Comments on: Year 2, Week 33 & 34 Results: 3.3 oz of plastic waste. http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-33-oz-of/ Learn to live life with less plastic... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. I don't buy new plastic. Join me on my plastic-free journey. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:55:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Martin http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-33-oz-of/comment-page-1/#comment-6329 Martin Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:59:51 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-3-3-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-6329 What would I do? I don't have to go the hypothetical route with this question. We have saved a few kittens from the street over the past year and one was in such rough shape that the fleas were endangering its life. It was too small to spray with the Frontline spray, but treating the bigger cat worked to decimate the fleas. We don't have many fabric surfaces here, so we don't have to resort to treating the house with anything toxic.<br /><br />Before we sprayed, I spent several days removing fleas from the kitten with a lice comb. It's impossible to get them all, but it was enough to make her less uncomfortable.<br /><br />BTW, I have seen a few sources saying that tea tree oil is toxic for cats. I do not know if that is true. I can't get any here anyway. What would I do? I don't have to go the hypothetical route with this question. We have saved a few kittens from the street over the past year and one was in such rough shape that the fleas were endangering its life. It was too small to spray with the Frontline spray, but treating the bigger cat worked to decimate the fleas. We don't have many fabric surfaces here, so we don't have to resort to treating the house with anything toxic.

Before we sprayed, I spent several days removing fleas from the kitten with a lice comb. It's impossible to get them all, but it was enough to make her less uncomfortable.

BTW, I have seen a few sources saying that tea tree oil is toxic for cats. I do not know if that is true. I can't get any here anyway.

]]> By: Chiot's Run http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-33-oz-of/comment-page-1/#comment-4918 Chiot's Run Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:10:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-3-3-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-4918 I was just looking through my Garden's Alive catalog and saw that they have a few natural flea remedies, including nematodes that you sprinkle in the carpets & stuff. Perhaps it would be a good healthy alternative for you in the future. I've always had great success with their products. <br/><br/>http://www.gardensalive.com/search.asp?ss=flea&x=0&y=0 I was just looking through my Garden's Alive catalog and saw that they have a few natural flea remedies, including nematodes that you sprinkle in the carpets & stuff. Perhaps it would be a good healthy alternative for you in the future. I've always had great success with their products.

http://www.gardensalive.com/search.asp?ss=flea&x=0&y=0

]]> By: CC http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-33-oz-of/comment-page-1/#comment-4826 CC Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:18:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-3-3-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-4826 Sorry to hear about the flea situation. I've been through it twice and it's so not fun. This last time, I did the same thing as Briana and used diatomaceous earth. I got it from the local garden store and sprinkled it on the floor/carpet/upholstered furniture, used a broom to make sure it got in all the nooks and crannies, let it sit for a while, and then vacuumed it up. I repeated it one more time about a week later just to be safe, vacuuming every day or so in between. Diatomaceous earth is very fine and powdery, so be careful when using it (I wore a little paper mask over my mouth and nose and gloves). Good luck! Sorry to hear about the flea situation. I’ve been through it twice and it’s so not fun. This last time, I did the same thing as Briana and used diatomaceous earth. I got it from the local garden store and sprinkled it on the floor/carpet/upholstered furniture, used a broom to make sure it got in all the nooks and crannies, let it sit for a while, and then vacuumed it up. I repeated it one more time about a week later just to be safe, vacuuming every day or so in between. Diatomaceous earth is very fine and powdery, so be careful when using it (I wore a little paper mask over my mouth and nose and gloves). Good luck!

]]> By: Exact Change http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-33-oz-of/comment-page-1/#comment-4825 Exact Change Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:33:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-3-3-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-4825 How cool that you are doing this too! I came a across the plastic zone in the Pacific last April in Alan Weisman's book The World Without Us. I decided to attempt a plastic-free life after that and blogged about it for a month: http://exactthechange.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html<br/>You're not the only person I've found on the web who is doing this. We are not alone! How cool that you are doing this too! I came a across the plastic zone in the Pacific last April in Alan Weisman’s book The World Without Us. I decided to attempt a plastic-free life after that and blogged about it for a month: http://exactthechange.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html
You’re not the only person I’ve found on the web who is doing this. We are not alone!

