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Frontline Plus for Dogs -- safe around preggos?
I've heard rumblings that pesticides used in some dog shampoos have been linked to autism in children. This is not to say that these chemicals are the cause, but they've raised some suspicion, just like so many other things. To put my mind at ease (and to cultivate some tenuous, even imagined sense of control over things), I'd like to avoid contact with any chemicals that might be hazardous in this way.
That said, our dog's shampoo is free of those pesticides, but we do use Frontline Plus on him, which makes a huge difference in these warmer months, when he loves to sunbathe in the yard among all those friendly fleas that find him so delicious.
My understanding is that the chemical pyrethrin is the alleged cause for concern, but it does not seem to be present in Frontline. Still, is there any reason I should be concerned about using Frontline Plus on my dog? Does anyone else use it? Any thoughts?
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