My owner has used Frontline on me to get rid of fleas for years. She just gave me my first “dose” of it for the spring season a couple of weeks ago. I get a terrible rash all over my body with just a couple flea bites, so it’s important to keep me treated.
While we were looking at information about flea repellents, we found that there is actually a natural herbal repellent you can use on dogs, cats and other furry animals as long as their skin is not sensitive to it.
What you do is combine 1 part eucalyptus powder; 1 part pennyroyal, sage or rosemary powder; 1 part fennel powder; 1 part yellow dock powder. Put all in something that has a shaker top…we keep a few emptied spice bottles that have shaker tops around to use for things like this.
Try a bit on your pet to make sure they are not sensitive to it. If all seems okay, sprinkle just enough so that the smell is evident on the fur, brushing hair against the grain as you sprinkle it on.
Do not get it in your pet’s eyes…concentrate on areas like the back and “chest” area of the belly where they won’t lick too much. You don’t want to overdo it, and again, make sure it won’t irritate your pet’s skin.
You can also sprinkle this on carpets to repel fleas in the house, or around the perimeters of the room or outside of the house to keep them away. How often you do this is a matter of trial and error…you shouldn’t have to use it every day on your pet unless they are particularly infested. I’d definitely put some on before going for hikes in the woods or grassy fields.
We have just discovered this, and are thinking of giving it a try. Have any of you ever tried natural herbal flea repellents for your pets? If so, tell us about it in a comment.
With a little help from my owner, I’ve opened a little store so you can shop for things JUST for your Yorkie or Yorkies, or things for Yorkshire Terriers and other small dogs. You’ll find just about anything you need and more, even things that you can give to people who love yorkies.
The weather has been warm, and I’ve been hot with all the hair that I have that kept me warm during the winter, so it’s time to be groomed…my owner does the grooming herself, and does a pretty good job….I don’t like it very much, but feel a lot better when she’s done.
If you want to know how to groom your dog, we recommend that you visit the banner below this post with the cute picture of the Yorkshire Terrier on it about grooming, and visit some of our other pages about grooming by clicking on the “grooming” category in the list in the right margin.
We hope you are looking forward to getting outdoors with your dogs now that the warmer weather is coming to colder parts of the country. Don’t forget to get us ready for fleas and ticks, too…we have a category about that in the list to the right too.
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is putting restrictions on certain flea and tick products because of illnesses and deaths that have resulted from using them. Among the things that happened to pets were seizures, serious skin reactions, deaths and more. Here is a bullet-point list of some key facts we heard in a news report today:
44,000 adverse reactions attributed to collars and topical preparations
600 of these reactions lead to death
Affects cats more than dogs, small dogs more than big
EPA wants clearer labeling
Want owners to read instructions carefully, many reactions are due to owner’s carelessness, for example putting dosages meant for large dogs on small dogs, or not putting where you should on the pets body.
When using a topical application, check the area after you apply, skin reaction can appear like a chemical burn which can become infected.
Why aren’t they taking the products off the market? Because it’s even riskier if pets get fleas or ticks to both pets and humans
I really hate bath time…it’s easy to tell when I’m going to have a bath because my owner does the same routine each time, empties the sink, gets my dog shampoo out from under the sink, then goes to the closet to get a towel to put on the counter. I’m small so fit in the kitchen sink. By the time she’s done doing all of that, I am usually cowering in the corner of the couch, or hiding under her bed.
I know it’s silly, because my skin gets itchy and oily, and after she is done with the bath, I feel really good. I am not sure whether to be nervous or happy, because today she wants to tell you about a dog shampoo that is soothing to dog skin, and even has something in it that helps to repel fleas. If this is true, then even I might like to take a bath.
Even though I get treated each month for fleas, sometimes I get a bite anyway, and since I’m allergic to the bites, this leads to a skin reaction, and my skin gets really itchy. Dinovite has a shampoo that is soothing to the skin, cleans you real well, rinses away easily, has natural therapeutic-grade essential oils that have natural, healing properties which would be great if I get bit by a flea or two again this summer…and maybe it will even stop me from getting bitten because it contains that NATURAL FLEA DETERRENT I mentioned earlier.
So if your looking for a nice shampoo for your big or little dog, please visit the links above or below so you can see more about what we’ve been talking about.
Hope you had a happy 4th of July, and that your pooch survived the fireworks!
