While preventitive care for flea & tick is critical, chemical solutions have always made me a bit nervous as I've heard a few horror stories.
My parent's dog, Grady, has had several bad reactions to both prescription and over the counter flea & tick solutions. She'll break out into a sweat, foam at the mouth, run around shaking and crying. Apparently, this is more common than what I thought. I recently heard of a dog loosing its fur along the flea & tick chemical solution line. Thankfully, Copley and I have never had a problem and have used both BioSpot (sold at http://www.petsmart.com/) and Nature's Guardian with out a problem.
When I was first introduced to Shoo! Tag, a chemical-free flea & tick solution, I was a bit skeptical. It is a small plastic tag with a magnetic strip. It doesn't look capable of repelling fleas & ticks. But, it works very well. Copley spent the weekend playing on Cape Cod, rolling in the sand and playing in the tall, marshy grass. Not one tick! Amazing.
Shoo! also makes human versions of the tags which allegedly keep away the mosquitos. I'm thinking of giving it a try.
How does your dog react to flea & tick solution? Have you ever tried a chemical-free or all natural alternative? How did it work?
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