Hi Mary, On Thu, 23 Nov 2000 00:18:59 -0800, "Mary Montalvo" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, i know this is off topic, but i was hoping someone on the list could help > me, my son found a young dog in the street and brought him home, the poor > thing is infested with fleas, I don't want to use poison on him, but i have > given him 3 baths and he still has tons of the buggers. His hair is missing > from his rear and he is raw from bites. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Go to a garden supply store and buy some diatomaceous earth. It's a fine, dry power which you dust into the fur. Also, dust it on rugs, furniture, etc. if the dog's been inside. Leave it for two days or so (you can vaccum the floor, too -- the spider mite population will be greatly reduced). The number of fleas should be cut down to just about nothing. Diatomaceous earth is harmless to the dog (and people), and is used commercially to keep bugs out of grain, dust flowers and vegetables to stop bugs, and is even put into flour (on purpose) to keep bugs from surviving. It's non-harmful for animals to eat (including people). It's not a poison. However, the hair loss and sores on the dog imply something more than fleas. The dog could have a bacterial or fungus infection. For that, bathe the dog in colloidal silver -- after the treatment with diatomaceous earth. They spray CS on the sores once or twice daily. -- Dean -- from (almost) Duh Moyn (CDP, KB0ZDF) -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
