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I rarely use anything other than a holistic approach when it comes to my pet’s health needs. Its natural remedies and holistic approaches as much as possible for my pets and my family. Pet wellness isn’t just making sure they get regular exercise and healthy food to eat, it also means keeping them on as much of natures path as possible and this means using natural remedies and holistic medicine for their happiness and well being.

Pet owners really do not need to use the harsh chemicals found in flea shampoos, to get rid of fleas and in fact, as powerful as those chemicals are, often times a dog needs to be flea dipped more than once for the treatment to be effective. Ouch! Not only do these harsh chemicals damage your dog’s skin, causing itchiness and often hot spots, but it is unhealthy for you, your dog, and your children to inhale the fumes, even if it’s not directly from the bottle. And, yes, these chemicals are known to seep through your dog’s skin and into his blood stream, which is one of the reasons these harsh flea shampoos cannot be used on dogs under one year.

Pet wellness observers have high hopes that the world will come to its senses and begin using holistic approaches to their pet’s health and well being. One good place to start is with at home recipes whether it is flea shampoo, dry skin splashes, or homemade dog food and treats. Of course holistic pet medicine projects itself into many more areas than just these.

Here is a do it yourself holistic flea shampoo that will do the job gently, naturally, healthfully and successfully.

Ingredients

- 2 cups distilled water – boiled

It is important to use distilled water for its better ability to clean over filtered water.

- 1 1/2 Tbls dried soapwort root

If using a whole soapwort then chopping it up is preferably for the release of necessary compounds.

- 20 drops organic essential oil of the following: cedar, citronella, citrus, eucalyptus, lavender, lemongrass, mint or rosemary.

These particular scents have natural flea fighting qualities so these are the ones you want to use. You can use just one or combine them all into 20 drops.

- Muslin Cloth

Directions

1. Bring the 2 cups of water to a boil.

2. Add the soapwort.

3. Turn down the heat to a simmer and cover the pot. Continue to simmer for 20 minutes.

4. Remove pot from the stove and allow to cool completely. About one hour in a cool place.

5. Once cooled place muslin over a jar or bowl and slowly pour the soapwort mixture into the jar or bowl. Discard the soapwort. You want to use a jar that has a tight fitting lid for storage and no spilling.

6. Add the essential oil to the soapwort liquid, close the jar tightly and shake to combine the ingredients.

7. Store in the fridge until ready to use.

This shampoo will last up to 2 weeks in the fridge.

It is important for pet owners and pet wellness observers to note that if your dog is heavily infested with fleas it may require more than one flea dip. The same remains true if you use the chemical approach. However, it is massively safer and more protective to your dog’s skin to use a holistic flea dip as opposed to a chemical one. The other plus point of using a holistic flea dip is that you can leave it on your pet longer than you can a chemical dip, which gives you very clear instructions to leave the dip on no more than a certain time frame and to be sure to rinse it completely off your dog. Another important point is that many dogs will have a bad or even allergic reaction to chemical flea dip, in turn causing you much discomfort and a vet bill, and your pet a lot of discomfort and illness. If your pet has allergies, a chemical flea dip is definitely not the best way to go.

If you have a dog or cat with dry, irritated skin or hot spots try this homemade herbal rinse to help cool the skin and help with itching. I have a Saluki and they are very prone to dry skin. My poor puppy was itching terribly when I brought him home from the sanctuary and the above herbal rinse was a real light at the end of puppy’s itching tunnel. Not to mention he seemed to really enjoy the cool rinse being poured over him.

When it comes to an all around healthy, happy pet – pet wellness is the way to go, using natural holistic ingredients for cures, illnesses and help with getting pests off your pet.

Michel carries out her mother’s tradition of human and pet wellness, utilizing natural pet and human care for her family and their animals. Including holistic care, natural remedies, and home grown meals for people and pets. Human and pet wellness is life’s passion for Michel, who also shows you how you can heal your pet without your vet.

Treat your dog for fleas naturally with the use of essential oils

An increasing number of people are turning away from treating their dogs for fleas by the traditional methods of administering spot on treatments, sprays and powders, and looking towards more gentle and natural methods of treating fleas.

In this article we are going to look at how you can use essential oils as an effective method of both treating a dog who has fleas and also using essential oils as a repellent for fleas.

Let us look first at using essential oils as a repellent for dog fleas. The best time to begin this process is around winter time, as the flea population is very low at this time of the year, although not completely non existent, as many homes these days have central heating, and the warm atmosphere can help maintain the flea breeding cycle throughout the year but, usually not to a degree to cause your dog too much of a problem.

To keep fleas to a minimum you will need to treat both your dog, his or her basket and bedding, plus your house. Wash your pets bedding and basket regularly; use 2 to 4 drops of eucalyptus essential oil in a very hot wash, as you will eliminate both fleas and dust mites in your pets bedding at the same time.

To treat your home, vacuum regularly, especially areas that are dark, warm and harbor dust, as these are ideal breeding areas for fleas. Examples of such places are under furniture, beds and under carpets.

Use lavender scented detergent mixed with 4 to 8 drops of lavender essential oil to clean your floors. Pay special attention to where the floors meet the walls, as these crevices are another place where fleas can exist undetected and breed successfully.

It’s now time to use your essential oils as a flea repellent on your dog. You can do this in a number of ways, but a simple and effective programme will consist of the following; bath your dog using a natural dog shampoo that has had 3 drops of lavender, 2 drops of lemon grass and 3 drops of citronella essential oil added to it. Bath your dog using this solution on a regular basis using this solution.

When bathing your dog remember to pay attention to areas like the base of his tail, the back of his ears and between his paws.

Take an old spray bottle filled with water and add 8 drops of lavender essential oil and spray your dogs fur, especially his back area, base of his tail and neck. Remember to cover your dogs eyes when spraying his neck area.

If you think your dog may already have fleas, check first to see if this is the case. Dogs scratch for all kinds of reasons; stress, allergic reactions to certain food, or a badly conditioned coat for example.

Carefully check your dogs fur, if you find small black flakes on his skin or in his fur, especially around the base of his tail, his back or around his neck, this is flea excrement and you will need to be treated.

Treat your dog in the way described above, but on a more frequent basis, for example, give your dog a lavender bath 2 times per week, and spray his coat with lavender spray once per day. you can treat flea bites with undiluted lavender essential oil, or tea tree essential oil, as both these oils are excellent antiseptics. If you are using tea tree oil, don’t use it neat, mix 2 to 3 drops in a cup of water, and clean the infected area with cotton wool balls.

Keep checking your dogs fur, until there are no further signs of fleas. To keep your dog free from fleas in the future, keep his coat in good condition by bathing him regularly, and grooming his coat. When grooming your dog check his coat for fleas. Keeping your dog fit and healthy, through a good diet, exercise and regular grooming is the first defense to flea control, as fleas are much more likely to infest unhealthy animals rather than healthy ones.

Following these simple steps to natural flea treatment, will ensure you dog remain free from fleas all year round.

About the Author

Ivan Ojounru has been training dogs in the UK since the late 1908’s. He now lives in France where he continues to train dogs and write about dog related behaviour care and trainig topics. He is passionate about giving dog owners the skills, knowledge and confidence to enable them to train their own dogs successfully. For further information visit http://www.dogtrainingcareadvice.blogspot.com

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