Before I share my recipe, I want to mention that I have an 8 pound Pomeranian who is hyper-sensitive to fleas. We recently moved into a new-to-us home that was obviously a home to fleas. In desperation, I took my Pom to the vet who gave him a Capstar that did not help, by the way, and has caused him to chew himself raw ever since we gave the pill to him! She also sold me an $80 flea collar which was basically a complete waste of money. Frontline makes my Pom aggressive and since he already has aggression issues, and the fact that it is highly toxic to dogs, I steer clear of the stuff.
Through this process, I learned several things:
The flea spray consists of essential oils that work beautifully. Here's my recipe:
Supplies:
*Palo Santo is also an excellent essential oil. One drop kills ticks dead. My Boxer had a blood-filled tick latched on to him and my husband wanted to pluck it out. I suggested we try the Palo Santo. We put one drop on the tick and it died and fell off our dog. My husband was blown away. In the recipe above, you can replace the lemon tea tree and eucalyptus with 10 drops of Palo Santo instead.
**Lavender is the best oil to use for about all common animal ailments. It is a great first aid oil soothing to skin irritations, such as rashes and hot spots.
We also bathe our pooches with Animal Scents Shampoo by Young Living (I am not a Young Living distributor so I buy it on Amazon) and I add a couple of drops of lemongrass essential oil to the shampoo. I squirt about half a tablespoon into my hand and then add 2 drops of the EO, rub my hands together and the shampoo the dog.
Oh, another thing to mention. I dry shampoo the dog. In other words, I lather him up while he's dry - starting from the top and working my way down - so that the fleas can't climb up to his head or around his ears. I then massage the shampoo for as long as he'll let me - usually around ten minutes to kill the fleas - then I start to rinse slowly, massaging to make sure I get all through his long Pom fur.
The battle to find a natural flea killer for our dogs has been won; however, the battle to kill the fleas in and outside of our house is another story, and this is crucial. I'm trusting that Cabin Cove's recipe will be the winner. (Fingers crossed!)
Good luck yall!
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This recipe I will try, however you mentioned Cabin Cove recipe for carpets and I did not see one in your post. Is this the same recipe as the flea treatment for dogs?
Another thing I wanted to ask, the recipe calls for apple cider vinegar. Respectfully, fruit flies like this, wouldn't fleas like it as well? Not an expert, just asking.
Add some fresh garlic or garlic powder to you dog's food. It is a natural flea repellant as the fleas don't like the odor which permiates the dog's skin.
Try Diatomaceous Earth. Please look up on the internet the uses of Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth to kill crawling insects and internal parasites. Many uses for it. Many people buy it and take it daily in a drink. Only get food grade, though.
Any kind of vinegar will usually burn an animals skin. Especially if there is a tear or bite on the skin. Do not ever put apple cider vinegar as many insects love the smell. My vet said for their coats after a bath mixed with lots of water and no breaks in their skin you can make the final rinse with reg vinegar after a bath. But you only put one part vinegar and eight parts water.
I have rescued animals for forty years. I do not know how my parents or husband put up with me. Let me tell yall about some great stuff country folks have used for years for worms. I have recued and had dogs treated for heartworms many, many times. I rescued a great pyr about three years ago. I use three different vets. the reason why is because of their locations and prices.
The one two hours away gives me the best prices but is hunting or fishing most of the time. One is a country vet and the other does very large volumes of every kind of animal. He knows the latest about everything. I use to bring my yorkies because he gave a shot for heartworms every six monthes by their weight. So the great pyr was large and now she is healthy and huge. When I got her she had everything and never had been for a vet visit. He told me it was a matter of time as her worms were advanced.
I did not have the money to treat her for heartworms. I would not give up. I got her spade and had her shaved and told her she would not have to be a working dog anymore and everyday she would have water and food. I swear she smiled. I dipped her, sprayed her and treated everything with a prayer. This dog had been outside for sev years protecting chickens and sheep. I had to keep her inside and she loved it. At first she thought my tiny yorkie was a rodent. But she was wise and listened to me.
Now they play together and she turns her paws in and goes low to the ground to play with the yorkie. She is a huge barker so I lucked out and she listens to my hand gestures. I give her Ivermax about every six to eight weeks. The heartworms along with other worms are now gone. I had to bring her to the same vet for her ears after having her for Six monthes. He could not believe she was the same dog. He ran a test paid by him for heartworms and she tested negative. Her bones are bigger, her hair is beautiful and she weighes 100 lbs instead of 67 lbs from the beginning. Country people at the feed store helped me.
They have used this on all their animals in the country. Chickens, cattle, pigs... So I bought a bottle of 50ml and you measure exactly by their weight. It is made in different forms but this is the best for my Lily. I measure with a setup like giving a shot. Then I take the needle out, talk sweet to her and put it going in on the side of her mouth. At first I rubbed her throat and rubbed her gumes. Now I just put it in. She has never spit it up and she did not go thru any of the pain with the reg heartworm treatments vets give. It is made for the control of inside and outside parasites and it works. Country people are so smart. I am a city girl with a heart for the country heart. One day I want to move to the country...
I just moved also and I believe the former tenants had pets and now my little yorkie has fleas I've tried flea shampoo and baking soda with salt that helped for a while but I even had the house treated what else can I do for him and now I noticed a few sores on him from scratching i made a appt with his vet to check they gave him medicine and shots but its not working, needing help
I noticed eucalyptus is on your list . Did not research your other recommendations but eucalyptus is toxic to dogs. Wanted to bring awareness to the animal parents . Thank you .
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