Mountaintop Natural Pets

Summer is coming and people are starting to worry about fleas. There are so many great natural options out there, when so many pet owners fail to have hear about the hundreds of dogs that get sick and/or die from commercial flea products. Here are just a few quick pieces of info on natural options as summer approaches….

First and foremost is a healthy diet. Fleas prey on weak immune systems, not just all dogs. A healthy diet is the key to a healthy dog. My raw-fed dogs are 6 and 4 years old and the only time we have ever seen a flea and that was when our youngest dog was a puppy. Puppies are most likely to attract fleas as all pups have a lower immune system than adult dogs.

We treated both our dogs, as well as our house with the following “products” and have never seen another flea. Let me also just mention that one of our dogs is a pointer, who frequently accompanies my husband in the woods for hours at at time and under all conditions.

Garlic and B-1 (thiamine) help repel fleas. I tend to add a small amount of garlic on occasion to my dogs food (fresh minced garlic) and find it helps. Oma’s Pride also sells a great product called Actif Allium, a german product that is like a treat roll filled with garlic. My dogs LOVE this!

There are many great natural flea shampoos by companies such as Halo Purely for Pets and other natural product companies. Starting out as a horse person, we always sprayed our horses in Avon Skin-So-Soft for the flies and Ive used this ever since for myself, my kids and my dogs!

For your home you can keep certain types of herbs around that tend to repel fleas. Catnip and eucalyptus and two good examples of scents that help keep fleas away. I used to keep dried eucalyptus around the house and you can even drop essential oils near your doorways to help keep them from entering during the summer months.