Importance of buying EPA Approved Meds
Illegal Flea Control products, including foreign-labeled,
unregistered versions of Advantage and Frontline, have been illegally
imported and sold throughout the U.S. Though registered for use in other
countries, some foreign-labeled versions have omitted important warnings,
especially those pertaining to children, that are required in the United
States.
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A look into pet food allergies
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K9
Advantix fast facts:
1.
Do not use on cats or kittens
2. Do not use on puppies under 7 weeks of age
3. Ingredients: Midacloprid (8.8%), Permethrin.(44.0%),
_.Other ingredients
(47.2%)
4. Small
dogs & puppies 1 to 10 lb - 1 tube from
dark -..green pack;
dogs 11-20lb
1 tube from teal pack ; dogs _.21-55
lb -1 tube from red pack; dogs over 55lb - blue |
K
9 Advantix
for dogs
provides dogs and puppies the most complete flea,
tick and mosquito protection available. Used in
the treatment and prevention of fleas; ticks including
deer ticks (the major carrier of Lyme disease),
American dog ticks, Brown dog ticks and lone star
ticks; the control of lice and the killing and
repelling of mosquitoes in dogs and puppies. One
application lasts a month. Available in 4, 6 or
12 packs.
Other flea treatments for your pet are Program
Flea Control, Frontline
Plus, Advantage for
cats and dogs and Capstar. |
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FURminator
reduces shedding up to 90 percent
by removing the loose, dead undercoat without damaging
the topcoat!
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The
Flea Life Cycle
Thanks to the many flea control products now on the market such
as Frontline Plus, Advantage
flea control, Program, K9
Advantix and more, flea management is easier than ever. Understanding
the flea's life cycle will help control the fleas around your
home and yard.
To get a bit technical and in giving you a little bit of information
you probably didn’t want to know, the flea is a part of
the Siphonaptera order, and has a siphon-like mouth and no wings.
There are more than 2,000 species of fleas, but only a few affect
your pet. The cat flea is the cause of almost all pet and environmental
infestations.
From Egg to Adulthood
Again, on the technical side, fleas are metamorphic, meaning they
grow from embryo to adulthood. Similar to butterflies, they evolve
from eggs to larvae to pupae to adulthood. It can take as few
as 12 to 350 days for cat fleas to go through growth stages and
emerge from cocoons. The flea population typically is made up
of 50% eggs, 30% larvae, 15% pupae, and only 5% biting adults.
The optimum temperature for fleas range from 70 degrees to 85
degrees, but the flea can also survive in temperatures as low
as 37 degrees. Most fleas spend winter as adults on infested animals
or as pupae in cocoons in areas protected from freezing. Flea
populations typically increase about 5 or 6 weeks after warm spring
weather begins and escalate during the fall in Midwestern and
northern states.
Female fleas lay up to 50 eggs in a day and about 2000 eggs in
her lifetime. Eggs can be found in an animal's hair, and then
drop off onto everything your pet touches or is near, including
bedding, carpet and soil.
After 1 to 6 days, the eggs hatch into larvae. Larvae dry up easily
and relative humidity less than 50% is fatal. The typical larval
stage can last 5 to 11 days, but if the humidity, temperature,
and food availability are just right, the larval stage can last
up to 3 weeks.
Full-grown Biting Adult Fleas
The newly freed adult flea will leap at any likely warm-blooded
host, and can survive as adults for 2 weeks to 6 months, depending
on its environment. Newly emerged adult fleas can survive only
about a week without a blood meal. Female adult fleas will feed
numerous times daily, for up to 3 to 4 hours at a time.
Fleas prefer cats and dogs, but humans, ferrets or domesticated
rabbits can also become hosts. Adult fleas will not leave their
hosts on their own free will and must be dislodged or killed with
flea control treatments. Grooming and brushing, using a flea comb
will dislodge the parasites.
The breakdown is a little overwhelming as for every adult flea
found on a pet, about 100 fleas are developing in the pet's environment.
It is important to treat the fleas on your pet as well as in your
home and yard.
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