Case 1. Researchers compiled data on adverse effects from a series of 57 unintentional ingestions involving lufenuron (1–26.4 mg/kg) in people aged 8 months to 65 years (51% were >5 years). Their findings were:
One episode of vomiting within 2 hours of ingestion by a 15-month-old boy.
Diarrhea in a 13-year-old girl that resolved within 8 hours.
Nausea and diarrhea occurring 24 hours after ingestion by a 53-year-old woman (unknown if related to lufenuron due to the delay in onset of symptoms).
The authors concluded that lufenuron did not cause any significant toxicity in the human cases they studied (Herrington & Herrick, 1998).
It’s all by body weight. If you were to take a dosage monthly according to your body weight, you wouldn’t make it to the next month. This stuff is POISON.
Fun fact: if you live in a highly dog-populated area, all those walking, poison-carrying dogs who are taking care of business everywhere are contributing to the “nutrition” of the soil for the grasses and pollinator plants, which in turn kill off the bees and butterflies and other worthy creatures through their pollen and fruit.
Big spray is a repellent, the goal is to not get bit at all. The pill you give your dog does nothing to stop your dog from getting bit, your dog gets bit and then the fleas and ticks die. Even if you could take that pill (which you can’t) you would still get bit, defeating the purpose.
It just takes forever for stuff to get certified for human use (in normal times). Nobody was all that concerned about keeping ticks off people until maybe twenty years ago when Lyme started becoming a bigger deal. I looked into it a couple of years ago and there were some early trials going on with the anti-tick stuff that dogs get, but it hadn’t progressed very far yet.
I can’t actually answer your question but, had terrible reaction to bites as a child. I take Brewers Yeast during the biting bug season. It really, really helps. Vitamin department, GNC, online, wherever.
You can use permethrin. It will last up to a month I think. (Shingles medicated treatment) it does have some long term use consequences I forget that make it not recommended for long periods of time.
I’ve used it on long back country trips in tick territory. It worked.
For what it’s worth, last summer I was taking chemotherapy and mosquitos either didn’t want to bite me or died immediately after biting me. That is always an option. Didn’t have to shave anything. No bugs bothered me. Chemo girl summer was pretty lit.
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Case 1. Researchers compiled data on adverse effects from a series of 57 unintentional ingestions involving lufenuron (1–26.4 mg/kg) in people aged 8 months to 65 years (51% were >5 years). Their findings were:
One episode of vomiting within 2 hours of ingestion by a 15-month-old boy.
Diarrhea in a 13-year-old girl that resolved within 8 hours.
Nausea and diarrhea occurring 24 hours after ingestion by a 53-year-old woman (unknown if related to lufenuron due to the delay in onset of symptoms).
The authors concluded that lufenuron did not cause any significant toxicity in the human cases they studied (Herrington & Herrick, 1998).
https://www.poison.org/articles/is-my-pets-flea-medication-lufenuron-poisonous-to-humans-221
Ivermectin is targeted for horses so this should be just fine. Update us on results in a month. Thanks
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It’s all by body weight. If you were to take a dosage monthly according to your body weight, you wouldn’t make it to the next month. This stuff is POISON.
Fun fact: if you live in a highly dog-populated area, all those walking, poison-carrying dogs who are taking care of business everywhere are contributing to the “nutrition” of the soil for the grasses and pollinator plants, which in turn kill off the bees and butterflies and other worthy creatures through their pollen and fruit.
https://beevive.com/blogs/bee-blog/do-our-pet-flea-treatments-kill-our-bees?srsltid=AfmBOopHnXp7I3p0xiCccZawdpxC1JyMORSwNsWUQ6OLsVvd2lq0dt2V
Big spray is a repellent, the goal is to not get bit at all. The pill you give your dog does nothing to stop your dog from getting bit, your dog gets bit and then the fleas and ticks die. Even if you could take that pill (which you can’t) you would still get bit, defeating the purpose.
It just takes forever for stuff to get certified for human use (in normal times). Nobody was all that concerned about keeping ticks off people until maybe twenty years ago when Lyme started becoming a bigger deal. I looked into it a couple of years ago and there were some early trials going on with the anti-tick stuff that dogs get, but it hadn’t progressed very far yet.
Because the pills will kill your dog if it lived as long as you do. By the time it becomes an issue, your dog will be dead.
You may need some daily bug spray, but look up how to treat clothing with Permethrin.
The stuff you give your pet will give you cancer.
Pets don’t live long enough that it would affect them. Humans live longer, so.
You live long enough that you’ll suffer from organ failure if you do the same thing.
It would work though.
Alternatively, You could spray Permethrin on clothes, socks, hats and shoes … this will give extended multi day/week protection
Also Different animals process stuff differently.
Chocolate, good for people, bad for dogs
Garlic and onions, good for people, bad for cats.
As much as I enjoy not having fleas in my house, we really need to get away from the kill it with fire mentality
I can’t actually answer your question but, had terrible reaction to bites as a child. I take Brewers Yeast during the biting bug season. It really, really helps. Vitamin department, GNC, online, wherever.
You can use permethrin. It will last up to a month I think. (Shingles medicated treatment) it does have some long term use consequences I forget that make it not recommended for long periods of time.
I’ve used it on long back country trips in tick territory. It worked.
because you don’t take the pill that you give way to your dog.
For what it’s worth, last summer I was taking chemotherapy and mosquitos either didn’t want to bite me or died immediately after biting me. That is always an option. Didn’t have to shave anything. No bugs bothered me. Chemo girl summer was pretty lit.
Why not just wear a flea collar, much easier