cushner@ttidcb.UUCP (Jeffrey Cushner) (05/03/85)
>From: megann@ihuxi.UUCP (Meg McRoberts) > >My 12-1/2 year old Lhaso has an enlarged heart (the beginnings of >congestive heart failure). The vet doesn't want her exposed to >any chemicals, including a flea collar (even the good brands). I >have tried before to get her to eat brewer's yeast, without success. >I'll try it again, but am not optomistic. I noticed that the health >food store has a "natural flea-collar" product. Anybody have any >experience with these? Other suggestions? Besides the general bother >of fleas that noone wants, Mushie is allergic to flea bites and ends >up on steroids and cortisone, which would be very problematic under >the current conditions. > >Any suggestions out there? Yes, I asked my vet, and she doesn't >know if any of the natural products are effective. I tried a few times to get my dog to eat Brewer's yeast, willingly, with no success. I now feed her the yeast in tablet form in the usual way dogs take medication; placed in the back of the throat. Luckily, she does like to chew up her Pet-tabs vitamins. Did'ja ever think how hard *that* would be to get her to swallow whole? -- ============================================================================== Jeff Cushner @ Citicorp-TTI Santa Monica CA 90405 (213) 450-9111 x2273 {vortex,philabs}!ttidca!ttidcb!cushner