Many years ago I used to run a dog grooming parlour. Using dip on the 40 or so dogs I groomed each day. I started having very itchy hands and feet every evening. I realised that the dip was causing it after taking a few weeks off and the itching stopped. Around that time I discovered that I was pregnant. The baby miscarried even though I cut down on dipping the dogs. I started having migraines when I used a dewormer and if I had even a drop of dip on my skin. That was about 23 years ago. I stopped using any poisons then. If I go into a place that has had ANY poison used in it, I struggle to breathe, start sweating profusely, get abdominal cramps, feel very nauseous and have a headache - usually within seconds of entering the place. Always before, people have implied I am over-reacting when I call ahead of an appointment and ask if they have used poisons. It can take me weeks to recover from a poisoning episode. Each time it gets worse. I have had to stop grooming dogs completely because the cut hair now gives me asthma. Every time I visit where there are animals I have to ask if they have used flea control on them within the last two weeks. It seems to take about two to three weeks before it is safe for me to touch them or go into a place that has been treated. It is such a relief to know that I am not alone. We have a severe cockroach problem that I can only treat with soapy water and impact therapy (squish them!) and I use white vinegar liberally on my carpets, floors, bedding, cat, dogs etc to control the fleas. From what I am treading here Borax and DE would be out of the question. I have noticed that some dandruff/psoriasis shampoos also cause a problem for me. Even if someone else in the house is using them. These poisons have caused three miscarriages in total for me and I don't think people really realise that the poisons appear to build up your system and never seem to go away.
