Re: [Felvtalk] Spelling...

2016-08-30 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
Don't know if any of you are as fanatical about spelling as I am but I am embarrassed to have written " morning" rather than _ mourning_   while referencing Karens kitties.    I remain sorry for your loss of Cole Karen and hope you can calm a bit about your other guys as Kitties , too, pick

Re: [Felvtalk] Flea Prevention....

2016-08-30 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
This discussion raises a question that I have wondered about for a while my cats do not go outside but do go out on an upstairs porch for a few minutes from time to time ( they love to sit in the sun)  They are not exposed directly to any other animals but I suppose that it is possible

Re: [Felvtalk] Urgent help with flea treatment question

2016-08-30 Thread Kelley S
Timmy's Dirty Flea Soap is the best. http://www.dirtyflea.com/ On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 6:39 PM, Sandy wrote: > Use Deamateous Earth _ FOOD GRADE - think the spelling may be off - I > believe it's available from Home Depot or order online > Sandy W > >

Re: [Felvtalk] Urgent help with flea treatment question

2016-08-30 Thread Sandy
Use Deamateous Earth _ FOOD GRADE - think the spelling may be off - I believe it's available from Home Depot or order online Sandy W - Original Message - From: "Margo" To: "Karen Harshbarger" , felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Urgent help with flea treatment question

2016-08-30 Thread Margo
I'm having flea issues, as well. Mako went to a specialist (for non-FeLV  related problems) and they recommended Comfortis. I had to order from Valley Vet, and gave it to him 8/26. So far so good. It seems to have done the job, but I also use flea traps, and treated the other cats as well. For

Re: [Felvtalk] Urgent help with flea treatment question

2016-08-30 Thread dlgegg
I stopped usiong any flea drops, collars when one of my cats began loosing hair around the sit of applicatio. They all had physical adverse signs so I stopped using them. I now have lemon grass and catnip which repels fleas and ticks and have not had a problem for the last 5 years.

Re: [Felvtalk] Urgent help with flea treatment question

2016-08-30 Thread Amani Oakley
Hi Karen While I don’t have any reason to believe there is a link between use of the Frontline Flea treatment and Cole’s problems, it is probably wise to be cautious with a medication which is absorbed internally and probably processed through the liver, etc. Just hypothetically, it might be

[Felvtalk] Urgent help with flea treatment question

2016-08-30 Thread Karen Harshbarger
  As most of you know, we lost our Cole to feline leukemia and liver complications this month.  I don't have time to morn my dear sweet Cole as I am struggling to save his brother Ash.  Ash tested positive again this month (4 years ago tested positive once and then negative twice).  However his