May 18th 2009 3:40 pm
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It’s flea & tick season. Some places, it ALWAYS IS. There are many dangers to our furry LOVED ones in the form of tick-borne diseases (TBD) but there are also dangers in the toxic chemical repellents used in industry today. We’ve added a link here to the second part of NRDC’s Poison on Pets II
There is also a link where you can check to see HOW YOUR product rates.
Check YOUR PAWticular product here
Making informed decisions about the use of toxic chemicals should be a priority in the lives of anyone, PAWticularly those with children present. Our mom is severely disabled because of an exposure to a mixture of solvents on the job many years ago.
The mixtures are those similar to pesticide formulations in hundreds of OTC products.
We often wish she didn’t know all she does, because then she’d (hopefully) be well.
We take her as is though, but because she HAS to know alternatives to common household poisons, for her own health, it helps her also take MUCH better care of us.
Thanks FUR listening mates.
If you want to learn more, do a search first on Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Maybe we’ll talk again later. We practice a diligent version in our lives, and PAWlease, don't be fooled. There are many who propose chronically reaching for something they can buy off a shelf in a store. Just think of this first.. words that end in 'cide' mean death to whatever "PEST" you're seeking to eradicate.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The English suffix -cide denotes an act related to killing. From Latin caedere "to cut, kill, hack (at), strike". In its wider meaning, it may also signify the destruction or dismantling of an object or concept. When attached to a word indicating an animal or plant considered to be pestilent, the combined word is frequently used to indicate a substance used to eliminate the pest in question. E.g. Pesticide, insecticide and herbicide.
Next, consider this.
Even natural products can be dangerous if used UNwisely. Taking time to think what your needs are and making a plan to effect whatever change you need takes time and thought. The very last means to employ FUR us EVER gets to anything that ends in 'cide'..
but even though we have learned alot of how to DO things differently, which safeguard mom's health, we still spend MOST of our free time working on finding that CURE for what took mica..
you might surprise yourself when you learn how simple it is to find the other ways & means.. Meanwhile, be well & stay as healthy as you can as long as you can. Taking good health FUR granted should never be what anyone does.
Once you lose it, you can almost never get it back.
Love, m, m & angel m,
who never use chemical input but have also been Blessed to be doing something right,
and pray it remains so.
Thanks for all this wonderful information, Mica & Mirra & Mom! We all need to be very observant & diligent where our babies are concerned & this is a great alert to all!
Love,
Sully & Socks our Mom reads stuff all the time (mostly boring cause I falls asleep) but she found an article on Care2 site about natural alternatives and she's thinking of trying it out.
It is supposed to be for fleas and ticks and it smells good and doesn't hurt her
breathing or ours. It's **tah dah** cinnamon! It's inexpensive and according to those who have tried it - quote: as effective as the chemical products. You must be careful about getting it in eyes and noses. You put it on and work it down through
the fur to the skin. You need only a very light coating. We gets to try it and then we'll let everypup and kitty know for sure how it works.
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May 20th 2009 at 11:13 am