Ideal Bite

Are fleas leaving your pet with a biting hangover?

07.23.2007

Submitted by tmeronek on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 12:01am.

The Bite:

We've got the cure for the morning after. Natural flea controllers are better for pets and the planet, and work just as well as the noxious stuff when applied right.

The Benefits:

Watching the fleas flee. Our treatment picks are supereffective.
Mad props from Mama Earth. Less than 0.1% of pesticides reach the target pests, so more than 99% is left to impact the environment.
A healthier pooch or kitten. Some conventional flea control products use pyrethroids, known brain toxins.

Personally Speaking:

Jen has so far avoided having a flea problem with her Montana menagerie by giving all of them baths (yes, the cats too...but not the chickens).

Wanna Try:

Castor & Pollux Pet Works Play Dead Herbal Collar - essential oils repel fleas for about 3 months ($5).
Grub-Away Nematodes North - beneficial nematode worms nix flea larvae in your garden ($18).
Flea Away Natural Flea Powder - a sprinkle of this dried algae kills fleas effectively, on pets and around your home ($15).
GripSoft Flea Comb - bathing and flea-combing your pet regularly can prevent the problem ($8).
Nutrition Now Flea-D - adding garlic and vitamin B to your pet's diet wards off fleas from the inside out but takes a few weeks to work ($7).

Cocktail Fact

In 2003, a court in Liverpool, England, discharged a jury member after fellow jurors complained about the fleas in his beard.

Bang For The Bite

If 10,000 Biters opt for a 32-oz bottle of natural flea killer instead of a synthetic-based one, we'll keep the weight of 2,000 cats in potentially bad chems outta circulation.

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