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dangerous toy!!! please read folks
this company needs to be accountable!! very sad
Gerianne
http://www.thechaistory.blogspot.com/
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Ms Geri
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08/20/08 06:11pm |
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RE: Pet grooming, Bangor Maine
Peter that is wonderful to hear!!!!
Gerianne
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Ms Geri
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08/20/08 06:01pm |
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RE: New flea and tick treatment (warning)
Being a Dog groomer and living in Florida, I have many conversations about flea control and the like with my pet owners. The only flea product I recommend is a pill called CAPSTAR. This product (pill) works within 30 mins after given AND TRULY WORKS. Of course given by owner,dead fleas everywhere. Even though these spot on treatment are being used every month, guess what? I STILL FIND THE LITTLE BUGGERS and still have to flea bathe..very frustrating for me and even more to the pet owner!
Yikes what to do!! AND we have our fair share of ticks as well..I find the only way to get rid of them is one by one plucking them off. Haven't found ANYTHING that will control or kill them UNLESS they are crawling then a tick shampoo works, but when these guys sink their heads deep into Fido, I can't seem to kill them. So they get plucked which is time consuming and discarded in rubbing alcohol.
Boy who ever said ''THE INSECT SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH'' was right on!
happy bug season everyone!!
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Ms Geri
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04/18/08 05:21pm |
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New flea and tick treatment (warning)
Hi Everyone- Ms Geri here, this was brought to my attention about this new product. I had seen it advertised on TV and was wondering how it was? well horrible as you will read.
A message from a friend:
This is Jo Bell and this is a very important message to my family &
friends who have dogs-cats--and to alert you to the hazard of using a new Flea & Tick Preventative called ProMeris http://www.promeris
.com/consumer/ .
This is a new product designed to be a more effective product than other flea/tick treatments that was just released this year. It is available thru a vet and not currently on-line. I got ProMeris this week for my 7 dogs (6 Huskies & 1 Golden-Airedale), and the results were debilitating for nearly ll of them-including me. Since my incident this week, my vet has pulled it from distribution and alerted the manufacturer, Fort Dodge.
Here are my results: Within less than 2 hours after applying, 4 of my
dogs had vomited from 2-4 times, 3 were disoriented and stumbling, 1 was dragging his back leg, 1 was salivating. I had very similar symptoms like an allergic reaction-my lips were swollen, eyes very red, mucous membranes such as eyes, nose, and mouth were stinging. I was very dis oriented-dizzy equilibrium and not able to drive. To make this a short story-all 7 of my dogs were admitted to the hospital for veterinarian care, and 3 of them remained for care, IV fluids and observation for 24 hours. I was in the emergency room. I'm home now and so are the dogs. We're all feeling much better. Vet bills were over $2,500 and Fort Dodge is paying for these.
Not only can the product cause this reaction, it has a highly noxious odor that permeated the house and is just starting to dissipate after 3 days.
Your dogs/cats might not have the same reaction, but given my
experience-I wanted to help you all become well-educated about the product.
This is a general message going out to roughly 150 loved ones of mine.
Given the number, I will not be responding to email replies-thanks for
understanding.
Jo
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Ms Geri
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04/17/08 05:03pm |
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score your dog food
This is very informative, allot to look at but worth it, here is the link. Towards the bottom are foods =
already scored.
http://www.oes.org/page2/9674~Grade_Your_Dog_Food.html
How to grade your dog's food: Start with a grade of 100:
1) For every listing of "by-product", subtract 10 points
2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal =
or fat) reference, subtract 10 points
3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points
4) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 =
points
5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first =
five ingredients (I.e. "ground brown rice", "brewers rice", "rice flour" =
are all the same grain), subtract 5 points
6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 =
meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points
7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points
8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3points
9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points
10) If the food conta ins any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 =
points
11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is =
allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points
12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points
13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is not allergic =
to wheat), subtract 2 points
14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog is not allergic =
to beef), subtract 1 point
15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point
Extra Credit:
1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points
2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add =
5 points
3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points
4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points
5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points
6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 =
points
7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 =
points
8 ) If the food contains barley, add 2 points
9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points
10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point
11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point
12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the
first one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal" as only one protein
source, but "chicken" and "" as 2 different sources), add 1 point
13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point
14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are
pesticide-free, add 1 point
Score:
94-100+ =3D A 86-93 =3D B 78-85 =3D C 70-77 =3D D 69 and below =3D F
Here are some foods that have already been scored.
Dog Food scores:
Authority Harvest Baked / Score 116 A+
***Bil-Jac Select / Score 68 F
Canidae / Score 112 A+
Chicken Soup Senior / Score 115 A+
***Diamond Maintenance / Score 64 F
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice / Score 92 B
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula / Sco re 99 A
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium / Score 122 A+
Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato / Score 106 A+
Foundations / Score 106 A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold / Score 93 B
***Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / Score 73 D
Innova Dog / Score 114 A+
Innova Evo / Score 114 A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables / Score 110 A+
Nutrisource Lamb and Rice / Score 87 B
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy / Score 87 B
***Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice / Score 23 F
ProPlan Natural Turkey & Barley / Score 103 A+
***Purina Beneful / Score 17 F
***Purina Dog / Score 62 F
***Purina Come-n-Get It / Score 16 F
Royal Canin Bulldog / Score 100 A+
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult / Score 106 A+
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice / Score 97 A
***Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ / Score 63 F
***Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies / Score 69 F
Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken / Score 110 A+
Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold / Score 97 A
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Ms Geri
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01/22/08 09:30am |
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RE: Dog dies from eating raisins.
I think I ight have posted thi before.. please check it out
http://www.funtrivia.com/submitquiz.cfm?quiz=197844
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Ms Geri
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12/07/07 02:22pm |
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