Ben & pyrethrins

[lynnpax]

Hi Lisa,
If I understood your original post correctly you stated that you were
using 2 products w/pyrethrins for flea prevention, 1 with 25%? I would
be surprised if pyrethrin is not the cause of Ben's convulsion and temp
paralysis as it causes these in insects. While pyrethrin is natural that
does not mean it is not a highly toxic poison. If you are putting it on
him and on the carpets that he lives on your dog IS being poisoned: he
licks himself, including his feet which are covered in it.

Other chemical might be on your farm, poss on lawns or defoliants or poss
on your neighbors farms. Dogs live more fully on the ground, esp on
carpets & grasses. They get down & roll around on them. Most of these
poisons work on the nervous system of the insects (or any other poor
animal) that it comes in contact with.

During flea season I do not use any chemicals, natural or otherwise.
Instead I bathe them a little more often, comb them every evening (it is
a ritual they love & line up for), and use cotton rugs for their beds
that I wash weekly along w/the regular cleaning. I do not have wall to
wall or large carpeting so the floor is relatively easy to keep clean.

I do animal rescue & have fostered numerous dogs. Only the ones that were
sick became infested w/fleas. My dogs never get more than a few (easily
controlled with the measures stated above.) I have found that when fleas
are present in high numbers there is a toxic condition in the animal.

As a rescuer I was wondering if it would be poss to get your community to
trap, spay and then release the feral bitches in your area? That might
solve part of your problem in a humane way.

I hope this info is helpful. Ben sounds like a wonderful dog.
Lynn pax

PS. Hi Shelley, You mentioned pharyngeal (reverse sneezing). I'm seeing
this in a lot of dogs.
What causes it?
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[The Annan's]

Hi Lyn, thanks for your input...more below:

[Shelley Epstein]

on 2/10/02 12:15 AM, lynnpax@juno.com at lynnpax@juno.com wrote:
Richard Pitcairn, D.V.M., well-known veterinary homeopath, believes it is
caused by rabies vaccine/rabies miasm. Interestingly, a couple years ago,
preceding the regular practice of rabies vaccine in England, I was listening
to a conversation in which an American veterinary homeopath was trying to
describe a reverse sneeze to a British veterinary homeopath. (it sounds like
a spasmodic snort). While this condition is so well-recognized in America,
the British vet had no idea what the American was talking about! After
jogging his memory, he realized he saw it on occasion in Pugs and other
brachycephalic breeds, but not in other breeds.
At that time, the rabies vaccine was being introduced into England. I'm very
curious to know if British vets and dog owners are now seeing this condition
more commonly in their dogs!
Regards,
Shelley