Natural Flea Remedy From the Inside

There are all types of natural ways to get rid of fleas. One way for your to dog or cat to repel fleas is from the inside out. Although I use a natural flea collar I know people who use internal flea repellents as a natural flea remedy.

For obvious reasons, certain household items don’t come in a garlic scent. Garlic is yummy but it stinks. Thankfully it's not a flea's favorite smell either. When your cat or dog eats garlic, the garlic smell is excreted through the pet's skin making your pet less likely to be attractive to fleas. Garlic can be a tricky and perhaps thing when it comes to dogs so please, please,please discuss the quantities of garlic with your vet before trying this method. Some amounts of garlic can harm your pet.

Additionally, brewer's yeast tablets can also help to make your pet a bit stinky and less attractive to fleas because once again the smell is excreted through their skin repelling fleas.

I have also heard about people adding a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to their pet’s water bowl. This will make your pet's skin more acidic and unpleasant to fleas and ticks. If your dog isn't fussy about apple cider vinegar in their water bowl, dilute it 50/50 with water and use in a spray bottle in the same way you would use a citrus repellent. Let me know if anyone else has tried this method.

Preventing fleas naturally isn't very hard and is well worth your while.

All Natural Flea Remedy

I would like to welcome fellow combatants to my site on dog fleas. All those pet owners that have struggled with flea problems will understand that military reference is fitting. A serious flea infestation is like war. You need to be clever, calculating and relentless or the fleas will win. Gone are they days when you could be victorious in the battle against fleas with the purchased of a chemical bomb in an aerosol can. Our increasing knowledge about environmental toxins has necessarily limited our arsenal.

The best way to deal with fleas is to avoid fleas. Thankfully all natural flea prevention techniques for your pets are cheap and easy Pretty effective all natural flea prevention for your pets can either be in the form of an internal or oral flea repellent or an external repellent.

This post will be restricted to all natural external flea repellents for your pets.

Some people swear by a citrus spray to repel fleas. To create a citrus flea repellent, cover the lemon wedges with boiling water and let steep overnight. The next day transfer the liquid into a spray bottle. Spray your pet generously. Be careful of your pet’s eyes when spraying. Repeat this treatment every 2-4 days.

Another option is an all natural flea collar. This can be made by rubbing a few drops of eucalyptus oil, Tea Tree Oil, or citronella essence on to your pet's ordinary collar. Just make sure the collar is of webbing material or fabric so that it can absorb and hold the oil. Re-apply the oil or essence at least once every week. This is my all natural flea repellant of choice as it works and it is super easy.

Other’s claim that a more complicated aromatherapy flea repellent works the best for their cat or dog. Use 10 ml. of sweet almond oil as a base and then add 10 drops of lavender and 5 drops of cedarwood. Shake this mixture well and spread 1 or 2 drops over your pet’s skin. Repeat this treatment at least twice to three times per week.

Does anyone know of any other techniques?