Home remedies for fleas on dogs
Tips and tricks for keeping bloodsuckers at bay
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I use Eucalyptus oil. Simpoly add 5 drops to 8 oz of water and pour the solution in a sprey bottle, then spritz all over your dog and his bed.
Fleas and other insects HATE the smell of Eucalyptus so they will stear clear.
Respray once a month or after you give your Dog a bath.
I found a bottle at my local health food store for $5.00 a bottle!!
Give your dog a garlic pill once a week. It repels fleas off your dog. Only 10 weeks and older though. You can find it at a grocery store for under $5 and its about 90-120 pills. Also washing them in Dawn dish detergent works the best I've found and safe. I'm guessing it's becuase of the consistency.
Be careful with the Dawn, I was using that and it dried out my dogs ski so bad she had sores every where.
sprinkle about a teaspoon of garlic powder on there food. They may have a little bad breath but it really does work
Wow tabacco dust. i might try it.
we have put all the named expensive brands on our little dog and she is still so full of fleas!!!!!!!!!We have tried the D liquid soap and it does not work!!!!!!!We sprayed our house and even outside and still she has them all over her. I have been bathing her a lot but I guess its off to the vet to spend a lot of money!
I visit down south regularly and neighbors have too many animals they are infested with god knows what!! But the two older dogs never get a rest from scratching and itching, one runs to relieve himself from the biting. What can I do secretly to help these poor creatures it is heart wrenching. They have no hair left on their backsides. tail and back !!!!!!! I am in tears when I visit !
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you can make some special treats for them that has garlic in them and this should stop the fleas or tell the people if they want a cheap way of get rid of them is to mixed garlic in their dog food everyday for the first week then every other day after that to keep them away. I hope this helps I got a friend that i have to bring treats to the house everytime i go visit i got animals and dont want to bring them home to my house. you should notice a differance in a couple of days.
Aloe Vera gel can help if your dog has "hot spots." In addition to antibacterial properties which disinfect the wound, and the immune stimulant acemannan, Aloe also has an anesthetic effect. Applying the gel regularly can soothe the itch and relieve your dog's need to constantly tend to the wound.
Tobacco dust! My dad got a lot from a friend (he works in construction) and we sprinkled it around the yard, where fleas were most prevalent. The fleas were gone within a week. I am not sure of any negative side effects of the dust itself but we didn't notice any.
I use a cedarwood-based oil from a company called Best Yet. You can also find it by Googling Cedarcide. It kills all fleas on contact but doesn't last very long, so my outdoor cat needs reapplication at least once, if not twice a week. But it contains no harmful chemicals and it makes him smell like a cedar chest. So at least we've got that going for us.
We have 4 dogs and 6 cats. We haven't had a single flea in years. We wash the dogs with original blue dawn dish soap weekly. The cats are all indoors. We vacuum daily, and that seems to keep the fleas away.
