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Home Remedies for Fleas
Home remedies for fleas...
Learn how to treat flea bites on
humans, dog's and how to use a natural remedy to get them out the
House...fast!
We have aimed to provide the best home treatment to get rid of this
nasty blood sucker, but just in case they fail read our guide to Adams
Flea
Control.
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Home Remedies for Fleas on Dogs
- Cut a nice sized lemon
into small quarters and place the segments in a pan.
- Now pour hot boiling
water over the lemons and leave it to sit for 24 hours.
- Now place the mixture
after you have strained it into a spray bottle. Now spray the mixture
behind your dog's ears, by the base of his tail and under his arm pits
- make sure that you avoid his eyes.
Aromatherapy
remedies that can be used as a
repellent...
- Use 10 ml of sweet
almond oil as the base ingredient.
- Mix 10 drops of
lavender.
- Mix 5 drops of cedar
wood
- Mix the ingredients
together thoroughly and place on your dog's skin twice a week.
You can use the following ingredients as a repellent but they must be
dropped on a non-leather collar, like a bandanna.
- Tea tree oil
- Eucalyptus oil
- Citronella
- Lavender
- Geranium
Adams
Flea Control
When
you are rinsing your dog after a good wash, we recommend Adams flea
control as it is good at killing ticks as well as fleas. Adams flea
control is also good at leaving your dog's coat nice and shiny which is
always a great bonus. It is also renowned at getting rid of nasty odors
on your dog.
If you want to use a natural home remedy, after you have rinsed your
dog you could place two drops of lavender in the final rinse.
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Home Remedies for Fleas Bites on Humans
- Wash the bite
thoroughly with cold water.
- Do not use hot water
as this can make the bite itch more.
- Try not itch or
scratch the bite as this can disturb the area and make it itch more.
- Place a cold press on
the bite area.
- Either place some mild
steroid lotion on the bite, like a hydro cortisone or even calamine
lotion.
- Ask your Doctor first
but there maybe a need for a prescription and oral dose of an
antihistamine like Dimetapp.
Before
using any home remedies
for fleas and bites, always ask your Doctor or vet for advice.
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Home Remedies for Fleas in the House
Due to fleas liking the milder weather and because the use of central
heating has increased, you may see more fleas in the House during the
summer months.
Below are some natural home remedies for getting rid of fleas in the
House.
- Try and locate where
the fleas are hiding, either on your dog or there may even be some eggs
in the carpet
- You can do this by
looking for the signs of flea poop.
- Vacume the House
thoroughly as this can remove as much as 50% of their eggs.
- Apply a thin layer of
salt to the carpet and leave over night - vacume the salt in the
morning.
- Wash all bedding and
clean your dog's living area - you can also add a drop of
eucalyptus oil to the final washing machine spin
- Purchase some Diatmacceous earth -
this does not contain any chemicals and uses a clever techniques to
kill insects like fleas. The earth has tiny sharp edges that damage the
exoskeleton of the flea which will cause it to die of starvation
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