

are feeling as if they don't have time to breath and feel as if there is no

time to get all ofthis done. I, who need a minimum of 8 hours ofsleep and

require 10+ at least once a week, am feeling overwhelmed also. If that weren't

bad enough (and believe me, it is) my dogs have had FLEAS!! In a week, my dogs

have received 3 baths, the house has been treated 3 times, I have THOROUGHLY (5+

hours in on! e day - each time) cleaned the house 2 times, probably about 15

loads of laundry, and a back yard that desperately needs to be mowed before i

can treat that forfleas, but neither ofmy 2 healthy young male roomates have

offered to do that either. And this week in school, a test, 2 papers and a big

presentation infront of all staff and faculty and classmates (with 4 other

people that aren't pulling their weight despite many efforts to get them to do

more).

Thanks for listening! I really needed to blow off some steam. (I've been on

the verge of tears for a week straight and needed to get some things off my

chestso I might be able to concentrate on what I have to do tonight.)

It looks like its gonna be a rough week with nowhere enough sleep and not a

darn thing I can do about it.

I hope everyone else is having a good day and has a good week. Wish me luck -

I'm gonna need it to get through this with my health still intact!!

McK in VA

[Guest guest]

,

My cat and dog had fleas really bad and went to the pet store and

asked there. The sales person said this year is one of the worst so

far and only the vet strength flea treatment works. Some how the

fleas have become immune to the other treatments, including baths

with Dawn dish detergent which I tried first. Frontline and

Advantage are the 2 brands they said contained a certain chemical

which works. They are quite expensive (approx. $40 ea. for 3

treatments). I got the treatment at Concord Pets in Delaware(I don't

know how they are allowed to sell it but I didn't ask), but most vets

should carry it. So far so good, both animals look to be free of

fleas since last week. This is with out doing an extensive house

cleaning or yard treatment. Hope this helps.

--- In , " McKinnon L " <nmckinno@s...>

wrote:

>

> I am having a really hard time dealingwith life right about now.

My RA has been holding its own, but I'm not sure how longthat is

going to last. I am currently finishing my last academic semester in

PT school (I've already survived 2 years). Since this isthe last

semester before we go out to clinic, we have a bunch of really big

group projects that we are working on all while also studying for a

HUGE comprehensie exam, which is basically a final of the last 2 1/2

years. All of my classmates (who are 10 years younger and healthy)

are feeling as if they don't have time to breath and feel as if there

is no time to get all ofthis done. I, who need a minimum of 8 hours

ofsleep and require 10+ at least once a week, am feeling overwhelmed

also. If that weren't bad enough (and believe me, it is) my dogs

have had FLEAS!! In a week, my dogs have received 3 baths, the house

has been treated 3 times, I have THOROUGHLY (5+ hours in one day -

each time) cleaned the house 2 times, probably about 15 loads of

laundry, and a back yard that desperately needs to be mowed before i

can treat that forfleas, but neither ofmy 2 healthy young male

roomates have offered to do that either. And this week in school, a

test, 2 papers and a big presentation infront of all staff and

faculty and classmates (with 4 other people that aren't pulling their

weight despite many efforts to get them to do more).

>

> Thanks for listening! I really needed to blow off some steam.

(I've been on the verge of tears for a week straight and needed to

get some things off my chestso I might be able to concentrate on what

I have to do tonight.)

>

> It looks like its gonna be a rough week with nowhere enough sleep

and not a darn thing I can do about it.

>

> I hope everyone else is having a good day and has a good week.

Wish me luck - I'm gonna need it to get through this with my health

still intact!!

>

> McK in VA

[Guest guest]

As some of you already know, it's hard to get rid of fleas once they get

into the house. One weapon I use is a pie pan and a desk lamp. I put the pan

behind a chair or other dark place and fill it with water and a few drops of

dish soap. The soap decreases surface tension and the fleas cannot stay on

top, so they sink and drown. The light and warmth attracts them so they jump

right in. By counting bodies each morning, you can tell what success you're

having. spray and carpet dust work very well to further contain the

pests.

Dennis

Re: [ ] I need to vent!! - OT

>

> , I certainly do wish you luck! All of us here will be wishing you

> well. As if you didn't have enough to deal with, but then those fleas

> had to pop up. Why don't you ask one of those healthy young males to

> mow the lawn and spray it, too?

>

> I'm glad I no longer have papers to write OR papers to grade.

>

> Sue

>

> On Sunday, October 3, 2004, at 05:36 PM, McKinnon L wrote:

>>

>> I am having a really hard time dealingwith life right about now.

>>

[Guest guest]

,

My thoughts are with you in your studies. My SIL went through the

PT school and graduated just 2 years ago. She went to the one in

Amarillo Texas. She was 46 when she graduated so you can do it too.

As for the fleas, I had that problem about 3 years ago and have

since used Frontline on my dogs...it has tick stuff in it and it

killed all the ticks and fleas in our yard. It amazed me. I used

to use Advantage on them but found that I had to start using it

twice a month and for the cost I didn't want to do that. Frontline

is also bought at the vet and works great.

I have cats also - I think most know that and I use advantage on

them and it works quite well. The last time I went by the vets

though she had me buy Revolution. The cats I had just had neutered

had ear mites and Revolution not only helps with fleas but ear mites

and some forms of worms that cats are prone to.

I recommend buying one of those and doing it soon. I fought fleas

at my Mother's house last year and she didn't want to buy Advantage -

wanted to use all the other methods and none of them worked. We

tried everything too - baths after baths...sprayed stuff all over

her kennel room floor - I sprayed stuff under tables - in the

vents... In the end the fleas were still there and the dogs were

still bothered by them. For the money she spent on all the other

things - she could have bought Frontline for dogs and saved money.

Her dogs supposedly had been doused with Advantage but it didn't

work so that is why I now recommend Frontline.

I wish you luck and will be praying for your success in both getting

rid of the fleas and graduating from PT school...both are tough jobs.

God bless,

Althea

[Guest guest]

This has been a terrible year for fleas. My sisters basement became

infested. They bombed the house 3 times and flea dipped the dogs

and both cats. Turns out that cats are more prone to them than dogs

(fleas like them better). The dogs were ok. The rest of the house

was fine too. They seemed to stay in the basement. Finally, she

called Orkin. It took several treatments to get rid of them. They

also suggested vacuuming the carpet before any treatment. It makes

them mad and brings them more to the surface. Then about an hour

after the treatment, vacuum again. Be sure to toss the bags out!!

Also, any dog or cat bedding and litter boxes should be thrown

away. Washing them alone will not be sufficant. The reason it

takes several treatments is because they live in different stages.

Most products are only good for adult fleas. They are a household

terror!! It doesn't help when you got other things going on too!!

That just makes them the icing on the cake!! The soapy water is

what we did to find them!! It works great!! Good luck!!..Marina in

Ohio