Bio-Spot Tick and Flea products can be dangerous to your pets
We have been having tick issues here in Washington and I just wanted to let you know what we learned from our Veterinarian. He informed us not to use Bio-Spot Tick and Flea products as they have been having many emergencies because of this product and it has been killing dogs. He told us to play it safe and use Front Line.
In addition to this he also told us to keep Benadryl on hand since we are in an area where we may get bee stings or bug bites. If your dog has a reaction to one of these occurances having it available may save your dogs life. Contact your vet before giving Benadryl to find out how much to give your particular breed and size of dog.
IMPORTANT****SLUG AND SNAIL BAIT IS A DOG KILLER
We recently went through a horrible experience I would hate to see anyoneelse endure. Last year we moved here to the country and I have dabbled in gardening for years and now finally have the opportunity to do it on a much grander scale. Well I wanted to do it right to get a good harvest. I had spotted a few slugs and signs of insect feeding on my cabbage leaves
I decided it was time to use some products to handle the problems. I purchased Correy's Slug and Snail Bait and a can of Sevin. I got up early and went out to fertilize with miracle grow and then later in the day dust with Sevin and cast the slug/snail pellets. My smallest Miniature Dachshund crawled through the fence of the dog yard into the garden. I yelled at her to get back in the dog yard and she did. But then when i went to go back into the house she followed me in (obviously once more escaped from the dog yard. I thought nothing about the slug and snail bait as I had no idea dogs would be attracted to it. About 15 minutes later i heard what sounded like dog food being scattered and snarling and growling. I jumped up and went to investigate to find my little dachshund having seizures.To make a very long story short... We ended up taking her to emergency vet care with a 50/50 chance of survival. we arrived at 9:00pm and stayed all night with her on an IV and sedated. She did not stabilize until about 4:00am. We couldn't bring her home until 5:00 pm. Even at that point she was still sedated to the point that she didn't recognize us. It took an hour being home before she recognized mike and gave him a couple little licks. She really did not relize she was home until much later in the middle of the night. Please do not use this very dangerous product around your pets. instead try one or a combination of the following methods:
Fill a small bowl with stale beer. Put it in the areas where the slugs are active. Stale beer attracts the slugs and they drown. You may also
use grape juice or a tea made from yeast, honey and water.
Oat bran will kill slugs when they eat it... sprinkle some around.
Certain herbs (Rosemary, lemon balm,wormwood, mints, tansy, oak leaves,
needles from conifers and seaweed will repel slugs. However using a
mulch of these plants will only turn the slugs away, in search of other
food sources.
