jla@inuxd.UUCP (Joyce Andrews) (09/18/84)
I'm pretty new to the net, so I don't know if you have already talked about this, but a lot of dog and cat owners have been having success using AVON SKIN SO SOFT rinse to help keep fleas off their animals. From what I understand, the marines on Paris Island found out that SKIN SO SOFT was a good repellent for the sand fleas that are so bad on the southern east coast (wouldn't it be interesting to find out who was the first marine to use SKIN SO SOFT?). The practice moved down the coast to Florida, and pretty soon the animals were getting softened, too. I have tried it on the cats and dogs, and have even found it useful to keep face gnats away from my horses. It's much safer than insect poisons--but it's not the answer all by itself. The advantages are--you can use it as often as you want and, since it does not kill, future generations of fleas do not become resistant to it. It works pretty much by itself if the animal is not badly infested to start with. If you already have a goodly population of fleas in your carpet, you'll need to go the whole route--fog the house (or use garden SEVIN on the carpet), kill the little buggers already on the animal, and then use the SKIN SO SOFT to keep them off. I am an officer and volunteer at the local Humane Society, and we have adopted the SKIN SO SOFT regimen as part of our flea- fighting procedure. We have used it safely on the tiniest of puppies and kittens, and on sickly adults who can't tolerate poison sprays and powders and dips.
kal@trsvax.UUCP (09/20/84)
This probably isn't the place for it, but as long as we are on the
subject of Skin-S0-Soft, it also works well on you. I'm an Avon Representative
(not an AVON "lady") and every spring I tell my customers about Skin-So-
Soft's insect repellent qualities. Mix 1 part SSS with 3 parts of water.
Rub the solotion on your skin to repel all insects. It has a nice fragrance,
softens your skin, and keeeps the bugs away all at the same time.
Avon tells reps about this, but I've also seen it in Dear Abby, and
every spring the sports writer in the local paper runs on a column on it
for fisherman.