You can check your dog for tape worms yourself very easily.
Go out with the dog after he has eaten and you know he is going to have a bowel movement, immediately after the dog goes just examine the sample, if you see anything that looks like "rice" whether it is moving or not, you will know the dog has tapes.
If your dog has fleas you can almost be certain it has tapes. The life cycle: fleas ingest the tapeworm eggs, you dog bites to scratch the flea bite itch and swallows the tapeworm eggs.
You didn't mention what kind of dog you have, if it is long haired or has a lot of hair around the anal opening it is possible that the hair is catching some of the fecal matter and your dog is using the carpet for tp!! Look at the dog's bottom and see if there is anything stuck on him. If there is a lot of hair in the area you {or a groomer} can simply clip a "potty path" so it doesn't happen again.
Tip: don't shave the hair in that area to the skin, just short. It itches when it grows back in so "to the skin" shaving doesn't cure the problem unless it is so matted you have no choice.
If you clip the hair yourself try this: use a comb between the skin and the hair to be cut and just clip it off at the comb, no accidental cuts to sensitive skin. ... View related article.
These potatoes are also good if you slip a small chunk of cheese in the middle of the ball before fying; Italian peppers add a zing if you add them in the middle as well! ... View related article.
Before you start removing the oxygen you should put a few bay leaves in all the food as soon as you buy it, no eggs will hatch out if you do this and it won't change the flavor of the food.
I use 1/2 gallon canning jars for my grains and add the leaves, cooking directions inside the jar if need and then use the vacuum part of my Kenmore vacuum food saver with the canning lid vacuum, it works great. ... View related article.
If you go camping along the California coast do NOT use any sticks from the trees you find there, bring them from home! A lot of people are not familiar with oleander, it is grown all along the coast to help with erosion since it needs such little care to survive. It is poisonous and kills with very little ingestion, people end up in the hospital every year from using these branches to cook marshmallows or hot dogs over their fires!
You need to use iodine, that is the ONLY product that really does work on animals. Always use a fresh, new q-tip to dip into the iodine and rub on the ringworm, never use the applicator included in the bottle! You will need to apply it at least 2 times a day for at least 7 days straight, 10 days would be even better.
Wash all bedding the dog has been on and be careful cuz you and your kids can catch it easily. If you do, use the same treatment! If any of it is near the dogs eyes, always put some mineral oil in his eyes before treating to protect them. ... View related article.
You can also use stampers that are normally used with ink or paint, just dedicate the stampers to the kitchen and don't use intermix them with craft used one. I just dip them into the powdered sugar and then lightly stamp onto the cake. ... View related article.
Terdralynn is correct. Boric acid kills 100% of roaches and it's cheap. You can mix in a little powdered sugar if you want or even add some flour and make balls out of it.
The plain powder works really well because the roaches are like cats and clean themselves so they will ingest it and the rest of the colony will eat the dead body and kill themselves from the contamination. It is dangerous to pets and children so keep it away from them. ... View related article.
Go to the liquor stores around you and grab some of the boxes that have had bottles in them and already have the cardboard separators in them. You can pack glasses, bottles, bottles from fridge, knick knacks, etc in them and it sure helps save time when packing and unpacking.
You can also use socks for small knick knacks, just slide them in & fold over.
Try packing your favorite clothes as outfits, in each box put everything you would wear in a day together, jeans, t shirt, socks, undies, whatever! That way you won't have to unpack everything in a hurry just to find an outfit for one day. {you can include a bar of soap, towel, washcloth, powder, deodorant, etc and mark it with something like Day 1 and put that box in the bathroom so you won't be searching for it} ... View related article.
