Get Rid of Fleas
Natural Dog Flea Control
Does your dog have fleas? Here are the most common symptoms as listed in New Choices in Natural Healing for Dogs and Cats by Amy D. Shojai and the editors of Prevention for Pets
Flea Symptoms:
- Scratching or losing a lot or losing patches of fur
- Pepper like debris in his fur
- Skin is red or sore, or there is a scabby rash
- Pet has been getting tape worms
The holistic approach to flea control takes longer, but it uses less-toxic approaches. Sick pets tend to have lots more fleas than healthy pets do, holistic vets focus on improving general health as well as getting rid and preventing fleas. Here are some of the holistic vets suggestions:
Natural Solutions for dog flea control:
Repel them with bad taste - A combination of brewer’s yeast and garlic changes the flavor of your pet’s blood. Most dogs like the taste. Use one tablespoon of brewers yeast on your pet’s food each day. Dogs over 50 pounds can have as much as two teaspoons of garlic a day, and smaller dogs can have one-quarter to one-half teaspoon a day. Make sure your dog does not have yeast allergies before trying this.
Repel with bad smells – Fleas don’t like the smell of citrus, and you can keep them away by using a cleaner with a strong lemon scent or one that contains citronella. Fleas also do not like pennyroyal, peppermint or spearmint. Brew strong mint flavored tea, let it cool and use it to mop floors and baseboards.
Comb them out - According to holistic vets “the safest and most natural flea treatment is to use a flea comb to remove fleas from your pet every day”. Comb your pet over a hard floor and keep a bowl of soapy water nearby and drop in the fleas to down them.
Use a good natural flea shampoo with a residual effect. PetAlive BeFree Flea Shampoo helps deter fleas, flies and mosquitoes for dogs BeFree Flea Shampoo is a natural cleansing herbal shampoo for dogs using only tested, natural ingredients, supporting a residual mosquito, flea and fly deterrent effect while encouraging healthy, clear skin and coats.
In other words this product keeps on working even after you rinse it out to repel fleas. Plus it keeps your pet’s skin clear and healthy. BeFree Flea Shampoo contains absolutely no parabens, sodium laurel sulphate or harmful petrochemicals.
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