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All-Natural / Holistic Flea Treatments ??? After reading this thread and discussing it with my husband, in addition to some online research, we are concerned enough to try natural / holistic methods to prevent fleas and such. Would anyone who has tips and information please post here so all of us can have an easy place to find healthy treatment and prevention for our furkids? Thanks!!! |
I am so happy that you started this thread. After reading the info on the original thread, I started doing some research, then went to my local feed store looking for alternatives. I found a spray made by a company called "Natural Chemical Inc.". They have a product called "De Flea", and this is what the label reads: ""De Flea works using a different mode of action than pyrethrin based pesticides to kill fleas, ticks, lice and mites. It can be used during animal worming, and on very young and nursing animals." Here is their website: http://naturalchemistry.com/pet-products Has anyone else heard of this product? Lauren |
That's a lot of good information. Thanks for sharing. |
A very small amount of garlic in their food or garlic tabs for dogs...Also, sprinkle nutritional yeast on their food. Dogs love the taste of this and it's good for them. Use Minksheen shampoo or a similar shampoo with natural insect repellant when you know they're going to be outside a lot, and spray them down with some natural insect repellant like rosemary and lemon seeped in hot water for 15 hours, then placed in a glass jar. Put in a spray bottle as needed and spray them before they go out. This will help keep mosquitoes, fleas, and other insects away from them. :) |
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I read on a thread here that tea tree oil or lavender in shampoo works for fleas. I've been using tea tree oil in their shampoo and they've never had any problem with fleas |
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they have this at petsmart i didnt know if it was good. but the lady told me that thats what she sees used most |
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I actually saw that site, but found some "natural" remedies there incorporated herbs from CHINA. Considering what has happened with Chinese imports with everything from Pet Food to little children's toys, I am VERY wary of using anything that comes from that country. Come to think of it, the product I recommended above, how would one check if ingredients come from China? Are they required to list them ALL? |
I give Lulu Brewers Yeast with Garlic and I also use the Minksheen shampoo. Knock on wood no problems. |
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You can just buy either nutritional yeast or brewer's yeast for people at a health food store and regular garlic. The yeast is just flakes. If you don't want to give regular garlic, you can buy garlic tabs for dogs online, but the nutritional yeast is definitely for humans :) |
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i use garlic/brewers yeast tabs, mink sheen shampoo (wonderful) and neem spray. http://www.ghorganics.com/ArkNeemSprayforpets.html |
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I personally would not recommend garlic/yeast tablets as garlic is VERY toxic to dogs, just FYI... |
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I usually give one pill a day. |
Garlic is only harmful in very large doses. I'm also looking into natural flea repellent, i'm not happy with all the chemicals in frontline. |
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The dog would have to eat a good bit of garlic in order for it to be toxic. A very small amount doesn't hurt them and would is actually beneficial. |
where can you get these garlic/brewer tabs? and iw ould liek to know about the lemon and rosemary too |
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The flea treatments like Frontline scare me to death. Our Yorkie is 14wks. old and my vet put Advantage on her when we went in for her 3rd series of shots. I had told her I did not want to use any of these products but she assured me the advantage did not get in the blood stream. One of my female schnauzers could not walk on her back leg, dragging and foot turned under after I put Frontline plus on her. Never again will I use the products. I may have to bathe mine in Dawn and then a flea shampoo but if I do then so be it. These products imo, are very very dangerous. |
1 Attachment(s) I buy four paws brewers yeast with garlic tablets from Jefferspet.com for $6.95 for 1000 tablets...that lasts a long time. I know that petland, walmart carry it. |
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Do your pups smell funny with the garlic and stuff?? |
The doggies don't smell at all :) |
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