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Originally Posted by Bonanza
Yes, fleas are all over because they breed in sand.
It's amazing how some dogs get them and others don't.
BTW -- Avon's bath oil (Skin So Soft)
has been used as flea repellent
when sprayed on your dog (diluted),
and by simply giving your dog a bath,
the soapy water drowns fleas, too. |
I understand what you are saying, but still, with a double-coated dog bred to swim in all kinds of weather, it is nearly impossible to get all the way down to the skin even when giving a bath, let alone spraying something topical. I bathe our dog between monthly groomings but am never able to get him as thoroughly clean as the professionals do. I doubt I could wash the fleas off of him.
And what is in Skin So soft? It's very oily. I can't imagine spraying it on a golden retriever, even diluted, and then allowing him to lie on the bedroom carpet, or having to wash it off of the tile and grout.
BTW, Bonanza, somewhere I have a card for a holistic vet that a friend uses for her Yorkie. If you wish to talk to a "vet from the other side" about heartworm, I'll try to find it. But maybe you already use one.