Home remedy to repell fleas.
@delicateflower69 (19)
United States
November 10, 2011 5:25pm CST
Well, if you have a dog, then you have flea's. Or at least your at a higher risk to them. I used to breed dogs and in the Florida hot summer, the flea's come out...BIGTIME! Here is a home remedy that my vet taught me and it really does work well! All you do is give your dog (or cat) a bath, but when you do instaed of your normal pet shampoo, use Dawn dish soap. Let your pet soak in the soapy water for about 10 minutes and your good. It's really that simple.
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@inu1711 (5285)
• Romania
11 Nov 11
Hello delicateflower and welcome to myLot!
I wish it was this simple to repel fleas. But it isn't.
Some dogs are like magnets for fleas while others don't seem to be bothered by their uninvited guests.
Unfortunately, only a simple bath with no matter what substance won't keep the nasty fleas away. This is not enough. This will only kill the adult fleas on the dog. But you must do more to get rid of them. You have to make sure there are no eggs, larvae and pupae inside the house or in the yard and you also have to make sure your dog doesn't frequent places where he can collect new fleas.
What if you don't have Dawn dish soap? I couldn't find it on the local market.
Some dogs are like magnets for fleas while others don't seem to be bothered by their uninvited guests.
Unfortunately, only a simple bath with no matter what substance won't keep the nasty fleas away. This is not enough. This will only kill the adult fleas on the dog. But you must do more to get rid of them. You have to make sure there are no eggs, larvae and pupae inside the house or in the yard and you also have to make sure your dog doesn't frequent places where he can collect new fleas.
What if you don't have Dawn dish soap? I couldn't find it on the local market.
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
11 Nov 11
That;s true, if I didn't have a yard, but only concrete, my girls would not have fleas..
Plus, like you said, though the Dawn does kill the adults, there are still the eggs and larvae to consider.
Plus, like you said, though the Dawn does kill the adults, there are still the eggs and larvae to consider.2 people like this
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
11 Nov 11
But isn't that because the fleas jump from the grass that lines the sidewalk? I am talking pure concrete as in parking lot...
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
11 Nov 11
I still can't convince my husband of this, he refuses to use it...
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
11 Nov 11
Your vet is correct, Dawn for dishes does kill fleas, but doesn't repel them. I can easily kill fleas from Dawn for dishes, to lavender oil, but once the dogs are dry and get their "doggie" smell back, fleas will just make their home on the dogs again, unless the dog "never" goes outside again.
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
11 Nov 11
I haven't tried it on Penny and Ciara, but I did on Zoe and though we saw the fleas dropping off her, once the smell went away and she went outside, the fleas just returned..I guess it could work, if one washed their dog once a week, but who has that kind of time? Not me, I keep forgetting to clean Ciara's ears, let alone a whole bath..
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@elysiamarie (147)
• Canada
12 Nov 11
I would rather use a prevention medication administered by my veterinarian than to be bathing my dog every week in dish soap. That must be horrible for their skin and make them just as uncomfortable and itchy as when they have fleas!
Treatment for a year's protection is not that expensive. Think of the time and money you will save. Let alone your pet's poor skin. Yikes!
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