Amy wrote:
 
>Pam Grant is probably a better bet to give you all the details, but I know
>that BY has a high concentration of B vitamins.  Also, the garlic repels
>fleas (notice how I didn't say "eliminate"?).
 
You're absolutely right about the B vitamins.  That's what make brewer's
yeast an excellent coat conditioner.  However, every scientific study ever
done on the subject has shown that neither garlic nor B vitamins have ANY
effect on flea populations on animal.  You still need to use flea shampoos
and powders (anything safe for a cat is safe for a ferret) as well as the
flea egg inhibitor Program to control the problem.
 
Bruce S. Levine DVM
 
"Lost in Cyberspace"
[Posted in FML issue 1617]