Non-chemical flea control for your pets
Submitted by The Cat/Dog Log Blog
Fleas will soon be looking for a home on your cat or dog if they haven’t already. With my dog Abby’s previous skin allergies, I’m cautious of everything she comes in contact with, and that includes chemicals in flea control. I read somewhere that the skin is the largest organ of the body, and you shouldn’t put anything on your skin that isn’t safe to eat, because it absorbs into your system. This applies to our pets as well.
I’ve been using a natural flea control product called Only Natural Pet All in One Flea Remedy for the past 3 years on both of my dogs and it works great. I never see a flea on them or anywhere in our house, and every vet check has shown no fleas as well. It looks very much like standard chemical flea powder, and is rubbed into the dog’s fur. You can also shake it on carpeting, bedding, and furniture. It is odorless and completely safe, even if eaten by the animal. Ingredients are: diatomaceous earth, sage, eucalyptus, yellowdock root, fennel seed, and rosemary leaf.
Here’s how it works: Based on a centuries-old insect remedy used in gardening and other applications, Diatomaceous earth is actually tiny fossilized skeletons of microscopic organisms, and are razor sharp at the microscopic level, but feels like a fine powder to humans and animals. When a flea comes in contact with it, their protective coating is pierced, they dehydrate and die.
The pesticides in standard flea products are made from toxic chemicals. There is evidence that long term use can significantly harm humans and animals. So why take the risk when a natural remedy works just as well.
June 29th, 2009 at 11:21 am
I too do not believe in using chemicals on my dogs. There is way too much of that junk out there as it is. I get my natural stuff from Only Natural Pet too. I had bought their natural collars as well. And they work great along with their shampoo.