Essay on Natural Flea Control for Dogs

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Fleas natural are quite similar to cockroach and adapt to their environment. Most of fleas live in dogs instead of its fur. If a flea is found in your pet know that they are more thirty fleas living in your pet. Flea lays more than sixty eggs per day and they can be controlled effectively.

 

Allowing your Dog Outside

If you allow your pet to go outside frequently, it will be affected by Fleas. In order to control Fleas you can stop allowing your pet from going outside even if it’s a tiresome work.

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Life Cycle of Fleas

By understanding the life cycle of fleas one will be able to control Fleas from affecting their pets. Adults Fleas live for about three to four months. This when they begin hatching their eggs into larvae. Larvae fleas live in cracks and crevices of rugs, blankets, floors, sand and many others. Larvae don’t jump but they sack pet’s blood until they grow to adults. So one can destroy Fleas on their early stage before they grew too be stubborn to the pests.

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Citrus Repellent

When using citrus repellent first begin by cutting a quarter lemons and place it in a jag. Then pour boiling water on your lemon and leave it overnight. Pour it out to the pet especially on the ear, under the armpits, on the head and around the base of the tail.

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Sanitize your Environment

Sanitizing your environment from fleas is by destroying population of fleas around your home. And this is done by washing the beddings and cage of your pet regularly. By this you will destroy population of fleas.

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Use of Garlic

Another method for controlling Fleas is by, chopping some garlic and put them on the pet’s food. Garlic will produce a repellent to the Fleas and they will flee from your pet.

SOURCE; http://www.greendaily.com/2008/05/13/theme-week-pets-natural-flea-control/

Keep your pet Healthy

To discourage fleas from affecting your pet you have to keep it healthy by feeding it with natural dog food diet. And also bathing, grooming, exercises and routine visits to your vet can keep your pet healthy.

SOURCE; http://www.organic-pet-digest.com/natural-flea-control-for-pets.html