My Work Collegues Dog Is Allergic To Flea Bites? Wants A Natural Remedy Please

Don't give the dog garlic, it can be toxic! Adding apple cider vinegar to his water will work.

theres a plant, weed, herb, whatever it is.. called tansy. and it naturally repels fleas. ive seen cloth collars stuffed with the stuff at natural pet stores.. and have gathered the plant myself and put it under beds and carpets to keep them from my house. the stuff works wonders!

you might try bathing him in a solution of vinegar and water, they don't like vinegar either. I have been plagued with flea bites going on three years now, this year I haven\t let my cat out and it seems to be better so far, I hope it stays that way.

Brewers yeast mixed into the food can aid in removing fleas but you do have to watch for weight gain with it. I have used the garlic as well and it can work with dogs. You don't need much though. Another thing to try is go to a shop that sells cheap gem stone rocks. Pick up a amethyst rock, doesn't have to be huge at all. Put this in the drinking water. It won't harm the animals at all but gives the skin a nasty taste so the fleas don't like it. To help keep fleas away from the house try picking up eucalyptus branches. Use them for decoration but the smell deters fleas.

try this site: http://naturalginesis.com/ just came across and reading the infos, it claims it uses natural base product and insecticide free. Hope it helps.

Hi Ellie-like your friend I'm allergic to fleas they love me-but normally I always put garlic in their food every day fleas don't lik the taste of garlic inthe blood and touch wood haven't had any for ages-will admit though now and then I do use frontline but it is too expensive to continually use-hope someone can give you some advice=hugs littleowl

Here is a link to an article I wrote on natural flea control. Many of the previous posters have mentioned many of the same tips but you may find some more useful information there: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/758039/tips_for_natural_flea_control.html

A little bit of garlic everyday in the food should be fine as well as a bath with citronella oil mixed in with the shampoo. There is also a product available called Flea Free....it's an all natural product and sounds to be exactly what your work colleague is looking for.: http://www.healthyfoodforpets.com/index.htm

I was at CostCo the other day and found a book on natural pet remedies. One of them was for a natural flea repellent. It's so simple! 1 Teaspoon dried rosemary or 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary 1 pint water Bring the water to a boil and add the leaves. Allow it to steep for a few minutes (I guess depending on how strong you want the "tea" to be. Then strain the leaves out of the brew and then you can either use it for a flea rinse on your animals or I would think that you could put it in a spray bottle and use it for a flea spray. I haven't had a chance to try it out, but will this afternoon. I have a neighbor who raises rosemary in their yard so it'll be easy to get some to try it out.

I think there are some essential oils that help keep fleas away! I use lavender oil and it works well! Look for a product at a health store for something natural that will work and not be poisonous either!

I agre that the cider vinegar should work for both dogs and cats. Most dogs have cat fleas abyway as they are much more common and harder to eradicate. Just a few drops in the pts' drinking watr, not enough to make it taste unattractive to the dogs or cats, and it gets into their bloodstream and the fleas are repelled by it. Worked in our house, anyway, and we have both cat and dog!