On Wed Sep-26-2012 18:07, Richard Webb (1:116/901) wrote to all:   
      
    RW> Folks,   
      
    RW> Many of us long time denizens of this echo have been turned onto    
    RW> Bob Ackley's vet's favorite low cost flea preventative, and some    
    RW> of us have even adopted it as an alternative to Frontline and    
    RW> other flea preventatives.   
      
   It dowsn't work down here because of the humidity and I even asked my vet   
   about it and she never heard of that working.  So, I can only conclude that   
   the colder air in Iowa is a major player in Bob's suggestion.   
      
    RW> Fleas will eventually develop an immunity, I'm sorry to tell you    
    RW> fine folks.  My Rottie is infested.    THIs is a recent occurrence.   
      
   I give ours a tiny pill called Capstar as needed and it seems to work here.    
   One thing I'd like to point out where pet medicine is concerned.  I find it   
   cheaper to buy from the local vet than that place that advertises in TV ads.   
      
    RW> This may not be as true of our northern readers where the fleas    
    RW> might be killed off by winter conditions, but here in the    
    RW> southland expect that the fleas near you will eventually breed    
    RW> themselves an immunity to teh vinegar water preventative.  YOu've    
    RW> been warned.   
      
   And to add to that, mosquitoes.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
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