Natural Flea Conrol Products
 

Hi, I have a 2 year old yorkshire terrier that keeps scratching himself.

I was wondering what natural products would you recommend for a shampoo and a flea repelling spray for my yorkie.

I want to control his fleas but not poison him.

Thanks & all the best,

Viet

I know exactly how you feel. I have two Yorkies who kept scratching after they got fleas from my parents' dogs. I looked all over for a natural flea remedy and here's what I found:

Small quantities of garlic daily discourages fleas from drinking the dog's blood;
Diatomaceous Earth can be sprinkled on the dog and around the house - it is a fine powder and I found it very unpleasant (it smells like dirty dog, lol);
Some companies manufacture natural flea remedies and I've tried a natural oil one, but it didn't work for a heavy infestation and my dogs hate the smell;
Eucalyptus or Teatree Oil mixed with water can be sprayed all over the house - fleas hate the smell. These oils can also be added to their shampoo and conditioner;
In South Africa, they use Khakibos as a natural flea repellant. I haven't tried it yet, but it's next on my list of things to try.

We are just entering flea season over here and I am going to start getting my flea repellants ready again. I hope that helps. I want to add that although I tried all of these methods, the chemicals won in the end. We had such a heavy infestation that I had to take desperate measures when the natural remedies didn't clear things up quickly - I used Revolution for Cats (my vet recommended it). I am not planning to use it again though.

Check out the cedar oil products. They are the safest (they don't smell that great at first, but I use lavandar oil to counteract the smell) and are VERY effective.

:thumbup: cedar oil is the best natural product i have found for fleas and ticks and bugs in general! (keeps mosquitos away too) i mix it with lavendar also

I also feed dexter a raw diet which is supposed to help keep fleas from wanting to bite.

Oh boy don't get me started on Natural Flea Control. Although I use Confortis too because I live in florida and I swear fleas here could survive an atomic bomb. I use Flea Free it is AMAZING!!! It goes in their food I used it for a good 2 weeks straight and now I use it maybe every week maybe once a month. I also use shampoo bars (groomer's choice and special needs soap, both have flea replants in it). These have all worked amazingly.

Flea Free
Flea Free: Garlic Flea Prevention

Soaps
PET SOAP All NATURAL w LAVENDER, ROSEMARY TEA TREE OILS - eBay (item 300469425624 end time Oct-17-10 16:52:01 PDT)

Pet Flea Natural Coat & Skin Health Shampoo Bar - eBay (item 250702726450 end time Oct-03-10 12:20:16 PDT)

There are natural products that suits in that case.Natural products is very helpful.