GUEST SPEAKER: Professionally Grooming Dogs With Fleas

Nancy Houser | August 19, 2009

Here at 3 Pigs Professional Pet Salon in Overton NE  I have seen quite a few pets with fleas this summer. Sometimes the fleas are not readily seen alive on the pet, but when you run the bath water, it runs reddish and your can see the dried blood from the fleas.
Fleas have been exploding [...]

Pyrethroid-Based Flea and Tick Treatments for Pets

Nancy Houser | July 13, 2009

Pyrethroid-based flea and tick treatments, even those which are approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are gathering government interest due to a high increase in incidents regarding “pyrethroid-based spot-on pesticide products” for pets. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, approximately 1,600 deaths of pets are due to these treatments because of the use of [...]