For all its diversity, folk remedies for fleas in cats and dogs are overwhelmingly substances that only allow parasites to be scared away. A very small amount of such agents is used specifically for the destruction of fleas, and among the compounds used for the direct treatment of animals, there are no poisonous drugs at all.
However, many folk remedies for fleas can quite effectively cope with the task of ridding the pet of parasites and further protecting it from reinfection. It is only important to know how to use the appropriate tool correctly ...
General rules for the use of folk remedies
In order to get rid of fleas with folk remedies, you need to follow two main rules: systematic and accurate. It is possible to remove fleas from a dog and a cat with the help of such means only by constantly and carefully treating its coat with appropriate compounds, and even a slight violation of the regimen at the same time threatens with a quick return of parasites.
We must not forget that some folk remedies for fleas can be very toxic to animals and much more dangerous than most synthetic insecticides. Here you should be very careful to save a cat or dog from fleas with folk remedies and not harm the health of the pet.
When ridding an animal of parasites, it is very important to pay attention to the treatment of its bedding, booth and toilet items. Flea larvae do not develop on the pet itself, but in the place where the animal most often lives. And therefore, even if you manage to remove fleas from a cat or dog with folk remedies, you can get a new round of struggle after a few weeks, when the adult insects that have emerged from the larvae begin to bite the animal again.
On a note
Using folk remedies to get rid of, for example, a cat from fleas, you must simultaneously take care of removing parasites from the entire apartment, where they have probably already laid their eggs. It should be borne in mind that the means for fleas in the room are significantly different from those for the treatment of the animals themselves.
In addition, if several cats or dogs live in the same apartment, constantly communicating with each other, they need to remove fleas with folk remedies at the same time.
Wormwood from fleas
Most parasitic insects are afraid of the smell of wormwood. And fleas are no exception. To combat them, a decoction of this herb is used: 20 grams of dry or 40 grams of fresh wormwood leaves are boiled in two glasses of water, after which they are cooled and the animal's hair is rubbed on all parts of the body with the resulting liquid.
In the process of processing a pet, fleas will actively jump off it, it is necessary to provide for this and prevent fleas from spreading around the apartment.
Wormwood is a good folk remedy for fleas and for kittens. It is harmless both for the kitten itself and for the cat, which will lick the babies after the procedure.However, it is desirable to keep the solution on the kitten's fur as long as possible: the stronger the smell of wormwood is absorbed into the animal's fur and skin, the more reliably it will be protected from parasites.
Review
In Dmitrovka, no one has ever bought these cans from fleas and ticks. And in general, it seems to me that I am the only one so crazy, I remove parasites from a cat. I brewed wormwood in the old fashioned way, wetted the rag, smeared the cat - and so every two weeks. Things for half an hour, but then I boldly launch it into the house and I’m not afraid that fleas will arrive on it.
Tamara, Dmitrovka
Comb and regular brushing
These are the most obvious, but also the most labor-intensive folk remedies for fleas in cats and dogs. A small comb reliably combs out all parasites and their excrement from the animal's hair.
However, this same method does not provide any further protection for the pet. Combing is considered the best folk way when you need to remove fleas from a kitten or puppy. They still cannot be smeared with strong-smelling products, and many chemical insecticides will be dangerous for them.
Garlic and how to use it
Garlic and its smell repel parasites. It is known that people who constantly eat garlic are practically not attacked by fleas: the parasites feel the odorous components of garlic that have entered the bloodstream.
Similarly, garlic can be used as a folk remedy for fleas on cats and dogs. The only difference is that the animals do not have to eat it.
To fight fleas with garlic, you need to crush a few teeth in a garlic press, and then pour the resulting slurry with three to four glasses of water and leave for one night.The next day, with this water, it will be possible to wipe the pet's hair, mainly on the withers and back, where the animal will reach with great difficulty.
Important!
Garlic is poisonous to dogs. Some parasite fighters advise adding small amounts of it to food, but this can lead to indigestion, poisoning, and even death of the animal. Therefore, garlic-based preparations should only be applied to the coat and in such quantities that, even when licked off, they do not harm the dog or cat.
Pine sawdust
Many folk remedies for cat and dog fleas are not aimed at getting rid of the parasites of the animals themselves, but at removing insects from household items.
The most famous of these products are pine sawdust - fleas do not tolerate their smell and try to stay away from it. Therefore, it is very convenient to put a thin pillow stuffed with pine sawdust in the cat bed itself or under the bedding for the dog. At a minimum, this will lead to the fact that fleas will not be able to lay their eggs here.
Other Healthy Recipes
Even more reliable folk remedies that allow you to remove fleas from cats and dogs are mixtures of various plant and food components.
For example:
- A small amount of brewer's yeast must be added to the garlic tincture. Such a mixture will reliably scare away parasites from the pet.
- A decoction of a mixture of herbs: tansy, eucalyptus and wormwood. Together, such a bouquet provides a pronounced deterrent effect not only on fleas, but also on other parasites (bugs, mosquitoes).
- A decoction or tincture of geranium and lavender leaves will provide the pet with a pleasant smell, and fleas - unbearable conditions for existence.
Review
I compared different cool insecticides and homemade folk remedies. In my opinion, there is nothing more effective than tansy with wormwood. Once you bathe a cat in such a solution, and it is protected from fleas for a month. But how easy and cheap it is! These are not chemical aerosols, from which the dog is sick for a week later.
Anna, Kirov
Cedar oil, citronella and rosemary are also considered very effective, on the basis of which special shampoos for cats and dogs are prepared.
