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Natural Flea Repellant??? this was an excerpt from an article that was emailed to me today!! Is anyone familiar with these natural flea repellent suggestions?? and if so do they work???? .................. ............ " For a more natural alternative, try a fresh clove of garlic mashed up and added to your pooch's plate once a day at mealtime. Fleas loathe the flavor of garlic and will "flee" from your dog in search of a better-tasting meal elsewhere! You can also create your own very safe flea repellent spray created from nothing but pure essential oils and water. Plants self-produce essential oils as a natural way of keeping bugs off. Citronella, cedar, eucalyptus, lemongrass, and lavender are great repellants. Place between 10 and 20 drops (depending on your dog's size) of any of these oils, in any combination, into a pint-sized dark glass spray bottle. Mist your little dog each time they go outdoors. As a matter of fact, spritz it on both of you since you can use it to keep those awful mosquitoes away! |
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A whole clove of garlic per day is too much for our little dogs, but just a little garlic should be helpful. And the spray does seem to work. Just spray them before you go out. Also, you can try lemon and rosemary steeped in hot water for 15 hours and then strain through a cheesecloth and keep in a glass jar until you are going to use it. And place about 3-4oz in a spray bottle. Spray them down before you go out. A bit of nutritional yeast sprinkled on their meals is also recommended to keep fleas away. |
I feel like a broken record posting this again, but I have been so pleased and surprised this summer. I started cooking for Lillybelle after the food recall and she became sick. The recipe I started using calls for a tsp of fresh chopped garlic (for a weeks worth of food)... I have not seen one single flea or tick on her all summer long. Really-NOT ONE. I live in the south and we go outside alot. I havent used Advantix once. I did remember that garlic is a natural flea repellent...evidently it takes very very little. It works for us. |
Doesn't garlic thin the blood in dogs? |
This site is very helpful in making all natural repellents and more. http://lowchensaustralia.com/pests/bites2.htm |
Interesting information pooh's mum |
My vet one year actually suggested I do that with my older boy. We were having a HORRID time with fleas and all the topical stuff wasn't working. We did the garlic and worked GREAT!! |
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