ATTN: DOG OWNERS: here's a story that's a cause for concern- the U.S. EPA is looking into this...
Pet deaths prompt the EPA to issue high-priority alert for flea, tick items
More dogs and cats are becoming ill - and in some cases even dying - from flea and tick control products, prompting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to consider the possible ban of some insecticide treatments commonly used on pets and to require revisions to labeling to help pet owners use the products properly.
Spot-on pesticide products, generally sold in tubes or vials and applied in between a pet's shoulders or in a stripe along the back, have been the focus of "high-priority" monitoring by the EPA after some pets developed skin irritations, had seizures or have died. FULL STORY: http://mysettersam.blogspot.com/
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