Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ptsfc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!well!ptsfa!ptsfc!rjw From: rjw@ptsfc.UUCP (Rod Williams) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: flea comb Message-ID: <457@ptsfc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Nov-85 19:13:09 EST Article-I.D.: ptsfc.457 Posted: Fri Nov 1 19:13:09 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Nov-85 04:42:52 EST References: <959@gitpyr.UUCP> Reply-To: rjw@ptsfc.UUCP (Rod Williams-2e700) Organization: Pacific Bell Lines: 21 > ... Someone told me about flea combs. It's a stainless steel comb >with teeth that are very close together. You comb their fur, and it catches >the little buggers in the teeth. Knock the fleas off into a bowl of water >with detergent in it to kill the fleas. Another vote for flea combs! My two Burmese, although kept indoors, still manage to get infested with fleas every summer. I tried flea powder, non-toxic shampoo, toxic shampoo, nuking the house, even Avon's Skin-So-Soft (a net hint from last year!) to no avail. Then I got a flea comb and bowl of water - it's great! And the cats love it - they get to stay dry, they *love* being combed (they go into a blissful trance, purring like crazy) and end up flea-free and silky smooth. Of course, Burmese are short-haired - I'm not sure I'd want to try this technique on a long-haired Persian... -- rod williams | {ihnp4,dual}!ptsfa!ptsfc!rjw ------------------------------------------- pacific bell | san ramon | california