Flea Control : Home Remedy to Get Rid of Fleas
There aren’t a lot of home remedies for getting rid of fleas, but vacuuming a lot and washing bedding are good ways to help get rid of fleas. Discover what measures can be taken at home to get rid of fleas with tips from a veterinarian in this free video on pest control. Expert: Dr. James Talbott Bio: Dr. James R. Talbott is a staff veterinarian at Belle Forest Animal Hospital and Kennel in Nashville, Tenn. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
May 18th, 2011 at 10:36 pm
Why not garlic? He did not say why…
May 18th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
@yayahunnyable It does work with me all the time. Not the yolk though…….lemme know later.Good luck.
May 18th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
@Natasha6961 Brewer’s yeast is good for fleas?????
May 18th, 2011 at 11:34 pm
@Natasha6961 I did buy it…and begun spraying it in my house.Little did I know what a mess it would make when vacuuming the carpet. Any advise?
May 19th, 2011 at 12:01 am
@classicallady does it work??? i’m facing it now…a lot of flea bites on my body…the itchiness is killing me….
May 19th, 2011 at 12:02 am
@classicallady does it work??? i’m facing it now…a lot of flea bites on my body…the itchiness is killing me….
May 19th, 2011 at 12:14 am
Another thing to add is a bowel of liquid soap, (ex: dawn) fleas are attracted to this for some odd reason.. Also, hold a light source over the bowel and leave the room for awhile..
May 19th, 2011 at 12:41 am
The best, healthiest & most effective treatment is food grade DIATOMACEOUS EARTH.Give it time to see results.Then keep giving it..make sure cats/dogs have access to drinking h2o! So DON’T use poisonous chemicals or drugs!!!Don’t do that to them.Vacuum a lot.Regular flea combing helps too.Take a flea comb, big bowl of hot water & toilet paper.Have pieces of tp ready. After combing the cats & finding fleas or flea eggs, wrap fur/fleas in tp,put in hot water, flush.Don’t flush too much tp at once!
May 19th, 2011 at 1:06 am
Food grade diatomaceous earth is a great flea preventative/treatment for people & critters. Please, no more poisons (including flea collars)!!!You give them poisons then wonder why they get sick in the long-run?!Don’t have a priest-like relationship with vets…question them, do your research on alternatives, stand on your own 2feet.We leave it to conventional vets at times because we are lazy. research.Raw, drug-free diets also go along way to strengthening cats & dogs, keeping them healthier
May 19th, 2011 at 1:28 am
What I mean by ‘these poisonous products’ are the topical chemicals (sprays, powders), flea collars, baths, bombs, ‘medications’ … such a frontline.
May 19th, 2011 at 1:30 am
Strange….how you want to scare people away from using brewers yeast,& sound so down about there not being many but what about these poisonous products?You are irresponsible to not caution people away from THOSE!!!! Apparently he hasn’t done his homework or tried very hard to find alternative remedies. Anyways, try food-grade diatomaceous earth!!!!!!! See my next posts
May 19th, 2011 at 2:19 am
Food grade diatomaceous earth is a great flea preventative/treatment for people & critters. Please, no more poisons (including flea collars)!!!!You give them poisons then wonder why they get sick in the long-run?!Don’t have a priest-like relationship with vets…question them, do your research on alternatives, stand on your own 2feet.We leave it to conventional vets at times because we are lazy. research.Raw, drug-free diets also go along way to strengthening cats & dogs, keeping them healthier
May 19th, 2011 at 3:13 am
The best, healthiest & most effective treatment is food grade DIATOMACEOUS EARTH.Give it time to see results.Then keep giving it..make sure cats/dogs have access to drinking h2o! So DON’T use poisonous chemicals or drugs!!!Don’t do that to them.Vacuum a lot.Regular flea combing helps too.Take a flea comb, big bowl of hot water & toilet paper.Have pieces of tp ready. After combing the cats & finding fleas or flea eggs, wrap fur/fleas in tp,put in hot water, flush.Don’t flush too much tp at once!
May 19th, 2011 at 3:32 am
Pleasure to meet you, excellent video content by the way
May 19th, 2011 at 3:53 am
@randomticktack could be bed bugs…
May 19th, 2011 at 4:00 am
its posable that they are fleas but if u have them like betwee ur toes or fingers it might be scavies, little gugs that lay eggs in ur skin, but i may be wrong
May 19th, 2011 at 5:00 am
Skin So Soft is an oil. Supposed to be a moisturizer. For people, not dogs. It’s true fleas don’t like it, but neither do pets. It’s not good for them. If you apply it to carpets, the smell never goes away and if it gets tracked around on the carpets, they get sticky. It really does repel fleas, but personally, I don’t think it’s worth the hassle. There are flea sprays for carpets and upholstery. One I found was even safe for use on pet bedding. No smell, no mess, no fuss.
May 19th, 2011 at 5:37 am
skin so soft almost killed my yorkie, he stopped eating and playing within hours of using it,he just went to sleep and was breathing weird. i washed it off of him, three times and he was back to normal in one hour. it was made for horses i believe?
May 19th, 2011 at 5:47 am
I dont have my own pet. My sister in laws new dog visited me just ONCE which was over a month ago Since then ive seen 3 or 4 fleas in my house. There was one biting my arm today! Due to having 4 small kids I vacuum my house thoroughly TWICE A DAY! But the little varmits are STILL in my house so I wouldnt say this is an effective way to beat a real infestation! :S
May 19th, 2011 at 6:34 am
random you mightwant to try egg-white. The collagen in it acts as an IMMEDIATE and effective healer. It’s also awsome for burns
May 19th, 2011 at 6:42 am
i get on my ankles alot, ive not let my cat come in properly for 5 days. cos i wna tackle down on then. but sometime she sneaks in for like 10 seconds..but ima try vaccum like every day for a week, see how it goes etc
May 19th, 2011 at 7:16 am
Hey good advice.
Well i dont really know if i have flea bites, i have 3 cats which go in and out as they please, they have flea collors and we spray them with flea spray, but i have these bites on my ankles that are really itchy. And they itch the most at night time when i go bed. Ive washed my bedding but i still get bit
Do you know how i can stop itching, its really annoying.
Thanks
May 19th, 2011 at 7:44 am
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