Are you worried about the effects of chemicals
on your dog? Why not make your own safe, non toxic flea
repellents?
CITRUS REPELLENT: Cut a lemon into quarters and place
in a pint jug. Cover the lemon with boiling water and let it
steep overnight. Next day you have a flea repellent that you
can use in a spray bottle. Spray all over your dog remembering
especially behind the ears and around the head generally
(careful of eyes), around the base of the tail (once again
keep away from delicate bits) and under your dog's 'armpits'.
Aromatherapy repellent. Using 10 ml. of sweet almond oil
as your base, add 10 drops of lavender and 5 drops of
cedarwood. Shake well and use 1 or 2 drops spread over the
skin at least twice a week to keep the fleas away.
A flea collar can be made by rubbing a few drops of one of the
following into an ordinary webbing or rope collar or even a
doggy bandanna: eucalyptus oil, Tea Tree Oil, citronella,
lavender or geranium. Don't forget to do this weekly.
YOUR HOME: Fleas spend most of their time in your
furnishings and only hop onto your dog or you for their next
meal. Make sure you wash your dog's bedding regularly because
no flea ever survived a hot wash cycle. If you add eucalyptus
oil to the final rinse it will also kill 99% of house dust
mites according to research from the University of Sydney,
Australia.
Vacuum your home very thoroughly and sprinkle a fine layer of
ordinary table salt over your upholstery and carpets and leave
overnight before vacuuming again to evict your unwelcome
guests safely but don't forget to empty your vacuum bag.
BATHING: A badly infested dog really needs to be bathed
so use your favorite dog shampoo. Rinse the dog off very
thoroughly and in the final rinse add a couple of drops of Tea
Tree Oil or Lavender oil. An alternative is to make your own
herbal flea dip which will also work on ticks. Steep two cups
of fresh rosemary in two pints of boiling water for 30
minutes. Strain the liquid, discard the leaves and make it up
to one gallon ( 8 pints) with warm water. Pour this mixture
over the dog until it's saturated. Do not rinse off and allow
the dog to dry naturally so this is a remedy to use on hot
summer days.
INTERNAL FLEA REPELLENTS: Garlic may not be your
favorite cologne and it's not the flea's favorite smell
either. When your dog eats garlic, the smell is excreted
through the dog's skin making your dog less likely to be the
flea's next meal. In case you think you might need to give
your dog a breath freshener along with the garlic, my dogs,
Mack and Josh, eat a garlic clove every day and I don't find
their breath smells from it at all.
Brewers yeast tablets will also help to make your dog less
attractive to fleas because once again the smell is excreted
through the skin.
Adding a dessert spoon of apple cider vinegar to the water
bowl will make the skin more acidic and unpleasant to fleas
and ticks. If your dogs don't fancy apple cider vinegar in the
water bowl, dilute it 50/50 with water and use in a spray
bottle instead of the citrus repellent.
Frances Gavin - Canine Natural Cures
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