Thursday, January 15, 2009

Effective, Cheap, and Safe Flea Control

For Pet Owners

If you have pets, at some time or another, you will encounter fleas. After trying many ineffective, short-term, and unsafe methods for flea control, I have found SALT and 20 MULE TEAM BORAX (find in the laundry aisle at your store). They work like a dream - - not just for killing fleas and regaining control of your household but used on a regular basis, you will not have to worry about fleas ever again.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If your pet gets fleas, it is only a matter of time before it will have tapeworms. Also, if your pet has tapeworms (looks like rice in their stool), this is a sure sign that your pet has fleas. To deal with the tapeworms, make sure that fleas are completely gone for at least 30 days prior to treating the tapeworms to minimize your pet's exposure to the toxins in tapeworm treatments. If the flea problem is not gone, and you treat the tapeworm, your pet will get another tapeworm. So, treat the fleas. Then treat the tapeworm.

After quite a bit of research looking for safer and more effective flea control methods, I was surprised to find salt and 20 mule team borax.

WARNING: DO NOT PUT SALT OR 20 MULE TEAM BORAX YOUR PETS EVER! They are for use on the carpeting only. Both of those are safe for dogs; however, I did run across some things that indicated that Borax is toxic to cats. You will not be leaving salt or 20 mule team borax anywhere because you will be vacuuming it up thoroughly so not to worry.

Here is what you do:
Pick up all of your pets' food and water and dump and place dishes/bowls in sink. Do not take any chances.
Lock your pets up in one room while you treat the other room or rooms.
Sprinkle your carpets with salt and/or 20 Mule Team Borax. You can use one or the other or both. Use it like you would carpet freshener for your vacuum. Don't walk through it, though, as you do not want to distribute the mix throughout the rest of your home.
Let the salt and / or 20 Mule Team Borax sit for at least 30 minutes and then vacuum. Thoroughly! Vacuum every area more than once and in various directions to make certain that you have vacuumed all of it up.
As soon as you have finished doing all of the rooms - move furniture and pet beds to get under them - take the vacuum bag outside to the trash can immediately to avoid fleas escaping back into your home. I have a bagless vacuum cleaner, and I examined the receptable after doing each room so that I could get a better understanding of where the largest infestation is. This is important to know because that is the area that you want to be the most aggressive with. In any event, do not let what you vacuumed up sit inside your house for any length of time. Get it outside, and get those fleas out of your home!
Do this in each and every room weekly, and for at least the first week, vacuum every single day to disrupt fleas.
After just 24 hours, we have seen a huge decrease in flea activity here, and the cat has stopped scratching.
At a minimum, you will need to do the heavy room treatments at least once per week for a month due to the flea reproductive / life cycle. But get in the habit of vacuuming daily to keep the fleas out - - at least during flea season!
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An up and coming business with very little overhead

Have you considered grass painting?

As seen in Fortune and Inc. Magazines

Anyone here been out of work for quite some time and trying to find a way to start your own business so that you can get back to work and getting some income? I have been thinking that maybe it is the best and quickest way to earning money once more. Not to mention that perhaps in this day and age, it is best to be dependent on no employer. After some extensive research, I have learned that grass painting is an up and coming business and very cheap to get started. You just need to know the "ins and outs" of the business. I did an online search to see what is available to those wanting to start their own lawn painting business, and frankly, I was disappointed at the lack of resources. To be even more frank, I was surprised by advertisers who seem to be offering a lawn painting business in a box, for lack of a better term, and at a huge upfront investment to the entrepreneur. It is not wise to put so much money out up front at the beginning of any business.

There is an ebook available that can get you started for much less than anyone else is offering to get a lawn painting business started, and there is already a 2nd edition available. In the 2nd edition of "How to Start a Lawn Painting Business" ebook, the following topics are covered:

  • How to formulate a business plan and how to reach your personal/professional goals;
  • What equipment you need, where to get the equipment, and how to use the equipment;
  • How to market your business, to include building a website, online marketing, search engine optimization, "on foot" marketing, how / where to purchase marketing materials, sample marketing flyers, and who your likely customers are;
  • How to prepare estimates, a sample price sheet, where to get your information from, and how to deal with your customers (recommendations for payments, billing, etc.);
  • Common pitfalls and mistakes to avoid;
  • List of best resources (many of which are free) with hyperlinks included so that you can click on the resource and be immediately directed to the recommended vendor, website building company, etc.
  • How to set up your home office with specific administrative instructions, and much, much more!

Learn how to get your copy here.