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- From: leslianne@seahcx.UUCP (Leslianne Heimbeck)
- Newsgroups: rec.pets
- Subject: Re: Help! I am desperite
- Message-ID: <982@seahcx.UUCP>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 16:46:52 GMT
- References: <0RRauB1w165w@oneb2.almanac.bc.ca> <1992Nov16.002459.5251@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <089SB8S4@cc.swarthmore.edu>
- Reply-To: leslianne@seahcx.UUCP (Leslianne Heimbeck)
- Organization: Harris Computer Systems, Bellevue, WA
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- In article <089SB8S4@cc.swarthmore.edu> sstockw1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Sarah Stockwell) writes:
- >
- >I got rid of them with a special insecticide
- >shampoo that I bought at my vet's. It involved bathing the rat (fill a tub
- >
- >I forget what
- >the shampoo is called, sorry. Your vet might know. It was blue, in a
- >green-and-blue-and-white bottle, if that helps any. It's not sold in pet
- >stores, so far as I know. Good luck! Let me know how it turns out.
- >
- >--Sarah
-
- Sarah is right, the shampoo works great! It's called Mycodex (sp), with
- Pyritherins and Carbaryl as the insecticides. It's sold for cats and dogs,
- but as Sarah knows, it works very well on rodents too. One word of caution
- though - don't let it get into the eyes, it's very irritating!
-
- I suggest that when you are letting it "soak in", wrap your li'l one in a
- washcloth to insulate him/her a little, then cuddle her. Make sure the
- shampoo stays on for the full five minutes for maximum effectiveness.
-
- Regards,
- LH
-