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ticks and fleas
This may be an odd question, but I figure y'all are the most likely
ones to know ... How prevalent are ticks in the Austin area (especially Cherry Creek and Greenbelt areas)? I'm trying to figure out what flea control to use on the new puppy. If there's no need for tick control, I'd rather not use a treatment with chemicals that are unnecessary, not to mention potentially harmful to our cats. I have not seen any ticks on the puppy or around the house, but I see references to ticks in past a.g messages. Perhaps the ticks are limited to a particular part of Austin (e.g., Blackland Prairie areas vs. Hill Country areas)? Also, Natural Gardener has a sign up about using beneficial nematodes to treat fleas in the yard. When I asked about it, the salesperson said you have to keep the yard wet for the treatment to be effective .... but that would counter our efforts to make our yard less water-intensive. Does anyone have any experience with using these nematodes for flea treatment and if so, how wet/how often does the yard need to be to be effective? I really don't like using nonorganic treatments in the first place, and until this puppy gets out of her grass-eating phase, I'm leery of treating the yard with anything at all. Perhaps the Advantage or Frontline on the puppy would be sufficient. Any suggestions would be appreciated. |
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ticks and fleas
ratSenoL wrote:
all. Perhaps the Advantage or Frontline on the puppy would be sufficient. Try Revolution. It works for both fleas and ticks, plus some other parasites. The cat formula protects against heartworms too, not sure about the dogs'. Ask your vet. -- Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv |
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