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Keeping Those Fleas Away

Discussion in 'Health & Nutrition' started by Your Worst Nightmare, May 7, 2004.

  1. GYD

    GYD Pup

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    Just shows how many different, yet affordable routes to go with the "battle of the fleas"!

    We have used the table salt (we get ours at Food Lion) for a while with great results in combination with other preventatives. I agree BigTex..keeping up with the yard is a big plus. One of the things we maintain on a daily basis. Once you get in the habit of doing it daily the work load is minimum. We do use the apple vinegar for pups but not really so much with the older dogs. Our favorite thing is the Sevin dust (feed store about 7$ a bag). This stuff is AWESOME! It's gentle enough for growing fruits, kittens etc but strong enough to kill a ant mound in a matter of minutes. We rub it onto the dogs and put it in and around the dog house. Every couple of months we clean out the dog houses, spray bleach water on runs and put down lyme.

    Honestly, being in the woods...our biggest problem is mosquitoes!!!
     
  2. BigTex

    BigTex Pup

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    7-dust is what i use.....i will put it on them....in their houses....and in their chain spaces every couple of months....i havent found anything that can beat it yet.....i also tried the permethren......i mixed it first like the bottle said......then i put 6 ounces in a gallon....and it still didnt work
     
  3. æSDKæ

    æSDKæ Pup

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    What kind of salt are you using? Is that rock salt..pls enlighten me..tnx ;)
     
  4. GYD

    GYD Pup

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    Rock salt? No, we use just plain ole regular table salt. :) We get it at Food Lion for a couple of bucks for a large bag.
     
  5. CRG

    CRG Top Dog

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    i use 7 dust all over the yard in the dog houses. works great
     
  6. gator

    gator Big Dog

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    7 dust has never worked for me and I quit wasting my hard earned money on it.
     
  7. Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    I spray my yards with vinegar, you may laugh, but I have no problems with fleas, I also use cedar shavings in the doghouses year around but thru winter I add straw.
     
  8. Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    there also is revolution, which i have used, although expensive, it is very effective.
     
  9. Whiskey Bay

    Whiskey Bay Top Dog

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    I have always had horses so I use a lot of different types of things for pesticides and such.I have not had fleas around my animals in years and all I do is use agricultural lyme.It costs me $5 a 50 pound bag and it's a fine white powder.I use a seed spreader and go over the whole premise with it.I originally used it in my stalls to kill the ammonia and bacteria from the urine and feces of the horses.It works great for me.The only thing is you have to put it down at least a day or so before it rains so it has a chance to mix in the ground.
     
  10. dlmack

    dlmack Pup

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    I use conncentrated peppermint soap from the health food store. Sorry I can't recall the name off hand ,but just ask the clerk they should know.
     
  11. The Watcher

    The Watcher Till The Wheels Fall Off.

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, 18-1 Hemp Peppermint, works good but won't keep fleas away.

    All the info on fleas is great but what bout mosquitos? Never had much of a problem that Adams spray never handled, but after 4 Hurricanes hit Fla. and left buckets of water everywhere the mosquito pop. boomed. The only thing I found to work was Deep Woods Off sprayed everyday. Any thoughts?
     
  12. Saiyagin

    Saiyagin Guest

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    What has worked for me is Ivory liquid soap since then never had any problems with fleas.
     
  13. Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    I heard the other day this recipe for killing fleas and ticks. Haven't tried it yet though!
    Before you take them outside into the woods where ticks are really heavy etc... mix 1/4 cup garlic powder, 1/2 lemon juice, and 1/3 cup water and put it in a spray bottle. Also about 1 a week mix 2 cups garlic oil & 1 cup water.
     
  14. DEADGAME14

    DEADGAME14 Big Dog

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    i believe it is called DR. Bonners.
     
  15. Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    I use cedar chips!! I go to the local Home Depot and buy pounds of cedar to put into my dog pens. The cedar keeps fleas, ticks and mosquito's away. I also use Frontline. I've never had any fleas on my dogs since using cedar chips in their pens.
     
  16. BlackSeal

    BlackSeal Pup

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    Anyone know of a safe remedy for fly's. Keeping my yard clean isn't enough, and the only thing that works it a light spray of OFF, which I hate to use cause of its warnings against domestic animals.
     
  17. Game Time

    Game Time Big Dog

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    Try useing Hi-yield plus 38 containing 38% Permethrin. I get mine from my feed store.
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  18. Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    Sevens dust is highly toxic, as is pine sol. The best thing I have ever found for fleas is frontline plus. You can get it online at a reasonable price, much cheaper than what the vets charge. It kills all cycles of the flea life cycle. It absorbs into the skin and hair follicle, kills the fleas on them, then when they scratch or shed the fleas in the environment are killed. It also kills the flea larvae when they feed on the dead skin cells. It also has a growth inhibitor hormone that prevents any newly laid eggs from hatching. It kills fleas for 30 days, and the growth hormone lasts about 3 months. We had a major flea infestation in the house and yard when we first moved in, started using the frontline, and they haven't been an issue yet. I don't even have to treat all the animals now, just the ones that seem to have allergies to the fleas.
    Sevens dust is a highly toxic insecticide and absorbs into the bloodstream of the animal and the levels of the poison build up throughout the dogs lifetime. Also, if you have children, it absorbs into the ground the child plays on, and they are exposed to it. The levels of toxins also build up in their bodies.
     
  19. Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    have you ever tried using Frontline Plus? I use it for all my dogs and it works great. Also try Revolution. It helps with all flea stages and certain types of worms.
     
  20. lytegray

    lytegray Pup

    Re: ~ Keeping Those Fleas Away ~

    I agree, I've used a bleach/water mixture for the doghouse and surrounding ground, and then used lyme. I haven't seen a bug in a year. I also agree that lyme is best used on wet ground to soak in.
     

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