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Old January 28th 04, 07:38 PM
jamie
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S.A.Smitherman wrote:
I don't recommend flea collars and drops etc because some have been known to
cause cats to have toxic reactions such as seizures. The best that we have
used is a product called "Flea-Busters". It may not be available there but
you may be able to get it from your vet or over the internet. Basically it
is composed of boric acid and baking soda. The boric acid is the main
active ingredient. The baking soda is basically used to help disperse the


Boric acid, picked up on their feet and licked off is a good deal more
toxic than flea drops.

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Old January 31st 04, 05:04 PM
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totally not true. Boric acid is extremely toxic, which is why there is a
skull and cross bone on the container!!! if you put it on your carpet,
regardless if you rub it in or not, its going to get on your cat and your
cat will ingest it!!!

Over the counter drops have a very high rate of cats having reactions, and I
wouldn't recommend it on even a bad day, but I would over what you are
suggesting. Anything gotten from a vet though is VERY safe. Frontline and
advantage get into the oil glands and is redistributed that way (it does not
get into the blood)

"Smitty" wrote in message
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That is why you must rub it in. It less toxic than flea drops when it is
rubbed into the carpet and sits at the base of the pile where the fleas

are!




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Old January 31st 04, 05:04 PM
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totally not true. Boric acid is extremely toxic, which is why there is a
skull and cross bone on the container!!! if you put it on your carpet,
regardless if you rub it in or not, its going to get on your cat and your
cat will ingest it!!!

Over the counter drops have a very high rate of cats having reactions, and I
wouldn't recommend it on even a bad day, but I would over what you are
suggesting. Anything gotten from a vet though is VERY safe. Frontline and
advantage get into the oil glands and is redistributed that way (it does not
get into the blood)

"Smitty" wrote in message
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That is why you must rub it in. It less toxic than flea drops when it is
rubbed into the carpet and sits at the base of the pile where the fleas

are!




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Old January 31st 04, 05:25 PM
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That is why you must rub it in. It less toxic than flea drops when it is
rubbed into the carpet and sits at the base of the pile where the fleas are!


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Old January 31st 04, 05:25 PM
Smitty
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That is why you must rub it in. It less toxic than flea drops when it is
rubbed into the carpet and sits at the base of the pile where the fleas are!


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Old February 7th 04, 03:10 AM
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You rub it into the carpet... not the cat! It kills the fleas at the base
of the carpet. If it weren't safe it wouldn't be recommended by our
veterinarian and marketed as a flea killer under the name of "Flea Busters".
It works. We have used it with absolutely no ill effects. When the fleas
are eradicated from the carpets then the ones in the cats fur eventually
diminish also, and no chemicals have been applied to the animal !!!


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Old February 7th 04, 03:10 AM
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You rub it into the carpet... not the cat! It kills the fleas at the base
of the carpet. If it weren't safe it wouldn't be recommended by our
veterinarian and marketed as a flea killer under the name of "Flea Busters".
It works. We have used it with absolutely no ill effects. When the fleas
are eradicated from the carpets then the ones in the cats fur eventually
diminish also, and no chemicals have been applied to the animal !!!


 




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