hey, hello everyone ! why can't i use fleas and ticks killer spray (Hartz Mountain Co.)4 dogs and not 4 cats ?
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Go see the vet and get a cat specific drug.  I don't know why you can't use dog stuff for cats, maybe it has to do with their physiology.  Maybe the mfr is trying to make money.  The target (fleas/ticks) are the same.  I've used frontline for cats i believe with my ferrets with good results.  Maybe you can use the dog one, but the dosage would be lighter (because cats are smaller).  Just divide normal dog weight by normal cat weight and use that fraction to determine the dose.
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It just might be a flea.....
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As a part of our police duties in a small town, I helped with animal control,  the drugs used in the tranquillizer gun is prescribed and you will not get it without a licence or having proper authority to have them.\n\nAlso the mix of drugs and getting the dose right is very hard.\nand different for various animals, dog has one type, cat another.  ( and for some you mix the two very carefully)\n\nOne mistake and you have a dead animal.
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The really good stuf is permethrin arthropod repellent if you can find it. You spray it on your clothes and it has to dry before you wear them - very potent. Another trick that works well - ticks cant stand carbon monoxide - if we were in a really bad place for ticks and had nothing else we would take a hose and put over the exhaust pipe of your vehicle and put it on the legs of your pants,socks and shoes. If you do find the spray mentioned above be careful with it and use it like the instructions say. Have fun.
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No worries.  Just remember that,as with all animals, there are many different kinds.  You get gentle cats and angry cats.  You get friendly dogs and vicious dogs.  Just keep the faith and everything would be alright. (BIG SMILE)
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Few is a relative term.  It can be 3 or 4, but it can also be hundreds.  ie..My dog has a few fleas (exact quantity unknown)
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First of all I understand the floor thing but you may have to figure out a way for her to play on the floor on a blanket for a while. Here's the thing on fleas cause I've been there and I have two kids. First if the cat is going to keep going outside get Frontline. Don't get anything cheaper because it won't work I promise. Then you will need to bomb the house, because what fleas do is they live in your mattress and your carpet especially and wait for a warm body to land so they can eat. Get at least two flea bombs, remove   or seal up in the cabinets all the food and dishes. Strip the bedding and wash it all. Make sure all the little one's clothing is taken out of the house too. Then while the bombing is being done inside you need to use a spray on the windows and door jams because you would be amazed at how they will jump out the windows, wait and then jump back in. Otherwise I would seriously consider either getting rid of the cat or make it indoor only because if you think fleas are bad wait till it brings home ring worm. Good luck!
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The Best Way to Remove a Tick\nThe possibility of tick-borne illnesses gives a sense of urgency to the topic. In chat here at DrGreene.com, a mother asked me about the best method for getting ticks off our kids (and animals). People in the room had heard of many methods: applying rubbing alcohol, smothering with Vaseline, painting with fingernail polish, twisting clockwise (or counterclockwise), and touching with a hot match. Though these methods are popular, they are not the best. Use tweezers to grasp the tick as near to the mouthparts (and as close to the skin) as possible. Use gentle, steady, straight force to pull the tick out. The site should then be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with alcohol or another disinfectant. \n\nThe tick can be killed by soaking in rubbing alcohol or flushing down the toilet (it should not be crushed or squeezed). Hands should be washed afterwards. Check with your local health department to see if they want the tick for monitoring purposes. \nhttp://www.drgreene.com/21_392.html\nhttp://www.rdoctor.com\nhttp://www.symptomat.com\nhttp://www.kavokin.com\nhttp://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/696_flea.html \nhttp://www.healthsquare.com/mc/fgmc1408.htm\nPrompt and complete removal of ticks does help prevent illness. This is a situation where the folk remedies can do more harm than good.  \n\nAlan Greene MD FAAP  \n \nJune 01, 2001  \n \nClick here to read yesterday's Daily Dose of Dr. Greene.
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Does your cycle allow some time for the release agent spray?  It sounds like a timing issue to me, maybe you need to give the spray another second to complete.  \n\nis it really a short shot, or just a sensor malfunction? \n\nGood luck with that! \n\nCheers
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The fleas are on the carpet so it gets all around and they jump on you and the fleas bite you. it happens to me too lol it sucks. just take your puppy to the vet he or she will get your dog treated and also ask the vet what you can use on your carpet to kill the feas on there too
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Ha Ha Ha. Poor thing- you're having trouble with the mouse. Aw!\nHave your human help you. I'm sure your human can get you onto websites with lots of cats!
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aww poor doggie!! a flea/tick shampoo and a collar unti your vet gets back into town.The vet will probrably just give the dog a pill or something.
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PLEASE READ!!!!!!!    An earlier reply to the lice problem by Thalia must be addressed.  (Please no offence Thalia)\n\n"DO NOT PUT COCKROACH SPRAY ON ANY PART OF YOUR BODY"\n\nCockroach spray is a pesticide and can be deadly.  It is not meant to go on humans or any other living creatures.  It is not meant to kill lice.  "Lice shampoo" is not good for our bodies, but may be used in small quantities for a short period of time.\n\nImagine the size of one louse and the amount of pesticide it would take to kill it.  Now picture the size of a cockroach and the lethal amount it would need.\n\nOH, MY GOSH!!!!!!  These girls are 13 years old!  Old enough to trust adults to know what we are talking about, and yet not mature enough to differentiate between right and something sooooo completely stupid.\n\nI'm sorry if I offended anyone, but I am absolutely MORTIFIED by this response.
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>>>>Specifically, how do rodenticides and insecticides kill pests?\n\nIf you want specificity I suggest you find a website that describes the mode of action. You are looking at a minimum of 10, 00 words if you want specifics, and no one is going to post 10, 00 words here.\n\nIn vaguely general terms however common rodenticides work by preventing the blood from clotting. This leads to bleeding into the joints and into the organs, and ultimately causes death from dehydration.\n\nInsecticides work by causing the nerves to fire continuously. That in turn causes the muscles to contract uncontrollably. The constant muscle contraction causes the insect  to die of exhauation.\n\n>>>>Am I limited to which ones I as a layman can buy for private use?\n\nYes, every state has its own restrictions on what licences are required for which pesticides. For example you can not but arsenic or fluoroacetate in any state as a layman although they are common commercial insecticides and rodenticides respectively.\n\n>>>Are their any controls in place?\n\nYes. In most states there are lists of restricted pesticides available only to licenced professionals. The restrictions and lists vary. You need to produce a licence to obtain the restricted substances.
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Somewhere I read that their spray mechanism involves an eversible gland. If the gland is already out when you pick up their tail, it's too late for you. But if it hasn't, then they can't evert it with their body weight on their tail. There's no way to see it so it's mighty risky.
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2 dogs?  in 1 room in a house?   sounds like a bad situation to me... can't you leave them at a friends house?   I don't think you will be able to stay long with two dogs...I'm sure they are not happy about that - why be an irritant? \n\nCheers!
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WTF!!! Thats awesome, I've never heard of such a thing but not only do matches contain sulfur, they also contain potassium chlorate which is used as a pesticide and is to be handled with care when mixing other chemicals, which in better terms could be best understood as to why they would "ingest/consume" them. From what I recall, parents of soldiers and marines here in Texas have special request items such as gatorade, magazines, books, cd's ect. wanted by sons and daughters serving in that country they call "Iraq", and one of the top items requested by many of them was suprisingly dog/cat flea collars. I asked one parent and she mentioned they have a problem with the sand fleas and some other insects and so they wear them around the wrists and ankles to solve that problem and to me that would seem like a more safer and SMARTER alternative than to swallow some chemicals not knowing what could happen to them in years later on in life.