]]> By: Briana http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-33-oz-of/comment-page-1/#comment-4824 Briana Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:59:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-3-3-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-4824 I use Diatomaceous-Earth (food grade! NOT POOL) for keeping the buggies out. Its a powder that kills the bugs by making tiny slices in their exoskeletons. so they never form a "resistance" to them. I also I bathed my cat's at least weekly when we first got them until I found no more fleas on them with the flea comb. Last cat I picked up from the pound about 3 years ago. they did put frontline on him, but I picked 10 off of him on the way home. He instantly got a bath at home anyways. Also, I don't know if you feed or looked into raw food at all, but we're raw fed here and that can also make an impact. <br/><br/>So if you do want to use DE, I've only had to use it last summer around the doors for keeping the ants from crawling in and a little on my new dog when we went to parks.. but i'd powder them down after a bath (keep away from eyes) and sprinkle around the rugs and bedding and doorways, and then vacuum. It will dry your hands out too, so i'd use gloves. I use Diatomaceous-Earth (food grade! NOT POOL) for keeping the buggies out. Its a powder that kills the bugs by making tiny slices in their exoskeletons. so they never form a “resistance” to them. I also I bathed my cat’s at least weekly when we first got them until I found no more fleas on them with the flea comb. Last cat I picked up from the pound about 3 years ago. they did put frontline on him, but I picked 10 off of him on the way home. He instantly got a bath at home anyways. Also, I don’t know if you feed or looked into raw food at all, but we’re raw fed here and that can also make an impact.

So if you do want to use DE, I’ve only had to use it last summer around the doors for keeping the ants from crawling in and a little on my new dog when we went to parks.. but i’d powder them down after a bath (keep away from eyes) and sprinkle around the rugs and bedding and doorways, and then vacuum. It will dry your hands out too, so i’d use gloves.

]]> By: Healing Green http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-33-oz-of/comment-page-1/#comment-4823 Healing Green Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:47:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-3-3-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-4823 I feel for you. Last summer we had such a horrible infestation, and they seem to always be lurking around since then if we do let up on the toxics. We used to be all natural, but *sigh* when you see you two year old son devoured by fleas, and then with lyme disease from a tick likely brought in by a cat, well, somethings got to give. So, we try to strech out the time between the toxics, and but from now on if I see asingle flea, its a dab on the back of the neck for our two cats and one dog. <br/>I hate it, but I've tried everything natural, and no go in our neck of the woods. I feel for you. Last summer we had such a horrible infestation, and they seem to always be lurking around since then if we do let up on the toxics. We used to be all natural, but *sigh* when you see you two year old son devoured by fleas, and then with lyme disease from a tick likely brought in by a cat, well, somethings got to give. So, we try to strech out the time between the toxics, and but from now on if I see asingle flea, its a dab on the back of the neck for our two cats and one dog.
I hate it, but I’ve tried everything natural, and no go in our neck of the woods.

]]> By: Rubberwalls http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-33-oz-of/comment-page-1/#comment-4813 Rubberwalls Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:59:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-3-3-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-4813 Hope this helps the flea situation!<br/>One of my clients sent this to me.....like me, she doesn't use Frontline or the other flea & tick meds.......she's always used this. I have no clue about it but I will be trying it this year....<br/><br/>Take a BIG fat lemon (the more rind the better) and slice it<br/>paper thin.<br/><br/>Put in a bowl with a tablespoon of crushed rosemary leaves (or a<br/>6 inch sprig of fresh). Pour over with a quart of hot, near boiling water. Let steep overnight. <br/><br/>Strain and put into a large spray bottle. Keep in fridge. Shake well before applying. <br/><br/>The d-lemeone in this spray along with the rosemary oil will give your dog a beautiful shiny coat and keep fleas and other bugs away .. including mosquitoes, so you get extra heartworm protection. <br/><br/>If your dog has dry skin or allergies add a teaspoon of tea tree oil and a tablespoon of Aloe pulp. <br/><br/>Use the spray at least twice a week to keep the scent on the coat to repel bugs,and spray it around your doors and through the carpets. <br/><br/>If it's a bad flea time, spray daily on the belly and feet to repel them.<br/><br/>This has worked wonders for us for many years. Not only for the<br/>dogs, but for us when we go hiking or walking in the woods. No bug will get near this stuff. And, of course, it's all natural. Hope this helps the flea situation!
One of my clients sent this to me…..like me, she doesn't use Frontline or the other flea & tick meds…….she's always used this. I have no clue about it but I will be trying it this year….

Take a BIG fat lemon (the more rind the better) and slice it
paper thin.

