Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - wood chips vs pine straw--hire someone vs DIY--and other boring questions
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Old 11-11-2015, 07:05 PM
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Default Your vet needs to rethink.

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Originally Posted by Fraugoofy View Post
We were told by our vet that the pine straw used in The Villages is from Georgia and can contain ticks, which cause heartworm. We used stone (black slate) and love the unique look.
Maybe your vet was trying to push heartgard for the pets.