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Ana Jadanec ~ Pet Care: Why You Should Think Twice Before Using Conventional Flea & Tick Pesticides

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While flea and tick products containing pesticides repel and kill parasites that can potentially transmit disease-causing organisms, they can be harmful to your pet, your child and even adults in your household. It is not without reason that they shouldn’t be used on debilitated, aged, pregnant or nursing animals. Their potential toxicity and a range of harmful effects is obvious, as these products must be applied in the only place the dog is unable to lick or bite – it’s back.

Tornado Pets: “We’re here for them

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wunderground.com ,Carol Cole-Frowe- May 24, 2013

 

 

 

Photo, Erin Brickman-credit: Carol Cole-Frowe

ORMAN, Okla. — It was early Thursday afternoon at the makeshift animal shelter at the Cleveland County, Okla. Fairgrounds, and Erin Brickman had yet to sleep from the night before.

The volunteer vet tech stayed up all Wednesday night to comfort dozens of tornado-displaced dogs and cats saved after Monday’s massive EF5 tornado ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore.

 

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