THINGS TO USE ON THE DOG
-Flea shampoo
1 cup castile soap ( dr. Bronners peppermint)
1/8 oz pine and 1/8 oz rose oil
-Comb out fleas with metal nit comb OUTSIDE then rinse dog with strong Rosemary infusion:
BOil 1 qt water , turn off add 1 cup rosemary fresh or dry cover and steep till cool
-combine 1 cup water and 40 drops citrus essential oils ( lemon, grapefruit, red mandarin, neroli) saturate dog well. can rinse off after an hour or two
-pulverize dry herbs in food processor: wormwood fennel rue peppermint- Rub in herb powder all over dog
-Rub in Brewers yeast
-score lemon and orange peels to bring out oil and rub them on animal
-give dog B supplement daily.
-Add any of following to food: brewers yeast, apple cider vinegar, garlic, fennel, rue, rosemary
-make flea collar- sew long tube and stuff with rosemary and oregano herbs OR fill with Pyretheum ( this NOT ever on cats)
OR soak a strip of fabric in lemon oil, let dry some and put on neck
ON its BED
lavender oil on bedding OR add powdered dry herbs of pennyroyal thyme wormwood rosemary inside dogs bed cover
For the House
FLOOR WASH
1 tbs liquid dish soap
20 drops lemon oil
5 drops pennyroyal oil
1 gallon water
allow to dry then rinse with clear water
get trap at hardware that is a light with sticky stuff
OR make your own with a shallow dish of water with a little Ivory soapy liquid and out a light close above it
carpet
1 lb diatomaceous earth at nursery
8 oz table salt
2 oz peppermint leaves pulverized to powder
sprinkle on carpet let stand 1 hour then vacuum- DO NOT BREATH THE DIAT> EARTH
Drag a piece of flannel around on the floor OR yard - it will pick up fleas- wash in washer in hot water immediately
