Finding Home Remedies for Killing Fleas May Come From Changing Your Perspective

In looking for the best home remedies for killing fleas, it is worth trying to come at the problem from a different angle. This approach of killing off anything that offends or irritates you may be the real cause of the problem.

We humans are a very selfish species. No other species has our intolerance. No other species goes to war on killing those who offend us, be they insects or countries.

Did you know that flea pesticides contain nerve gas? The top pet flea pesticides may poison the fleas, but they also poison your pet, and you in the process, albeit slowly.

I’m not suggesting that you encourage fleas in your home or your pet, but instead of killing them off, a better approach is to look at why you have them. If you know what that is, and address that, then the fleas will go on their own.

Everyone knows that furry animals harbour fleas. But do they in the wild? Wouldn’t that hamper their existence?

In fact healthy wild animals tend to have few parasites. Unhealthy wild animals are much more susceptible to parasites. So it appears it’s all about good health.

What’s different between domestic and wild animals, of the same species?

Apart from the freedom, it’s essentially diet and medical treatment.

Diet plays a crucial role in the health of everyone. Pet food is notoriously low quality and packed with cheap, and harmful ingredients. There are no standards for pet food, so anything can, and does, happen.

By feeding your pet a diet that reflects that of their healthy wild cousins, you can alter the pH of your pet to the point their skin is no longer attractive to fleas. Or their gut to worms. They become healthier and happier.

A diet of quality raw meat and bones achieves just this.

Good though this is, it’s unlikely to eliminate every single flea from your pet, so you may still need to consider another, supportive action, if that’s your aim.

Some homeopaths who treat pets, have a homeopathic complex (several medicines in low potency) which are excellent at further improving the pH of your pet.

Other dietary home remedies include brewers yeast as a supplement, garlic in the diet or apple cider vinegar in their water (i teaspoon per pint or 500 ml).

Effective aromatherapy oils which discourage fleas are cedarwood, eucalyptus, terebinth, lemon, rosemary, lavender and mint. These are diluted (three drops to 1/4 of a pint or 180 ml) and combed through the fur.

The Most Efficient Home Remedies for Killing Fleas

Lets face it, fleas aren’t most people’s favourite animal. They irritate the skin, they bite and they leave their eggs (white specks) and their poo (black specks) in your dogs fur.

There are various home remedies for killing fleas, some good, some bad, some indifferent. But all of them, including those you buy from your veterinarian, are highly toxic and do far more harm than good.

Flea collars, flea sprays, flea spot-on, flea powders, they’re all toxic to us. Read the label if you don’t believe me.

So what does that mean for your dog? They have it put directly onto their skin, where it is quickly absorbed into their body.

Environmental Protection Agency has reported an alarming increase in the number of adverse incidents from anti flea and tick products. These can vary from mild effects such as skin irritation to more serious effects such as seizures and in some cases death.

Over 44,000 potential incidents associated with registered spot-on products were reported to EPA in 2008. And I doubt that is half the real number of total adverse reactions. Many people just don’t report these incidents or don’t even see them to report them.

If your dog is kept outside or you’re away, you would not necessarily notice a reaction.

According to the EPA the following companies products represent about 80% of the reported adverse reactions.

Promeris, Frontline, RF, Zodiac, Farnam Companies, The Hartz Mountain Group, Sergeant’s, Tradewinds.

But that doesn’t mean the others aren’t safe, just perhaps less hazardous.

So what can you do to control fleas? Are there any natural and effective home remedies for killing fleas?

Before we go there, I can never really understand why the cause of problems aren’t looked at. Why produce a toxic product to kill off a parasite without looking at why the parasite is there in the first place? Aren’t humans meant to be intelligent?

Or is the profit motive so strong, every other voice is drowned out?

You might think that dogs and fleas go together. That’s just nature’s way.

Well, I’m telling you that it isn’t nature’s way. Wild dogs may well have the odd flea, but they don’t have the infestation that you see with untreated domestic dogs.

Wild dogs don’t have access to any home remedies for killing fleas. It’s a bizarre thought.

So what could be the answer?

The answer lies in the daily habits of domestic dogs which is totally different from that of wild dogs.

Their diet!

Commercial pet food is to blame for the vast majority of flea infestations. Why would you need home remedies for killing fleas, when you can stop the infestation from happening in the first place? And so easily.

Once you get your head around the idea of feeding your dog a natural diet, you and your dog’s flea problem will disappear.

Forget about home remedies for killing fleas. Because none of them get to the cause of the problem, they can’t be effective indefinitely, even if some are initially.

reference - Truth about Petfood