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Fleas & Ticks
Fresh garlic in small quantities can help repel fleas by making the animal taste unpleasant to fleas. Grate a small amount of fresh, raw garlic into your pet's food at mealtime, about one-half to 3 chambers of the clove (chamber, not a whole clove) depending on the animal's size. One vet recommends one crushed clove of garlic (not a whole bulb: a clove is just one chamber) per every 30 pounds. Some holistic health practitioners recommend heating the garlic for easier digestion, and to give them garlic twice per week.
* When bathing your pet, you can use deluted apple cider vinegar to rinse his or her fur. Fleas don't like the smell or taste.
* Lavender, peppermint and geranium essential oils also repel mosquitoes. Lavender, lemongrass and geranium repel ticks.
And lavender, lemongrass, peppermint and citronella repel fleas. Dab oils between the dog's shoulder blades. As you can see, lavender (which also repels flies) is particularly versatile. Other effective natural repellents include lemon, cedar, eucalyptus, myrrh, neem and rosewood
Put a drop of lemon oil or rosemary oil or(See Above List) on the dog's collar.
A safe, easy homemade flea & mosquito repellent: cut 6 lemons in half or smaller, boil in a quart of water, steep a few hours, then strain the solution into a spray bottle. Spray your pet's fur, taking care not to spray near the eyes.
Don't spray anything in a dog's face: apply spray to your hand and then rub it on the fur. |