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  • 31 July, 2010 at 11:48 pm #39227
    owlwatcher_974
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    I have found many sites that recommend making a tea by pouring boiling water over rosemary and letting it sit for a while. They say it is safe to spray on cats and on cats bedding. There is another site that recommends using lemon to get fleas off of dogs and kill them on furniture. Has anybody here tried either of these?

    31 July, 2010 at 11:54 pm #581262
    AV
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    OW, I posted a couple of days ago about drops that I bought at my local health food store that you put in the cat’s water, that controls fleas and bugs…. you can also make a spray of it……and yes! it contains rosemary, cedar oil and other natural herbs that are repellants to bugs and insects…..

    ….. I wanted to share it with MS and BB too, they were wanting a natural alternative for flea control….. let me go get it right now, and I’ll post the name…… BRB

    1 August, 2010 at 12:05 am #581263
    AV
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    http://search.onlynaturalpet.com/search.aspx?avs%7CDepartment=Flea+%2F+Tick+Control

    These are the products I use, and I buy them at my local health food market!…. I love them, and they seem to work great!

    1 August, 2010 at 12:12 am #581264
    Anonymous
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    Just to add more confusion to flea control products……here are some natural remedies….. have no idea if they work…. but if they do, it would be very inexpensive.

    http://www.brighthub.com/pets/cats/articles/73501.aspx

    1 August, 2010 at 12:22 am #581265
    owlwatcher_974
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    Thanks AV. Since I am low on money, and rosemary appears to be safe for the cats, I am going to try the homemade rosemary tea for the cats.

    12PAWZ,

    I will try the lemon flea spray for the dog and for the furniture as the vinegar smell would drive us crazier that the fleas!

    I think I will try giving the brats brewers yeast as well, though with Shiva’s insanely finicky appetite, I am worried I cannot get her to eat it.

    1 August, 2010 at 2:30 am #581266
    Karenopa
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    I noticed something very interesting OW when I was visiting my son in Ca. last month. His house is a stones throw to a creek and I wondered why there weren’t alot of bugs and mosquitoes all around his house and yard. Then he showed me the huge rosemary bush growing in his yard. It sure works for them. They have two indoor/outdoor dogs and they don’t have flea problems at all. I believe the rosemary tea may do the trick. Let me know if it works. I think we’re going to plant some in our yard.

    1 August, 2010 at 9:57 am #581267
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    I used to use brewer’s yeast on my dogs and it worked well, I would put it in their wet food and they were fine eating it.

    AV, which product do you use to put in their water?

    Karenopa, the rosemary bushes planted outside sound like they would work.

    1 August, 2010 at 10:03 am #581268
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    OW, the vinegar smell would dissapate (?) pretty quickly I believe.

    1 August, 2010 at 1:14 pm #581269
    AV
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    Deb, I use the drops Newtons’ homeopathic flea & bug bites drops…. it puts the herbs in their system, so fleas or insects won’t get on them or bite them, just like with advantage……. it’s also good for animals that suffer allergies, as it helps relieve symptoms and itchiness….I have good success…

    1 August, 2010 at 1:34 pm #581270
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    Thanks AV, may have to try that one, mine don’t have fleas but sometimes I worry about one latching onto my pantlegs when walking in the house.

    1 August, 2010 at 2:39 pm #581271
    AV
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    …. you can also make a spray with the flea control oil & water – safe to spray on bedding, carpet, etc. It’s also something you can spray, then rub into their fur and then give a good brush/combing…..

    1 August, 2010 at 2:43 pm #581272
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    I saw that too, guess you can also cut a small piece of a flea collar and put it on another regular collar for those that are vary sensitive.

    1 August, 2010 at 2:44 pm #581273
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    Well its time to sign off and get the console cleaned up so my relief can take over, YAY!!! Be back on a bit later…enjoy the morning!

    2 August, 2010 at 2:06 am #581274
    owlwatcher_974
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    I just made up a batch of rosemary tea and put it on the kitten, then sprayed the kitten’s bed with it. I also sprayed the sheet on my airbed in the living room with it as Shiva sleeps there, and then lightly sprayed the rug around the airbed.

    The fleas are going insane on Bungee, I can see them diving in and out of her fur. I am hoping that the increased flea activity means that the fleas hate the rosemary tea. Bungee doesn’t seem to mind the scent, but she does not seem to like the taste when she grooms herself.

    I am going to wait until Shiva comes into the house tonight to put some on her.

    I will let you all know how it works out.

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