Well, this post has nothing to do with allergies, but it's informative! Last week our cat found a skunk. Needless to say, a solution of 1/4 cup baking soda, a teaspoon of liquid soap and a quart of hydrogen peroxide works amazing!!! Forget about trying tomato juice!
Now about fleas...we found 4 on the cat and dog...we panicked and vacuumed the entire house baseboards and all. Then washed the pets again with a wonderful organic essential oil based soap called Kelco Herbal Naturals. Haven't seen a flea since. You can also use a blend of essential oils and baking soda/rice flour (15 drops per cup of flour)-shake well. Put it on your dog or cat and even sprinkle on your carpets. For a great flea collar put 4 drops essential oils in a jar, put the pet's collar in the jar (or bandana) for 24 hours and they can then wear it for a couple of weeks.
In terms of essential oils, you can use citronella, atlas cedar, tea tree, eucalyptus and geranium (there are others). Also remember that you cannot use full strength essential oils on cats, they must be diluted as a hydrosol (water based essence).
You can find more info in the book Natural Remedies for Dogs and Cats
Sunday, September 20, 2009
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