Guest guest Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Yep, what Cindy said. We live on a farm, so live and work in close quarters with all kinds of livestock. It is in everyone's best interest to keep the animals as healthy and well-fed as we can, because there are all kinds of zoonoses floating around out there. Cheers Andrea NZ On 30/10/2007, at 5:32 AM, kiaradaze wrote: > No, I wouldn't want to catch anything from anyone, dog or human! I > don't think there are a lot of diseases that transfer from a dog to a > human. Ringworm is one. Fleas generally will stay on a dog if it has > one, but may bite a human. > > That said, I keep my dogs healthy so I don't have to worry about it. I > also don't want them to be suffering from flea bites or worms or > whatever. Fed a natural, raw diet, they stay free of fleas and other > nasties. > > That help? > Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 I found that vacuuming all floors at least three times per week prevented fleas. Using a flea comb once a week is a good idea. In addition, you can use a toxin like Frontline. Some years there is a heavy infestation of fleas and the Frontline is a life saver or use for an animal with flea allergy. I had the flu in the 1957 epidemic. The doctor came to the house as I had a temp. of 105F. Physician said I had bronchial pneumonia. Our dog slept with me and the doctor was concerned the dog would get sick from me. So far I have had 15 cats and nine dogs and never caught anything from them. Not that I slept with all of them LOL Denise > Thanks for all the answers/comments made for my > question on Sleeping with your dog???. I noticed some > of you mentioned parasites and fleas. That's the > reason I was asking about sleeping with them. I know > dogs carry tape worms, fleas, ticks and stuff that I > might not be aware of that might get in your ear or > other areas of your body. I know that this sounds > nonsense to you but its a legitimate concern. I was > raised in a ranch/farm and we had all sorts of animals > but they were always outside. I know some of you are > saying its the way you interpret it. I know of many > homes where the dogs sleep with owners but I just > wanted to hear from those of you who are in the > forefront of this question. Is there anyone else out > there who sees/intreprets this question > differently????? Thanks again. AL. > --- Lori Miner <thefragile73931 wrote: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Thanks for your answer and feedback on this subject and hope you and your pet stay healthy. Thanks again. AL. --- O' Conchubair <Newfler wrote: > > I found that vacuuming all floors at least three > times per week prevented > fleas. Using a flea comb once a week is a good > idea. In addition, you can > use a toxin like Frontline. Some years there is a > heavy infestation of > fleas and the Frontline is a life saver or use for > an animal with flea > allergy. > > I had the flu in the 1957 epidemic. The doctor came > to the house as I had a > temp. of 105F. Physician said I had bronchial > pneumonia. Our dog slept > with me and the doctor was concerned the dog would > get sick from me. > > So far I have had 15 cats and nine dogs and never > caught anything from them. > Not that I slept with all of them LOL > Denise > > > > Thanks for all the answers/comments made for my > > question on Sleeping with your dog???. I noticed > some > > of you mentioned parasites and fleas. That's the > > reason I was asking about sleeping with them. I > know > > dogs carry tape worms, fleas, ticks and stuff that > I > > might not be aware of that might get in your ear > or > > other areas of your body. I know that this sounds > > nonsense to you but its a legitimate concern. I > was > > raised in a ranch/farm and we had all sorts of > animals > > but they were always outside. I know some of you > are > > saying its the way you interpret it. I know of > many > > homes where the dogs sleep with owners but I just > > wanted to hear from those of you who are in the > > forefront of this question. Is there anyone else > out > > there who sees/intreprets this question > > differently????? Thanks again. AL. > > --- Lori Miner <thefragile73931 wrote: > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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