[nagdu] natural flea and tick preventatives

[Danielle Sykora via nagdu]

Thankss for these suggestions. Raven, I would appreciate it if you
would send me the document. My email is dsykora29 at gmail.com.

On 5/26/14, minh ha via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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