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09-28-2007, 05:30 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 19
| Natural remedy for fleas Hi everyone, I am new here. I do read the messages but this is my first post.I have a Yorkie who will be 10 on Xmas. She has diabetes & wears a little doggy diaper because she's a wee bit leaky!!! She has allergies & we all know this is a bad time of year. We are at the Jersey Shore. I don't like to use chemicals on her , but yesterday I did put Advantix on her. I found a few fleas under the diaper she kept scratching. I bathed her before putting it on. This am I found 3 more around her backside under the diaper. I was reading on some sites about lavender essential oil & apple cider vinegar. I mixed up some apple cider vinegar tonite in a bath and am leaving the diaper off. Is there anything that anyone can recommend besides these things. I really would like to stay away from flea powder. Tomorrow I guess the rug shampooer comes out!!! What do I put on the rugs. Sorry this is getting long. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Jeanne & Peachesa |
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09-28-2007, 08:52 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| Welcome! My Lady is eleven -almost twelve- and has been a diabetic for nearly six years. The fleas are awful this year! I have never had such a problem. I usually use Frontline, but for some reason it stopped working this summer. I switched Lady and my two cats to Advantage/K9 Advantix last month, but I am still battling them. It will kill the adult fleas, but the eggs are in your carpet so they will continue to hatch. That's what I still have been seeing occasionally, baby fleas. I just got some Adams Carpet Powder. This is the best stuff, but it's hard to find. I finally found some at drugstore.com (and on sale, too!). You also have to wash all the bedding constantly until you get them all. |
09-29-2007, 05:12 AM | #3 |
Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida
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| Also, you can treat the area where they go out with seven's dust. It's non toxic to dogs. You can even put it on them.
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09-29-2007, 05:27 AM | #4 |
Love my Boys Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: w/ my boys
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| I've used Diatomaceous Earth that is food grade only, or they call it Fossil Shell Flour...It's so safe you could eat it, you can google it and find info...I know Perma- Guard sells and manufacturers it and so does Fresh Water Organics... Since it kills my physical means rather than chemical means it takes about 48 hours to kill a bug rather than seconds with a chemical spray.... You can separate the pets hair and lightly put the powder on the skin, do not rub it in the skin, you can put it on your carpet and in the pets bed, it's very safe....Hope this helps...
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