Comments on: EARTH DAY COUNTDOWN – Make the Earth Friendly for Pets, Too https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/earth-day-cou-5/ The expert help you need to live the greener, healthier life you want. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:16:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Diane MacEachern https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/earth-day-cou-5/#comment-117 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:16:03 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/earth-day-cou-5/#comment-117 Thank you both for writing. I have two cats, and one of them — the one that never goes outside — has thyroid problems that have become quite severe. Until I saw this study, it never occurred to me it might be from chemicals in the furniture or on the carpeting. I have a dog, too. Fortunately, we’ve just replaced the carpeting with a wood floor and a rug that hasn’t been treated with fire retardants. I hope it’s not too late to protect her.

]]> By: Scratchings-and-Sniffings https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/earth-day-cou-5/#comment-118 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:02:13 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/earth-day-cou-5/#comment-118 Happy Earth Day for Pets

I’ll be out of town most of this week…at a seminar. But Scratchings wanted me to share some pet news about Earth Day and then set this to publish then… (Earth Day, as you know, is Tuesday but I’m writing this on Sunday.) Diane at Big Green Purse ha…

]]> By: Dagny McKinley https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/earth-day-cou-5/#comment-116 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:28:36 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/earth-day-cou-5/#comment-116 First of all, I have to say I love the name of your blog. Brilliant!
I’ve done a lot of research on pesticides and the cancer causing agents in them and this post is exactly right, animals are exposed to fresh pesticides as they play on recently sprayed lawns. As well, they bring it into the house on their paws. We’ve had two pets die of cancer I believe is related to pesticides. I started a website to share information on pesticides and alternatives for treating your lawn: http://www.alternative-lawncare.com.
Thanks,
Dagny McKinley

]]> By: Anne Keefe https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/earth-day-cou-5/#comment-115 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:26:03 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/earth-day-cou-5/#comment-115 My sister has 2 cats that both have thyroid problems. They both have eating disorders and seem to have the most sensitive stomachs of any cats I have ever known. One cat in particular lives in the couch because she is scared to death of the dog. The fire retardant in the couch has resulted in both cats having thyroid problems. It is a real shame our defenseless animals have to be exposed to not only harmful food, but to other high levels of toxins in their environment.

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