3 Flea Treatment Recipes To Try Today
Thankfully, summer’s almost gone and with it most of our flea woes. However, if your dog’s still scratching and your kids are itchy, here’s a few quick flea treatment ideas that you need to try. They’re safe, effective, inexpensive and you probably already have the ingredients on hand.
There’s plenty of benefits to making your own natural flea treatment:
- You’re going to keep your kids and pets safe by not bringing extra chemicals into the house.
- You’re going to help the environment by making green products.
- You’re gonna’ save a TON of money
DIY Flea Spray
Ingredients:
1 cup white vinegar (vinegar repels fleas)
1 cup water
Directions:
Mix the vinegar and water together and then put the concoction in one of those empty spray bottles that you can buy at any local dollar store. Keep in mind that the reason I say to buy one is that I don’t want you to reuse a spray bottle that you have laying around. Chances are the bottle held chemicals and folks, we want to keep this safe for your pooch.
Spray your dog down with the solution and work it through his coat using your fingers.
Repeat this process every other day.
Homemade Flea Shampoo
Ingredients:
20 sprigs of mint (fleas hate it)
1 c. water
2 tsp. vanilla extract (soothes)
½ cup baby shampoo
Directions
Put the mint and water in a saucepan
Bring to a boil.
Add vanilla extract and turn off the burner.
Once cool, stir in the baby shampoo.
Remove the mint leaves and wash your dog.
Note: For maximum effectiveness, let the shampoo sit for about 5 minutes before rinsing.
Rid-A-Flea Dog Cake
(recipe courtesy of our friends at DogTreatRecipes.org)
Ingredients:
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 c. Whole-wheat flour
2 c. Wheat germ
1/2 c. cornmeal
2 eggs
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1 TBSP minced garlic
2 c. warm water
Vegetable oil cooking spray — Garlic Flavor
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 375. Lightly spray 2 cake pans with cooking spray. Dust both pans with flour.
In a mixing bowl, dissolve the bouillon cube in the warm water. When it’s dissolved, add the other ingredients and mix well.
Bake for about 50 min. Let the cakes cool completely before serving.
Please note that it’s RAW garlic and onions that have been linked to hemolytic anemia in dogs. Both garlic powder and cooked garlic in these quanities have not been shown to be toxic. By the way, it’s the garlic in this recipe that provides the flea-fighting power!
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