[Dailydrool] Dysons and Hertworm Meds

[Georgia Powers]

Hi-- I guess everyone's experience is different. We LOVE the Dyson and  
HATE the Oreck!! Our Oreck kept burning through belts almost everytime  
we used it. And at that time we only had a non-shedding poodle so dog  
hair was not the problem. Dog hair WAS a huge problem my first week  
with Eugene when I thought I would go crazy over his hair everywhere-- 
especially on our dark carpeting in the family room . Getting the  
Dyson and seeing how it picked up everyone of his hairs ( as well as  
the cat's ) gave me hope that I could live with his shedding and now 2  
years later, the machine still works great. We paid more for the  
"animal" model, but never have used the special pet hair   
attatchments, so I don't think that is necessary.

Re: heartworm meds, we have always had vets that redo the test every  
year on the theory that some people may miss a dose, whatever, during  
the year. I have always suspected that this might just be a way to get  
more revenue, but we always have an annual test before we get our  
heartworm medicine for the year. Supposedly, if your dog does have  
heartworm and you give him a dose of preventative, it can be very  
serious. Again I don't know that this is true. Recently, I've noticed  
the vets have been recommending year round heartworm dosing, even here  
in Chicago where we have cold winters. Again,  I do it, but I don't  
know if it's necessary. I never want to look back and feel that I  
compromised my animals' health so I put my trust in the vet's advice  
usually.

Georgia and Eugene