Fleas can be extremely difficult to get rid of when trying to avoid toxic remedies. With perseverance home remedies can work. This is a guide about home remedies for fleas.
To get rid of fleas, use apple cider vinegar! Add a bit to your pet's drinking water and it really helps! I have 3 small dogs that are prone to fleas and we no longer have that problem.
By kathy from Plymouth, CT
Use a flea comb on pets, it works wonders. I use a dry flea comb on my 2 cats. Swipe then throw the Fleas into a bowl of water and dish soap. I do this every day to make sure they are rid of fleas. Takes about ten minutes a cat. Run your carpet sweeper every day and throw out any fleas you find or drown them in water. Keep it up, fleas will disappear. I do this year round to get rid of and prevent flea problems. Also, keep your linens washed and fresh and clean.
By Charlotte K. from South Bend, IN
To kill fleas in your home, put down lots of salt in your carpet. Wait 24 hours and vacuum. If you do this every other day, your home will be free of fleas. You have to keep up this or they will come back. Plus I bathe my dog and cats with dish detergent like Dawn once a week or so. It kills fleas on contact. Its cheaper than those expensive dog shampoos.
By boomboomkitty from Lynchburg, OH
I have 11 cats and 9 dogs. It is too expensive to buy Frontline or the equivalent to get rid of the fleas. I am also on disability so money is tight. How can I get rid of the fleas very cheaply?
By Rena from AL
By Pimerzmom
07/07/2011
BTW, Dominion has the same active ingredient as Frontline- which I did use and is expensive, especially when you multiply by 14! But before I found out about Dominion, I would buy the biggest tubes of flea control (for both the cats and dogs) and then split it based on individual weights. Messy and a pain to do, but good for money management.
I am having a flea problem in my home. I have 3 chihuahuas all under 10 lbs. I have been reading all the different home remedies. But none have said anything about putting them on furniture.
Taz my long hair likes to sleep on corner section of unit while I am at work. So I have had seen some fleas on us when we sit on the couch. So are any of these remedies safe to put on fabric furniture? I am going to try the salt on the carpet today and bathe them.
I am just so tired of the little hopping pests. I have found them on me. And since dogs sleep with me figured I might even wash sheets in vinegar, too. Would really like to have any info that would help. Thanks.
By SandiF from Stillwater, OK
By larflu
11/22/2009
Don't put sevin dust inside your home. There are numerous products on the market that are developed for, tested for and sold for specifically indoor flea problems.
I have a dog and now I have fleas in my backyard. Can I use bleach in my yard to get rid of the fleas?
By Charles from Fortsmith, AR
By patches
09/16/2010
Bleach can be harmful to pets if they walk in an area treated with bleach and then lick their paws, ingesting some of it.
I have 4 dogs ranging in size from 12lbs to 45lbs and a cat. I need a really good home remedy for fleas and a good remedy for a large yard.
I'd like to know of any homemade or natural solutions for fleas. I want to get a grip on this before the season hits big time.
I am looking for a home remedy for fleas on dogs.
Does anybody have a frugal way to remove fleas from a home and animals that is safe?
I think my cat has left me hanging with fleas around the ankle area. What can us humans do if that is the case?
Does anybody have a home remedy that really works for fleas on dogs?
By Linda from Noblesville, IN
I have a Beagle and my husband and I are living in a house with 3 cats that are badly infested with fleas, and another dog.
My roommate and I just recently started having problems with fleas in our house. I saved a stray, injured kitten less than a month ago and only had it in the house for less than a day.
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