Flea treatment for dogs

Rivka

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Would anyone on this forum know of any natural flea treatments for animals (dogs specifically)? I would like to try natural products before the more toxic chemical alternatives.
 

HDD

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Skin So Soft by Avon
Food grade Diatomaceous Earth

I haven't used these for flea prevention but just read about it recently. I did use the DE for ticks. Both of these are sold at a local feed and seed store. The DE is also sold at my health food store.
 

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I have used borax for the carpets and it seemed effective.
So how does borax kill fleas? Borax is made from a material called boron and is a natural pesticide, but is also widely used in many products, such as soaps and laundry detergent, and even cosmetics. The borax powder is abrasive and when an insect, such as a flea, touches it, the borax causes abrasions on the exoskeleton. This in turn causes the insect to dehydrate and die. Borax and fleas just don’t mix, lucky for us!
Borax for fleas.
 

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