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Old Style Flea Treatment
mountainofdebt
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Mutt has fleas :eek: so I've got my arsenal ready .....capster tablets & spray for the house.
But having a look on the internet tea tree oil seems to be a favourite old style method of getting rid of the unwanted visitors and brewer's yeast in preventing them.
So I've got myself some oil but it says on the bottle not to be used on animals - but I was going to use it diluted in the water we bath him in .....is this OK or is a complete no no ?
Also with the brewer's yeast I was going to give him a tablet weekly though again I need to watch for yeast intolerance.
Is this one case where old style treatments aren't worth it?
But having a look on the internet tea tree oil seems to be a favourite old style method of getting rid of the unwanted visitors and brewer's yeast in preventing them.
So I've got myself some oil but it says on the bottle not to be used on animals - but I was going to use it diluted in the water we bath him in .....is this OK or is a complete no no ?
Also with the brewer's yeast I was going to give him a tablet weekly though again I need to watch for yeast intolerance.
Is this one case where old style treatments aren't worth it?
2014 Target;
To overpay CC by £1,000.
Overpayment to date : £310
2nd Purse Challenge:
£15.88 saved to date
To overpay CC by £1,000.
Overpayment to date : £310
2nd Purse Challenge:
£15.88 saved to date
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One of my friends uses leave in tea tree hair conditioner on her dogs, I think she gets it from B/&M or Home Bargains.Good enough is good enough, and I am more than good enough!:j
If all else fails, remember, keep calm and hug a spaniel!0 -
I was thinking Tea Tree oil for my cat - roughly in the area where I put spotons - as I THINK its bad for them if ingested (but so are the 'chemical' ones).
I know TTO is a natural 'turn off' for insects - I may well try a very little diluted in olive oil............wish me luck!0 -
I was thinking Tea Tree oil for my cat - roughly in the area where I put spotons - as I THINK its bad for them if ingested (but so are the 'chemical' ones).
I know TTO is a natural 'turn off' for insects - I may well try a very little diluted in olive oil............wish me luck!
Meritaten
Please don't without doing research first -I have a feeling that essential oils (such as TTO) are fatal for cats....might be wrong but please check first2014 Target;
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I have just 'skimmed' a few studies and I WONT be using TTO. Cats are apparently very sensitive to it and it IS toxic to them! even in very dilute amounts!
Thank you Mountainofdebt!
I just googled natural remedy for fleas and TTO came up - it didn't occur to me that cats may be sensitive to it.0 -
I have just 'skimmed' a few studies and I WONT be using TTO. Cats are apparently very sensitive to it and it IS toxic to them! even in very dilute amounts!
Thank you Mountainofdebt!
I just googled natural remedy for fleas and TTO came up - it didn't occur to me that cats may be sensitive to it.
Am so glad you've googled TTO & saw my reply......was worried that I would have a dead kitty on my conscious!2014 Target;
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mountainofdebt wrote: »Am so glad you've googled TTO & saw my reply......was worried that I would have a dead kitty on my conscious!
Barnes Thanks you and so do I! I also cant believe how many sites recommend TTO based products, when its clear from the studies that it is very toxic to cats.0 -
hmmm - cats and humans have been close for centuries - and I CANT believe the humans put up with fleas! I know a few human recipes for lice and fleas involved vinegars ..............how would cats cope with those?0
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This is why you shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet!!
Why not speak to your vet for some advice? Advocate and acclaim spray do the job0
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