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Nothing is worse than a melodramatic flea king, except perhaps liver damage and cancer. Topical flea killers such as collars, powders, sprays and dusts can harm your pet, your child or even you.
The pesticides found in these topical flea treatments aren’t strictly regulated, and the data indicates that hundreds, possibly thousands of pets have been injured by these flea treatments.
What You Can Do
Well, for starters, you can stop using flea treatments that contain tetrachlorvinphos. This chemical is a major culprit behind a number of the health issues. Tetrachlorvinphos and other carbamates disrupt the signals sent by the nervous system. This can cause death in insects, and in large enough doses, death in pets and death in humans. (Those are the things that we are.)
How Do I Get Rid of All These Fleas?
Fear not, your pet need not be a fleamonger any longer. Like the video says, a simple bath once a week can do a lot for pest elimination. Greepaws.org also has a product guide that tells lets you know what brands of flea powders are safe and what brands contain known carcinogens.
More on Pets:
Stuff Happens Episode: Pets
How to Go Green: Pets : Your Home Green Cleaning
Keep Pets in Fit Form : Green Pets Health Heating
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