Hi Stacy,

I have been using Brewers yeast and cloves of fresh
garlic seem to do the trick for me. I live on Long
Island and have never had any problems.

Hope this helps,

Anna, Mindy and Magic

--- sbeaird@... wrote:
> From: sbeaird@...
>
> Hi, my name is Stacy, and I have two boxers an
> almost 4 yo male (Rocky)and a 3 yo female (Madison).
> We live on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. My female is
> neutered my male is not. My female is one of the
> healthiest dogs I've ever owned. My male is not.
> I'm anxious to participate in this list, and learn
> all kinds of good things from all you knowledgeable
> members. I have been feeding both of my dogs BARF
> for the last 8 or so months. I'm convinced that has
> helped tremendously. I am now in the process of
> weaning my male off of the prednisone that he's been
> on to control allergies because I feel that if we
> are going to try to boost his immune system
> holistally and nutritionally, then the Prednisone is
> counterproductive. Anyway, my boy is exhibiting
> signs of Prednisone-induced Cushings disease, which
> is another reason we are getting him off of it.
>
> I guess I should start out with a legitimate
> question. We know he has lots of allergies -- food,
> inhaled, environmental. One of my main concerns is
> how I can control fleas and ticks holistically. I
> thought I read somewhere that two or three drops of
> eucalyptus oil in a spray bottle with water, sprayed
> on just before going outside is a good repellant.
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks and I look forward to participating on your
> list.
>
> Stacy, Rocky "B" (on a good day, B is for Boxer, on
> a bad day, "B" is for brat) and Little Miss
> Madison!!!
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