tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009062.post5147013861822741658..comments2023-05-25T06:43:23.255-07:00Comments on Living the Life: Today's household tipkbeepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09013307327875627823noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009062.post-29556421053646404522007-07-26T19:37:00.000-07:002007-07-26T19:37:00.000-07:00Thanks for the flea lesson, Elaine! Very informat...Thanks for the flea lesson, Elaine! Very informative! :-)<BR/><BR/>That's so sad about the cat dying from fleas - poor thing!kbeepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013307327875627823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009062.post-32164757659618838992007-07-26T14:07:00.000-07:002007-07-26T14:07:00.000-07:00Oh the fleas stories I could tell...from having a ...Oh the fleas stories I could tell...from having a tremendous amount of pets my entire life to working in a vet clinic for several years.<BR/><BR/>1. I used to bathe all the cats at a clinic I worked in and the vet would literally have to pick the fleas out of the cats eyes while I did so (they were running for their lives and that was the only place to go).<BR/><BR/>2. I once saw a cat die, literally sucked dry from having so many fleas. The "owner" stood beside us and cried saying that she wanted to try a natural approach. While I'd be the first one to support such an idea, the fact that we have domesticed animals in the first place isn't natural and in such cases natural techniques just aren't sufficient.<BR/><BR/>3. Fleas give animals tape worms. Treat the outside of the pet or you'll end up treating the inside.<BR/><BR/>4. Fleas only use the pet as a restaurant and a bathroom so if you don't see fleas on your pet it doesn't mean there aren't fleas.<BR/><BR/>5. Interesting trick Karen...I just might try it!<BR/><BR/>6. Lecture over.The Alt Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766850754315152606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009062.post-39752123569069690112007-07-17T16:25:00.000-07:002007-07-17T16:25:00.000-07:00Heh eeheh heheh... Fire! Fire! ...hehehe heheI was...Heh eeheh heheh... Fire! Fire! ...hehehe hehe<BR/><BR/>I was thinking I'd try it near the neighbors' house. I don't want my stuff messed up. Better yet: I'll talk one of the neighbors' kids into trying it near yet another neighbors' house.<BR/><BR/>On second reading of my previous comment (preview is for wimps), I realized that I had typed "bowel" instead of "bowl." I'm not so sure I want to try it that way -- what with bikini season already in full swing. I thought waxing was painful enough.<BR/><BR/>Having dispatched that colorful allusion, my work is done here. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009062.post-54241452514169016142007-07-17T10:49:00.000-07:002007-07-17T10:49:00.000-07:00Allen,You just wish you were there, don't you? Ad...Allen,<BR/><BR/>You just wish you were there, don't you? Admit it, you're going to try this, just to watch the sparks fly, aren't you??? :-)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Norma,<BR/><BR/>It works great - I promise! I was trying not to think about the fleas till they started jumping on me!kbeepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013307327875627823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009062.post-84911523062788285372007-07-17T09:18:00.000-07:002007-07-17T09:18:00.000-07:00I'm trying this. Yesterday I flea combed my cats ...I'm trying this. Yesterday I flea combed my cats and was appauled by the fleas. Of course they then received flea treatments which they weren't happy about. I know we have fleas and I too shudder at the thought. I.HATE.FLEAS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009062.post-12025767957311471382007-07-17T08:56:00.000-07:002007-07-17T08:56:00.000-07:00A bowel of soapy (and thus especially conductive) ...A bowel of soapy (and thus especially conductive) water next to a live electrical source on the end of an extension cord? <BR/><BR/>What could <EM>possibly</EM> go wrong with that? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com