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--089e013d186a256bd004f8ad618f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Permethrin is highly poisonous to cats, just so you know..and Permethrin is not as effective at repelling ticks as one might think. Highly dose dependent and not the magic bullet one might think it is. Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre Join us on May 10 for our Annual Wildlife Benefit Concert and Silent Auction Visit www.cwrc.net for details On May 5, 2014 3:32 PM, "David Patriquin" <David.Patriquin@dal.ca> wrote: > > *Wearing permethrin treated clothing reduces tick bites and chances of > contacting Lyme disease 93-100%* but we do not have access to this > preventative measure in Canada.Permethrin is very safe used this way > (bound to textile), especially for children. (DEET is not!) > > Please sign on to the *petition* to pressure government to *give > Canadians access to permethrin-treated clothing for repelling ticks/Lyme > disease, especially to protect children.* > > Go to > > *www.noticks.ca <http://www.noticks.ca> * > -----This effort, just getting off the ground, followed from some > discussion last year on NatureNS about preventing tick > bites and my frustration in trying to get some answers from the PMRA. > Support via the petition is much appreciated, also any inside info on why > the "Permethrin Option" is pretty well absent from public discourse about > BLT/Lyme in Canada. > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on > behalf of Shouty McShoutsalot <desolatechair@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2014 11:32 AM > *To:* naturens > *Subject:* [NatureNS] Ticks Out > > Picked our first deer tick off my Golden Lab Saturday May 3 after a hike > through the trails behind the Flat Rock area of Halfway River outside of > Hantsport NS. > > -- > Jamie Simpson > Hantsport, NS > --089e013d186a256bd004f8ad618f Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p dir=3D"ltr">Permethrin is highly poisonous to cats, just so you know..an= d Permethrin is not as effective at repelling ticks as one might think. Hig= hly dose dependent and not the magic bullet one might think it is.</p> <p dir=3D"ltr">Helene Van Doninck DVM<br> Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<br> Join us on May 10 for our Annual Wildlife Benefit Concert and Silent Auctio= n<br> Visit www.cwrc.net for details</p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On May 5, 2014 3:32 PM, "David Patriquin&qu= ot; <<a href=3D"mailto:David.Patriquin@dal.ca">David.Patriquin@dal.ca</a= >> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl= e=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-fa= mily:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <p><br> </p> <div style=3D"color:rgb(40,40,40)"><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(253,= 248,105)"><font size=3D"3"><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(253,239,43)"= ><font size=3D"3"><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(253,248,105)"><em>Wea= ring permethrin treated clothing reduces tick bites and chances of contacting L= yme disease 93-100%</em></span> but we do not have access to this preventat= ive measure in Canada.</font><font size=3D"3"><span style=3D"background-col= or:rgb(253,248,105)">Permethrin is very safe used this way (bound to textile), especially for children</sp= an>. (DEET is not!)</font></span><br> <br> Please</font></span><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(253,239,43)"><span = style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size=3D"3"><span style=3D= "background-color:rgb(253,248,105)"> sign on to the <strong>petition</strong></span> to pressure government to = <span style=3D"background-color:rgb(125,190,241)"> <span style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>give Canadians ac= cess to permethrin-treated clothing for repelling ticks/Lyme disease, espec= ially to protect=C2=A0 children.</strong></span><strong> </strong></span></font><strong><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(125,190,= 241)"></span></strong><font size=3D"3"><br> <br> Go to <strong></strong></font></span><font size=3D"3"><span style=3D"backgr= ound-color:rgb(253,248,105)"><em><a href=3D"http://www.noticks.ca" target= =3D"_blank">www.noticks.ca</a><br> <br> </em></span></font><br> </span>-----This effort, just getting off the ground, followed from some di= scussion=C2=A0last=C2=A0year on NatureNS about preventing tick bites=C2=A0a= nd=C2=A0my=C2=A0frustration in=C2=A0trying=C2=A0to=C2=A0get=C2=A0some=C2=A0= answers=C2=A0from=C2=A0the=C2=A0PMRA.=C2=A0 Support=C2=A0via=C2=A0the=C2=A0= petition=C2=A0is much=C2=A0appreciated, also any inside info on why the "Permethrin Option" is pretty well absent from p= ublic discourse about BLT/Lyme in Canada.<br> <br> <br> <hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%"> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"C= alibri, sans-serif"><b><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> From:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank= ">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@ch= ebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>> on be= half of Shouty McShoutsalot <<a href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com" = target=3D"_blank">desolatechair@gmail.com</a>><br> <b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 05, 2014 11:32 AM<br> <b>To:</b> naturens<br> <b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Ticks Out</font> <div>=C2=A0</div> </div> <div> <div dir=3D"ltr">Picked our first deer tick off my Golden Lab Saturday May = 3 after a hike through the trails behind the Flat Rock area of Halfway Rive= r outside of Hantsport NS.<br clear=3D"all"> <div><br> </div> -- <br> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div>Jamie Simpson<br> </div> Hantsport, NS<br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> --089e013d186a256bd004f8ad61