How can something as small as a tick or a mosquito
be such a big problem for pets?
Mosquitoes can make dogs and cats get sick with
Heartworm, West Nile Virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus and other nasty
illnesses that can even make a pet died!
A teeny, tiny Tick can make a cat sick with diseases
like Lyme, Haemobartonellosis and Tielarema.
Dogs can get those plus Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and more. All of these sicknesses are very, very bad to
get.
Even though we don’t like to use chemicals, Mom does
use the drops kind from our Vet but we don’t use any kind of chemicals in our
yard. Instead we plant pet friendly
plants that keep bugs away.
There are lots of plants that are pretty to look at
that ticks and mosquitoes don’t like.
Every year we fill nice planters with these plants and put them around
the outside of our pen. We could put
them inside our pen but DixieLee Lies to dig and I have been known to nibble on
grass and sticks. Most of the plants won’t
hurt me but there are some like garlic that are poison to dogs and cats.
Some of our favorite plants to keep ticks away are
lavender, sage, mint, lemon grass and eucalyptus. Lavender is a pretty color
and sage, mint and eucalyptus smell really nice.
To keep mosquitoes away, we like catnip (cats really
like this one), rosemary, basil and citronella.
Mom says rosemary is her favorite because it smells extra good. She’s not a great cook but she does use
rosemary when she cooks chicken sometimes.
If your humans like to cook, they might like having
fresh sage and basil right in your yard.
Now that the snow is gone and the grass is growing,
it’s time for Mom and Dad to go to the plant store. We
like that plants not only make our yard look pretty, they help keep us safe
from some bad bugs.
Love,
Zeva
P.S. Mom helped me spell the extra big words.
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universe go to pawpalsboutique.com
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