However, the cost of such funds will be unreasonably high, and only especially ardent lovers of everything natural prefer to fight against fleas with their help.
Folk remedies for the prevention of flea infestation in pets
Even when there is no need to fight fleas in cats or dogs with folk remedies, it is necessary to prevent the infection of pets with these parasites. Given the deterrent effect of most folk remedies, each of them can regularly treat the pet's hair, regardless of whether he has fleas or not. Thanks to this, parasites on the street will not attack the animal and will not come to your house on it.
In addition, as a preventive measure, it is necessary to protect the animal from communicating with homeless brethren. It is from them that clean and well-groomed pets are most often infected with fleas.
A good example of the action of a special insecticidal flea collar
Thank you very much, the remedy with wormwood helped me a lot, the dog now does not itch at all. Thank you 🙂
Thank you very much for the helpful and harmless advice!
And what about essential oils? The same cedar?
I have fleas in my apartment in April. They bite, I have sores on my legs from scratching. What to do, tell me.
Wash floors with bleach, whiteness, for example. In hard-to-reach places, spray undiluted from a spray bottle. Work in a respirator or at least in a bandage of several layers of fabric, otherwise you can lose your sense of smell for a couple of months.
We also had small ones, all bitten walked. A simple tool helped - mosquito spray, any company. Spray on walls and things.
Wormwood helps a lot. The smell, of course, is nasty, but the result is 100%!
Pour dry wormwood behind cabinets, near baseboards, wherever it will not interfere. Leave for a week and vacuum. I also sprinkled the vorst carpets, and then vacuumed them. Gone once and for all), although I didn’t fall asleep right the whole apartment. And mostly hard-to-reach places, since there was a small child.
Good afternoon.Tell me, after the procedure with wormwood, should the dog be bathed or not?
Look at the procedure...
Thanks to everyone who collected and published folk advice.
My question is, will the kitten's hair grow back? And then he brushed it off?
Yes, the hair will grow back in about a month.
Tell me please! The cat has come down, the kittens are 10 days old, can a cat with kittens be treated with wormwood?
Tell me, please: my dog itches a lot, he can’t sleep peacefully. Fleas have already got it, tell me a more effective way to remove fleas.
Nobody tried to irradiate the room with a quartz lamp?
My cat only itches a little, well, thanks for the help.
I want to treat our pets with anise oil. Is it possible to do the procedure after Butox 50?
Dichlorvos - from fleas in the house.
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for the advice. We will fight with wormwood. What happens, I will unsubscribe.
There were fleas all over the house and a baby. Doctor Mom helped a lot - she smeared the perimeter and the floor with a napkin, they disappeared in two days, and on the dog too.
In more detail, please explain how and what you did with Dr. Mom against fleas. Two children, a cat brought it from the street, it was treated, and these creatures are jumping.
Tatyana, did you understand the meaning of your entry? I realized that the cat dragged two children from the street. The cat, then, has been processed, and these creatures (i.e. children, it turns out), are they all jumping?
Lord, the woman has 2 children, and the cat brought fleas from the street and now they are jumping around the apartment. Everything is very clear.
Well, you're dying, I can't laugh
Dr. Mom which - syrup or ointment?
Glue! Of course, ointment.
Dr. MOM is a cough syrup.
Hello, what is the remedy, doctor mom? And then the fleas also tortured, they have already tried everything.
Thanks for the help, I treated the puppy with lavender oil, the fleas all went berserk and crawled out. Dripped to thicken the stench on the withers of cedar. The dog feels great, the flea kingdom has been destroyed.
Thanks for the advice.
And if you decompose the mint, will it help or not? And then they are tired, they gnaw!
Has anyone tried garlic infusion?
I wanted to know if Dr. Mom definitely helps get rid of fleas?
I found fleas in a two-month-old kitten, at first I thought they were cockroach insects. Now I found 4 fleas, I pluck them.
Tar soap, bleach, wormwood and everything with the smell of lavender helps well. Dichlorvos, of course, is possible, but it’s not worth it - while you spray, you can move the horses yourself.
For example, I take out a decoction of wormwood (I bring the wormwood to a boil, cool it without diluting it with water), Ms.Properom with the smell of lavender - then it smells delicious in the room for a long time. And it happens that I wash the floors with bleach. I sprinkle dry wormwood on all skirting boards, thresholds, in front of the front door, in wardrobes with clothes, on all upholstered furniture. I often change bed linen, iron the bed. Coming from the street, if there was a cat nearby, I shake off clothes over the bathroom - a lot falls, and quickly wash it off with running water.
The fleas jumped from the dog into the terry blanket. How to get fleas out of a blanket?
What about mint? Is it possible to moisten a dog's hair with a decoction of mint?
No - do not remove mint. Buy wormwood at the pharmacy.
Hello. Well, what is better - sprinkle wormwood in the house, or wash the floors with a mixture of bleach and whiteness?
Wash immediately, then sprinkle
You have fun here, I also laughed. And against fleas in the house - frequent cleaning, vacuuming.
I remember getting fleas from my adult cat as a child. I lathered the whole cat thoroughly with tar soap (and the head too). I put the cat in a plastic bag, only left the head, and tied it at the throat so that it would not lick off and dry out. She put it on the bed. After 30 minutes, all the fleas jumped onto the oilcloth: both large and small. There were hundreds of them ... Then I washed the cat. So she slept for several hours after these torturers-bloodsuckers.
You have fun here. The grandson was bitten by fleas, I found a lot of useful things.
The method with wormwood is generally fire!