Put in a bowl with a tablespoon of crushed rosemary leaves (or a
6 inch sprig of fresh). Pour over with a quart of hot, near boiling water. Let steep overnight.

Strain and put into a large spray bottle. Keep in fridge. Shake well before applying.

The d-lemeone in this spray along with the rosemary oil will give your dog a beautiful shiny coat and keep fleas and other bugs away .. including mosquitoes, so you get extra heartworm protection.

If your dog has dry skin or allergies add a teaspoon of tea tree oil and a tablespoon of Aloe pulp.

Use the spray at least twice a week to keep the scent on the coat to repel bugs,and spray it around your doors and through the carpets.

If it's a bad flea time, spray daily on the belly and feet to repel them.

This has worked wonders for us for many years. Not only for the
dogs, but for us when we go hiking or walking in the woods. No bug will get near this stuff. And, of course, it's all natural.

]]> By: Condo Blues http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-33-oz-of/comment-page-1/#comment-4806 Condo Blues Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:56:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-3-3-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-4806 My rescue dog came with a very very bad case of fleas. He's a Pekingese, so with all of that long fur I looked for long term flea treating options. Frontline was my best option. Some of the natural methods (like feeding him garlic or brewer's yeast) actually have deadly long term side effects. Other topical meds I found in the Pets/Discount stores had chems that were much worse than Frontline. Sine we get snow, we only have to treat the dog for fleas during the late spring & summer. Does it get cold where you live that once you get past this outbreak you can treat the cats seasonally? My rescue dog came with a very very bad case of fleas. He's a Pekingese, so with all of that long fur I looked for long term flea treating options. Frontline was my best option. Some of the natural methods (like feeding him garlic or brewer's yeast) actually have deadly long term side effects. Other topical meds I found in the Pets/Discount stores had chems that were much worse than Frontline. Sine we get snow, we only have to treat the dog for fleas during the late spring & summer. Does it get cold where you live that once you get past this outbreak you can treat the cats seasonally?

]]> By: me http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-33-oz-of/comment-page-1/#comment-4804 me Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:52:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-3-3-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-4804 you have my sympathy - fleas are the frigging worst. we formerly lived in the Temescal area, now living in Piedmont, and they effing followed us. our cat does not go outdoors, and we are absolutely mystified by our failure to completely eradicate them from our home. my only suggestion to you (if nothing else works) is to call Fleabusters. We have had a persistent flea problem over the last SEVERAL years, and also have a small child at home. we have had (what seems like, crosses fingers) hope using their service. no, I am not affiliated with them in any way. they use a salt compound (largely comprised of boric acid) which they state is completely safe and nontoxic to both pets and humans. they will retreat your home free of charge, up to one year if the problem persists. don't feel bad about the frontline; nothing else works. you have my sympathy – fleas are the frigging worst. we formerly lived in the Temescal area, now living in Piedmont, and they effing followed us. our cat does not go outdoors, and we are absolutely mystified by our failure to completely eradicate them from our home. my only suggestion to you (if nothing else works) is to call Fleabusters. We have had a persistent flea problem over the last SEVERAL years, and also have a small child at home. we have had (what seems like, crosses fingers) hope using their service. no, I am not affiliated with them in any way. they use a salt compound (largely comprised of boric acid) which they state is completely safe and nontoxic to both pets and humans. they will retreat your home free of charge, up to one year if the problem persists. don’t feel bad about the frontline; nothing else works.

]]> By: jennconspiracy http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-33-oz-of/comment-page-1/#comment-4803 jennconspiracy Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:41:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/year-2-week-33-34-results-3-3-oz-of-plastic-waste/#comment-4803 Exterminator.<br/><br/>Sounds like you have fleas laying eggs in the house - probably between the cracks of the wood floor under the carpets and whoknowswhere. Also, when it is dry, they just pop right up out of the dirt - I had a bad problem at a house in New Orleans with a dusty yard and fleas just hopping on passers by.<br/><br/>Get a professional! They can spray stuff which will render the fleas sterile and unable to reproduce. Exterminator.

Sounds like you have fleas laying eggs in the house – probably between the cracks of the wood floor under the carpets and whoknowswhere. Also, when it is dry, they just pop right up out of the dirt – I had a bad problem at a house in New Orleans with a dusty yard and fleas just hopping on passers by.

Get a professional! They can spray stuff which will render the fleas sterile and unable to reproduce.

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