Homemade Remedies To Fight Fleas
To fight fleas, we can use natural products that can be used in various ways, either directly on the pet or in our home.
In this article, we talk about some of the best and most effective remedies for fighting fleas. Try them!
Fight fleas with vinegar
One of the most well-known remedies for fighting fleas and used when bathing the dog is vinegar. Any type of vinegar can be used (apple, wine, etc.).
- For cleaning, wash the dog with shampoo.
- Then, without moving the dog from the place where it is bathed, pour a cup of vinegar over the damp coat.
- Make sure you always avoid the eyes and snout.
Let the vinegar work for at least five minutes before rinsing. Finish by combing your friend with a fine-toothed metallic comb and wipe as usual.
Fight fleas with a fine-toothed comb
The habit of combing the dog’s fur twice a day with a fine-toothed comb helps us check for parasites. If there are any fleas in the coat, we will be able to remove them with the comb.
With the help of vinegar , the fleas will move much more slowly, so that they can be easily caught with the fine-toothed comb. Afterwards we can flush them down the toilet and keep it in a closed plastic bag. This prevents them from moving around the house.
Another way to use vinegar to fight fleas
Another technique that involves the use of vinegar to fight fleas in dogs is to add vinegar daily to the dog’s drinking water.
The proportion to be used for a dog bowl is 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar or wine vinegar (5 ml). For a larger animal over 20 kilos, you can add 2 tablespoons of vinegar daily to the water bowl.
Fight fleas with lemon
The smell of lemon is also strongly repellent to fleas.
Ingredients
- 1 lemon
- 1 liter of water
Approach
- Add the water to a suitable saucepan and bring to the boil. When the water is boiled, add the lemon in slices.
- Remove the water from the heat and let the mixture rest overnight.
- The next day, the mixture is poured over the dog’s skin and fur. It will not be necessary to rinse it off.
- As with vinegar, care is needed around the dog’s eyes and snout.
We can repeat the application up to once or twice a week until the fleas are eliminated.
This homemade lemon-based remedy is also useful for disinfecting the house.
Use a spray bottle, and spray this solution around the house on areas you think are most affected by fleas, such as between the cracks in the sofa, in the dog’s bed, on the floor, etc.
Fight fleas with wormwood
Wormwood is medicinal and has many different properties. One of the properties is as a remedy to fight fleas.
Wormwood to fight fleas can be done in two ways:
- The first is to plant wormwood in the garden. Its odor will help repel insects and other insects.
- Another way to use it is to put small bags of dried wormwood around the interior of your home, especially in the areas most affected by fleas.
Fight fleas with cedar
Cedar is a tree that belongs to the conifers, and fleas do not like this smell. It is therefore a good way to keep fleas away by spreading cedar pieces around the areas in which the dog usually likes to rest.
It may be that the dog gets an allergic reaction to the cedar pieces. In that case, remove the product from your household immediately and replace it with another homemade remedy to fight the fleas.
Fight fleas with salt
It has been proven that fleas lay eggs on the ground, on carpets and in cracks.
Flea eggs and larvae are very sensitive to lack of moisture. Therefore, when the salt attaches to the eggs, they dry up and die.
- To use this remedy, spread a thin layer of salt on carpets throughout the house.
- Let the salt work for several hours, or even better, throughout the night.
This treatment can be repeated more than once over many weeks until the house is free of fleas.
Fight fleas with essential oils
Essential oils made from lavender, thyme, cedar, lemongrass, tea tree and geranium are also good remedies to fight fleas. However, special care should be taken with cats, as the oils may be toxic to them.
