Three recent articles have revealed exposure of the fetus to Organophosphates (OPs), a class of insecticide commonly used on our food crops and pets, stunts cognitive development throughout… Read more
Archive for the ‘insecticides’ Category
Dumbing-Down our Pets with Insecticides?
Friday, April 22nd, 2011Mange: Demodex in the Dog
Thursday, December 9th, 2010This is a story of a common skin complaint in young dogs, that often spontaneously resolves without treatment. The more chronic, severe form can leave a dog looking like something off the streets of… Read more
Splitting Vials: Risk Minimising
Saturday, November 6th, 2010Many pet owners, jack of extortative pricing, are defying the recommendations of drug manufacturers and vets, and working-out ways to economise. When tick season arrives and monthly… Read more
Advantage? Not for Bees, Perhaps
Sunday, August 8th, 2010A recent study published in the Journal of Toxicology has revealed higher levels of environmental persistence and sensitivity of bees to Imidacloprid, the active in Advantage and Advantix, than… Read more
C.S.I Bangalow: Spiked Custard?
Monday, March 22nd, 2010One of three companion cats at a local nursing home, 1 year-old, Puddles was much loved by staff and residents. He was rushed to hospital after a Friday night on the tiles, with profuse vomiting and… Read more
Tick prevention: cost versus benefit
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Desperate in our search for status on a global stage, we Australians love punching above our weight in sport, and take pride in our lethal fauna. Snakes, sharks and crocodiles are the obvious ones… Read more
Killing adults in the war on fleas
Saturday, November 14th, 2009Adult fleas, living on your pet, are only 5% of the total population but killing them gives pet owners immediate satisfaction, and pets relief. The benefits can be short-lived, however, if the dead… Read more
Fleas – Know the enemy, choose a weapon
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Easily one of the most frustrating problems for pet owners, especially those living in tropical environments, with multiple pets on shag carpet, the flea is just a pissy little insect with a… Read more