we had two dogs for 17 years and never had a days problem with fleas... we now have two different dogs and within the last year we have had nothing but problems... we've taken carpets up and replaced with wooden flooring, the sofa covers and throws are washed on a regular basis but we cant get rid of the horrid black things!
... my other half being quite alternative... will not resort to bathing the dogs in ... what i call proper flea shampoo for dogs... in all fairness he has a point i have read up on it and the shampoo can be harmful stuff...
has anyone got any tried and tested remedies for fleas... the natural way! ... many thanks! :)
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when i had dogs i bought some garlic tablets and they never had fleas. they dont do the dogs any harm. the reason the fleas dont go on your dogs is that the smell of garlic comes through the pores and the fleas cant stand the smell of it
I have heard that Dawn Dish soap is pretty good for getting fleas off of animals, but I don't think it will do anything to keep the fleas off of the dogs. Really Front Line and Advantage monthly flea treatments are very good products and work very well at killing fleas and flea eggs as well as keeping fleas off of your dogs.
Mint!
Rub tea tree oil into their genitals
That's easy. You just get them between your thumbnails an squeeze.
Use tea tree oil shampoo and conditioner on your dogs. You could also spray them with tea tree dilluted in water before you go out. Totally harmless and 100% natural so will keep your dogs and your other half happy.
As far as getting fleas out of your carpet here is a method I read about once. Close Ali the shades in the room to make the room as dark as possible. Put a small lamp in the middle of the room. Remove the lamp shade and turn the lamp on. Then place a couple of bowls of soapy water around the lamp and close the door to the room. After 4 or 5 hours go check. The theory is that the fleas are attracted to the light, jump at it, then land in the soapy water. Hope this helps.
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adding cider vinegar to their water regularly will help in the long term, 1 part vinegar to 10 parts water maybe, or you could spray them with it to help now. Also treat your furniture
You need to feed your dogs one garlic pill a day. The fleas do not like the odor and they will stay away from your dogs. It is perfectly harmless to your dogs.
You could try putting a peeled clove of garlic in their water bowl.
The fleas breed in the cracks in the floorboards, in soft furnishings etc, so you really need to use a flea spray that treats the flea eggs, something like 'Acclaim' and 'Frontline' for the dogs, both from the vet, otherwide you'll never get rid of the fleas.
After they've been eradicated, then try the natural remedies to keep the fleas off, but fleas are resilient little bugs and they won't go for a bit of mint or garlic. They might -eventually- stay off the dogs on a quasi-natural regime but all that will happen then is that you will start being bitten, and virulently, and the whole cycle will start all over again...
Sometimes a quick dose of chemicals, formulated for the job, is the best thing for an infestation, then try the natural methods to keep up the prevention afterwards.
Unless you fumigate your house and treat the dogs at the same time the fleas will continue to drive you all nuts. I know- I've been there!
FRONTLINE IS THE BEST I NOW ITS EXPENSIVE BUT YOU CAN BY A SPRAY BOTTLE FOR 30 POUND THAT WILL LAST YOU .I HAVE 8 DOGS AND WE FRONTLINE THEM EVERY 3 MONTH WHEN WE WORM THEM IT'S A RUTIEN NOW NOT SEEN A FLEA ON MY DOGS FOR YEARS. HOPE THAT HELPS
Yeah the first answer is head on. You'd be surprised at how great Blue Dawn dish washing liquid works! Also...like an old wives tale treatment. I heard if you sprinkle salt in your carpet it helps. I'm not sure if its they try to eat it and it dehydrates them and kills them or if they just don't like.
go to the vets, my daughter uses 'stronghold' you can only buy this from the vets.
nothing natural seemed to work.
Hi how are you I tried all the natural ways girl mint etc treats containing these made by a company called mark and chapel they work to a point the only way to treat fleas is a proper flea treatment from your vet or try and find a holistic Vet ! I ment garlic!
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