To Ed Swartz concerning garlic and brewer's yeast:
 
        Ed - those two compounds are safe fro you ferret, but have
never been proven to be effective.  Often the best flea control is in the
mind of the owner - if you are convinced you WON'T see fleas by using
somethingthat someone swears by, well, often you won't.
 
        We will still continue to use a pyrethrin-based shampoo and periodic
bombings of the house with our guys....
 
Bruce Williams, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 1135]