[nagdu] natural flea and tick preventatives

minh ha via nagdu nagdu at nfbnet.org
Tue May 27 00:39:15 UTC 2014


Raven,
Would you mind sending the document to me as well? I'm starting to
look into natural remedies for Viva (and myself), but there's just so
much information out there that it's honestly overwhelming. If you
know of sources that would help me start my search, that would be
helpful as well. My email is minh.ha927 at gmail.com

Minh

On 5/26/14, Raven Tolliver via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Danielle,
> Honestly, there are so many options for natural flea and tick
> preventatives that there is no need for commercial products Not that
> there ever was in the first place.
> Research Cedarcide, Wondercide, and Herbal Bug-X. Neem oil and organic
> cold-pressed coconut oil repel insects, too. Also look into the flea
> and tick tags that repel bugs. There's mixed reviews on those.
> In addition, there are a myriad of therapeutic grade essential oils
> that repel insects:
> citronella, cypress, lavender, lemongrass, lemon eucalyptus,
> peppermint, rose geranium, rosemary, four thieves, and the list goes
> on. Just be sure to get your essential oils from a reputable source.
> One good company is Young Living, who sells most oils for exorbitant
> prices because they are of the purest quality. I personally purchase
> mine from Edens Garden. They are much more affordable, high quality,
> and work perfectly.
> I have an entire document listing natural preventatives that I can
> send to you if you like. Just post your email here since it's no
> longer possible to get people's email addresses off these lists.
> Some people shy away from natural methods because most of them are
> less convenient than the poisons. Natural preventatives have to be
> applied more often, anywhere from twice a day to once every 1 or 2
> weeks. I am personally more afraid of poisoning my dog than I will
> ever be of some insect.
> Fortunately, my dog is healthy enough that I don't have to apply
> anything to him to repel pests. And there is low humidity in my part
> of Michigan, so there's not swarms of mosquitoes all over the place
> either. We work in the city and play in the woods, and I have yet to
> find a tick on him.
>
> On 5/26/14, Danielle Sykora via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> For those of you who have chosen to avoid commercial flea and tick
>> preventatives, what natural remedies do you use? Have you found these
>> methods to be reliably effective?
>>
>> Danielle
>>
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