bea@charm.UUCP (Bea Chambers) (10/17/84)
Thank you all for the information on fleas, flea collars, ultrasonic collars, ultrasonic gadgets, ... For interest, about 1/2 the people who bought and used ultrasonic gadgets thought they were great and the other 1/2 thought they were a ripoff. Several people sent mail suggesting brewers yeast. I have been feeding my dog brewers yeast daily since she was a puppy. She is now 7 months old and weights 42 lbs. I feed her 2 tablespoons daily. She loves it and so do the fleas. I also have tried the citrus organic flea sprays and dips. The spray is useless for the fleas but the dip does kill the ones on her. I tried an 'organic' flea collar. It smelled awful and has no effect on fleas. I tried flea-bombing our house ( 2 bombs, one for each floor) while the dog was being flea-dipped elsewhere. I also sprayed the car. And what did I see the very next day, you guessed it. I am going to try the ultrasonic flea collar. I won't really know how effective it is until next summer but I figure I might as well give it a try now. If this also fails, it is a flea collar whether I like it or not. I was told to carefully read the label on those and look for one which contains something-or-other vinyl which I will do. Thanks Ron. I had problems trying to answer some of your mail and I thought some of this might be of interest.