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Nature's Guardian?

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#1 ·
Has anyone ever heard of or used a flea/tick/mosquito medicine called Nature's Guardian? It's made by Sergeants. (Opinions on this brand? I'm an Advantage/Frontline user)

One of my cats is extremely sensitive to flea medicines, even mild kitten shampoos. We have just been giving him regular baths using a little Dawn soap and removing fleas by hand. Problem is, the fleas are really bad this time of year and it's hard to search his long, dark fur to get them all. Even with two people and two flea combs.

After talking to my vet about this, he gave me a sample of this to try. It says it's made from all natural ingredients, gentle formula, safe for 12 weeks and up, 2.0mL application.


Active ingredients:
Peppermint Oil - 10.00%
Clove Oil - 7.00%
Lemon Grass Oil - 3.00%

Inactive ingredients:
Canola Oil, Vanillin, Citric Acid - 80.00%


Sorry for all the questions lately! You guys and gals are just so knowledgeable and helpful!
 
#2 ·
I, personally, would not use anything made by either Sergeant's or Hartz on any of my animals ... ever. I also would not use anything with essential oils on any cat, as I have read that some essential oils are toxic to cats. I also would not expect the above formula to be particularly (or at all) effective against fleas.

Laurie
 
#3 ·
I had tried that in the past with my cats. One of the cat's skin was peeling off in chunks after I used it on him. It was as if the essential oils burned him. I felt horrible about it and have stuck to advantage ever since then. Luckily I no longer have a flea problem but when I do, it's always advantage.