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Originally Posted by Tippiechick
From a homeopathic stance, you could brewer's yeast to her diet. Neem is also effective. We use these in addition to Frontline Plus.
You can also ask your vet for a capstar if you have a sudden outbreak. That will rid your baby of any fleas that are alive. Most flea products don't truly keep fleas off of dogs. They typically use the dog as bait. They bite the dog and then the poison sterilizes them from producing. Frontline is better because it also kills adults. It's not 100% effective at keeping fleas off of the dog, trust me. You will still see fleas and even flea "dirt" on your dog if the flea has not bitten your dog.
You should consider having your home treated by an exterminator. If you do have fleas in your home, they can kill any adults and eggs.
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I am not sure about "most" flea products causing sterility-as far as I know program and sentinel(lufenuron) are the only ones that do this-it actually prevents the eggs from developing into adults (inhibits chitin formation).
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I would be careful with garlic products. Garlic is in the onion family and can cause anemia: from animal poison control DVM:
"Garlic contains n-propyl disulfide which can cause Heinz body anemia (oxidative damage).
I don't think anyone has demonstrated how much is too much, but here is one reference.
Lee KW, Yamato O, Tajima M, Kurakoa M, Omae S, Maede Y (2000). Hematologic changes associated with the appearance of eccentrocytes after intragastric administration of garlic extract to dogs. Am J Vet Res 61:1446-1450.
This paper shows that garlic given at 5gm (1 tsp) per kg of body weight in dogs will cause hemolytic changes. Cats of course are much more sensitive to oxidative damage to their RBCs.
There was also a letter in JAVMA (several years ago) that talked about Heinz body anemia seen in several kittens that were being fed baby food that contained onion powder. Onions and garlic both contain n-propyl disulfide. Gram per gram garlic actually contains more of this than onions do."
If you would like more info on garlic or onion toxicity let me know.
BTW, grapes and raisins are toxic to dogs as well. Lilys are toxic to cats and sago palm plants are toxic to both dogs and cats. Spread the word and save lives
