Barbara Schuler wrote 02/16/2010 07:54 PM Diatomaceous Earth #265493 - 02/16/2010 07:54 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	Does anyone have experience with using DE for either internal or external parasite control for their dogs? I've ordered some Food Grade DE for use with the chickens and am reading that it is perfectly appropriate for pretty much all critters. Now I'm curious as to if anyone here has some "on hands" experience.
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Melissa Thom wrote 02/16/2010 08:14 PM Re: Diatomaceous Earth [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #265496 - 02/16/2010 08:14 PM
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007 Posts: 2781 Loc: Upper Left hand corner, USA Offline	yep... 2x a week with my dogs for internal. Once a week with my finches. I have not used it for fleas however. We also used to use it daily with our goats.
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Barbara Schuler wrote 02/16/2010 08:18 PM Re: Diatomaceous Earth [Re: Melissa Thom ] #265497 - 02/16/2010 08:18 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	Cool. I'm wondering if it will be worth using as an external dust to control ticks... I use the Frontline because of the severe tick issue in our woods and would love to be able to discontinue that chemical if at all possible. Might just have to give that a try...
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Meredith Hamilton wrote 02/16/2010 09:46 PM Re: Diatomaceous Earth [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #265528 - 02/16/2010 09:46 PM
Meredith Hamilton Webboard User Reg: 01-25-2009 Posts: 1082 Loc: Columbus, Ohio Offline	Does anyone know if this long cold snap will help reduce next Spring's tick population, or is that wishful thinking? Ripley & his Precious
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Barbara Schuler wrote 02/16/2010 09:55 PM Re: Diatomaceous Earth [Re: Meredith Hamilton ] #265533 - 02/16/2010 09:55 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	I would think so, and i'm hoping it also takes a hit on the voles and moles which have EXPLODED over the past few mild winters.
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Melissa Thom wrote 02/16/2010 09:57 PM Re: Diatomaceous Earth [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #265534 - 02/16/2010 09:57 PM
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007 Posts: 2781 Loc: Upper Left hand corner, USA Offline	Quote: Barbara Schuler Cool. I'm wondering if it will be worth using as an external dust to control ticks... I use the Frontline because of the severe tick issue in our woods and would love to be able to discontinue that chemical if at all possible. Might just have to give that a try... Sorry I don't live in tick country so I couldn't tell you. I think I've only seen maybe twelve or so ticks in my entire life. We also don't have heartworm here. But in exchange we get earthquakes, rain half the days of a year, giardia, and roundworm. So I'll call us even. I'm told that nothing is 100% for ticks but certainly the stuff can't hurt since it works well for fleas.
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Barbara Schuler wrote 02/16/2010 10:18 PM Re: Diatomaceous Earth [Re: Melissa Thom ] #265540 - 02/16/2010 10:18 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	Oh yeah, I'll take hurricanes any day over earth quakes... or tornados. THOSE are scary!!
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Jasmine Dillon wrote 02/16/2010 10:30 PM Re: Diatomaceous Earth [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #265541 - 02/16/2010 10:30 PM
Jasmine Dillon Webboard User Reg: 04-24-2009 Posts: 289 Loc: Colorado Offline	Barbara, you might consider using something like Neem spray to help prevent bites from parasites. I haven't used it yet but it was recommended to me by some folks on one of my "natural pet" lists. I'll be trying it out once the weather warms up a bit. eta: Sorry! That's a bit off topic as Neem spray would not take treat internal pests; it's more of a preventative against tick, flea, and mosquito bites.
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leih merigian wrote 02/17/2010 07:16 AM Re: Diatomaceous Earth [Re: Meredith Hamilton ] #265560 - 02/17/2010 07:16 AM
leih merigian Webboard User Reg: 06-16-2008 Posts: 915 Loc: Central Virginia Offline	Quote: Meredith Hamilton Does anyone know if this long cold snap will help reduce next Spring's tick population, or is that wishful thinking? I doubt it will make much difference. Ticks are active above 32 degrees F, and inactive below 32F. As soon as the temps go above 32F, they're active. It has to get really cold (I don't remember the temp, but it was somewhere in the range of absolute zero, probably ) to actually kill ticks. As far as the DE goes, I feed it in every meal, cats and dog. leih
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Meredith Hamilton wrote 02/17/2010 08:16 AM Re: Diatomaceous Earth [Re: Jasmine Dillon ] #265564 - 02/17/2010 08:16 AM
Meredith Hamilton Webboard User Reg: 01-25-2009 Posts: 1082 Loc: Columbus, Ohio Offline	I tried Neem on myself and Ripley last summer. Not effective in the least for either of us. Ripley & his Precious
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