[nagdu] Harness Up

[cheryl echevarria]

cool amber.  Yes Maxx would be kind of oily.


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Harness Up


> Jewel,
>
> It's now on my list!  Funny thing: I've been thinking of getting some baby
> oil for Mitzi, because I like to put something light on her coat after
> grooming, when it will condition her skin, as well.  And I sometimes use
> olive oil as a detangler when the curls grow out.  Or aloe vera gel...  I
> was thinking lanolin would be lighter than the olive oil, just haven't
> remembered to grab some when I'm at the store ...
>
> Who knew it would help with fleas, too!
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Jewel S.
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 9:14 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Harness Up
>
> On NLS BARD, there is a book called "Homemade: How to Make Hundreds of
> Everyday Products Fast, Fresh, and More Naturally," by Don Earnest.
> This book has a great section on dog and cat care and treat products.
> It gave me the great idea of using mineral oil on my cat as a flea
> killer, instead of a flea bath or something equally tramatic. I did
> this with baby oil (mineral oil with a little fragrance already added,
> versus the recipe of mineral oil with some lavender essential oil),
> and it got rid of the fleas fast. I also did this with a nursing
> mother cat and her three-day-old kittens. They were outside and were
> covered in fleas, and it was really created problems for mother and
> babies. However, you cannot use flea treatments on a nursing cat or
> newborn kittens. I wiped down first mama then each of the kittens with
> baby oil, and they are now inside at a friend's house, flea-free and
> doing much better...no side effects from the baby oil treatment except
> loose stool for the mama for a few days since she licked it off
> herself and the babies. I am not sure how effective this would be on a
> dog with as much fur as a lab or goldie has; I would think it would
> take an awful lot of mineral oil! However, the book has other
> suggestions for flea and tick treatments, as well as for ear mites and
> other problems. It has been a great book to read and very useful not
> only for my cat and my boyfriend's dog, but also for household
> cleaning (we are both very sensitive to chemicals) and how-tos for
> soap and air fresheners. I definitely recommend reading this book!
>
> ~Jewel
>
> On 7/13/10, Steve Johnson <stevencjohnson at centurytel.net> wrote:
> > Cheryl,
> >
> > I would also suggest the possibility of an article on natural/organic
> > tick/flea controls versus OTC chemical ones and their effectiveness.  I 
> > am
> > really interested in the Cedar spray that Julie J. has recently written
> > about and sent the link for.  I do suppose, that there are not many out
> > there that are natural in the sense of organic.  I do know that 
> > marigolds
> > are a natural insect repellent, and wonder if there is anything like 
> > this
> > out there too?  Anyway, thought it might be an interesting read for 
> > folks.
> >
> >
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things
> not
> > seen." Hebrews 11
> >
> >
> >
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