Using Organic Plant Food Around Pets

Aspen the Yorkie | Food Poisons,Pet Product Warnings | Wednesday, 02 May 2012

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Whitney Farms for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

My owner often tells a story about one of the dogs her family owned when she was a young girl.

Her mother used natural plant foods, what we call organic plant food in her gardens. When she was planting tulips and other bulbs, she would use bone meal as a natural food source. One day the family dog appeared at the door with white powder all over his face, and everyone wondered what had happened. The family scurried around looking for the source of the white powder and found that the dog had discovered the bone meal and liked what he found, and proceeded to try to eat it. Fortunately, there were no ill affects in his case, but this is something dog owners should consider when using food that contains bone meal and other appealing natural ingredients.

One plant and vegetable food that contains some bone meal that we think is a good if you are trying to maintain organic soil in your garden is produced by Whitney Farms®. It is truly organic containing not just bone meal, but other forms of macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients for the garden, plus beneficial microbes that will benefit the soil. It is low in dust, and though dogs like me will be disappointed by the fact that the manure odor is low, humans will be happy to know this.

Since my owners like to grow natural gardens, I know they will want to learn more about this plant food, so they will be visiting the site to learn more, and get their $3 off coupon. You can too!

Image: Oregano and Chives from my Herb Garden

Organic Plant Food

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Pets Dying from Flea and Tick Products

The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is putting restrictions on certain flea and tick products because of illnesses and deaths that have resulted from using them.  Among the things that happened to pets were seizures, serious skin reactions, deaths and more.  Here is a bullet-point list of some key facts we heard in a news report today:

  • 44,000 adverse reactions attributed to collars and topical preparations
  • 600 of these reactions lead to death
  • Affects cats more than dogs, small dogs more than big
  • EPA wants clearer labeling
  • Want owners to read instructions carefully, many reactions are due to owner’s carelessness, for example putting dosages meant for large dogs on small dogs, or not putting where you should on the pets body.
  • When using a topical application, check the area after you apply, skin reaction can appear like a chemical burn which can become infected.
  • Why aren’t they taking the products off the market? Because it’s even riskier if pets get fleas or ticks to both pets and humans

Click here for the EPA news release for more information.


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