The "outside" animals in my life would love to have less ice around. The dogs... they love the snow. I wish I had a video recorder around when my dog Kizmet decides to dig deep into a snow bank to find a smelly something and comes up all snowy on her black face. Guess I'll have to start carrying a camera around!
More to the point: Warm weather brings bugs into our lives. If you were successful in keeping fleas and ticks at bay last year I commend you as it was a tough battle here. I tried everything! Home remedies, topicals from the vet, and lots of water but I was not quite successful until... Dun dun dah: I found Little City Dogs Flea products. They carry lots of options for the vast array of pets, both cats and dogs, and it really works. It's a pill which means less mess and you don't have to keep an eye on children so they don't poison themselves by putting their hands in their mouths after petting the dog.
There are 6 dogs in this house. Yes, 6! Three belong to my wife and I and three belong to other family members. And they all go outside and dig, play, frolic and roll. Which means we had lots of sand fleas and deer ticks lurking around. I picked us up a few boxes of Little City Dogs Flea killer and the effect was monumental. I got to sleep that night.
I'm not kidding. We tried Frontline. Twice. I heard other people tell me that it didn't do it for their dogs either. It was the general consensus that the fleas were somehow different now. That may well be the case but I'm convinced I've found our "bodyguard".
A great backstory about Little City Dogs: the people who started the company were looking for a way to help relieve the stray pets of the city (New York, I believe). They did their research and created a minimum ingredient pill that they could administer that has no know side effects to the animals. Check them out. I'm glad I did.
An important thing to point out here: you may need both the flea KILLER and the CONTROL. The killer rids your dog of all fleas that bite in 24 hours of administering the pill. The control is a fertility inhibitor so the fleas will produce only infertile fleas so the cycle of eggs will stop. Now in heavy infestations and some parts of the country flea eggs can hide in the house for up to 10 months so you have to keep at it. I can say from experience that none of my dogs have shown any signs of side effects. I can also say that peanut butter makes these pills disappear faster then a jumping flea! My dogs all love peanut butter. :)
Small Dogs and Cats:
Little City Dogs CHICKEN FLAVORED Flea Killer Capsules for Cats and Small Dogs - 2 to 25 lbs
Little City Dogs once-a-month FLEA CONTROL Capsules for Cats and Small Dogs - 2 to 25 lbs
Big Dogs:
Little City Dogs BEEF FLAVORED Flea Killer Capsules for Dogs - 25 to 125 lbs
Little City Dogs once-a-month FLEA CONTROL Capsules for Dogs 35 to 80 lbs
Ciao, Heidi
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