-> 0n (31 Jan 06) Jack Yates wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE...


->  WC> -> Garlic, just a little bit in the food, not  enough to
make the dog
->  WC> turn up the
->  WC> -> nose at mealtime; about a quarter-teaspoon for our 17lb terrier.
->  WC> Its not
->  WC> -> enough to harm the dog but the scent and taste permeates the skin
->  WC> and makes the
->  WC> -> dog unappetizing to the flea.

->  WC> Just get Frontline and be done with it.
->  WC> Been using it on Spanky for years and 100 percent effect for 3 times
->  WC> the length of time it's claimed to work. ( 90 days efficacy)

->  JY> We use Frontline here..

->  We do too. About the heartworm med. The kind we get used to come in a
-> chewy tablet form. A little chewy treat. Now it's a pill so you have
-> to put it down their throat or into something they'll eat. hmm. I
-> wonder why they had to change a good thing. Cheaper  maybe?

Heartgaurd Plus chewables here.
I give the Pit his arthritis med by telling him "open"
dropping it in, pulling his snout up and saying "swallow.
Takes all of 5 seconds.

Now if it wanted to keep those jaws shut no way I could open them! 
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