VallejoSheltie
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Hi All,
We got our puppy today, and we're extremely happy.
This boy was the largest of the litter, and so far has been very,very quiet, relaxed (doesn't seem shy), and low key.
In fact since we picked him up at 2:00, we walked him numerous times and at 10:30 he still hasn't gone potty?
We fed and watered him about an hour and a half ago, and just took him outside, no joy. But, I expect we'll find a surprise in his crate tomorrow morning. One more walk before we go to bed in a couple of hours maybe.
I'm wondering about flea control. Read a few threads, saw the use for DE which was surprising. May have to try it on both on us!
Being in N. Cal, termites are a real potential problem, so a couple of years ago I did some research and found that Termidor is fantastic. Its active ingredient is Fipronil 9.1%, which is one of the primary active ingredients for Frontline at 9.7%, along with Methidrone(sp)?
So was doing some searching and ran across some Coon dog owners who are using Termidor in place of Frontline. Considering the local Petfood Express was selling 6 x .67ml vials for $100, the Termidor at 16 oz for $40-50 seems to have been a smart buy.
My questions are thus:
Frontline for puppy is .67ml vial of Fipronil 9.7%.
Anyone think there would be anything wrong with using the same amount, with the exact same ingredient at a slightly lower 9.1%? And BTW, Termidor is 100% pure Fipronil only, from BASF the original manufacturer.
Second, as I mentioned in another post we've had some issues with foxes denning under our deck, and various wildlife. Just caught 2 possums in the last week with a $20 Harbor Freight live trap and $1 store canned anchovies.
I've sprayed the entire rear yard with a 9.1% solution, and am hoping this will knock down any fleas, ticks that the wildlife have brought around.
Everything I've read from University studies is that at these doses Fipronil has an almost non-existent affect on mammels, specifically dogs. My puppy is 10 weeks old, and I am keeping away from the areas that were sprayed for now. Will probably do a good hose down of the area in a couple of days to reduce further any residual.
I should mention that we're going to have the rear yard re-sodded shortly, so any issues should be mitigated.
I expect to get reamed a bit for using chemicals, however the research seems to indicate it is really rather benign for mammals. In the future I see large bags of DE.
Anyone think this was a major mistake?
We got our puppy today, and we're extremely happy.
This boy was the largest of the litter, and so far has been very,very quiet, relaxed (doesn't seem shy), and low key.
In fact since we picked him up at 2:00, we walked him numerous times and at 10:30 he still hasn't gone potty?
We fed and watered him about an hour and a half ago, and just took him outside, no joy. But, I expect we'll find a surprise in his crate tomorrow morning. One more walk before we go to bed in a couple of hours maybe.
I'm wondering about flea control. Read a few threads, saw the use for DE which was surprising. May have to try it on both on us!
Being in N. Cal, termites are a real potential problem, so a couple of years ago I did some research and found that Termidor is fantastic. Its active ingredient is Fipronil 9.1%, which is one of the primary active ingredients for Frontline at 9.7%, along with Methidrone(sp)?
So was doing some searching and ran across some Coon dog owners who are using Termidor in place of Frontline. Considering the local Petfood Express was selling 6 x .67ml vials for $100, the Termidor at 16 oz for $40-50 seems to have been a smart buy.
My questions are thus:
Frontline for puppy is .67ml vial of Fipronil 9.7%.
Anyone think there would be anything wrong with using the same amount, with the exact same ingredient at a slightly lower 9.1%? And BTW, Termidor is 100% pure Fipronil only, from BASF the original manufacturer.
Second, as I mentioned in another post we've had some issues with foxes denning under our deck, and various wildlife. Just caught 2 possums in the last week with a $20 Harbor Freight live trap and $1 store canned anchovies.
I've sprayed the entire rear yard with a 9.1% solution, and am hoping this will knock down any fleas, ticks that the wildlife have brought around.
Everything I've read from University studies is that at these doses Fipronil has an almost non-existent affect on mammels, specifically dogs. My puppy is 10 weeks old, and I am keeping away from the areas that were sprayed for now. Will probably do a good hose down of the area in a couple of days to reduce further any residual.
I should mention that we're going to have the rear yard re-sodded shortly, so any issues should be mitigated.
I expect to get reamed a bit for using chemicals, however the research seems to indicate it is really rather benign for mammals. In the future I see large bags of DE.
Anyone think this was a major mistake?
Second, and we are already seeing this, is that when people are constantly using these chemicals when they really don't need them, we are evolving fleas much faster, and they are starting to become resistant. Many on this forum have reported that Frontline is fairly useless in their area. So the chemicals will just have to get stronger and stronger and stronger. So Fipronil may be fairly benign (because it doesn't really work