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Pet Article
Healthcare for Pets - The Safe Alternatives
Despite the preponderance of chemically-laced products on the market, there are
a few safe alternatives to the commercial flea and tick preparations.
"Among the many herbal flea preparations that can be useful, I'm partial to
Earth Animal's Herbal Internal Powder," writes Goldstein in The Nature off
Animal Healing. This is a powdered mixture of natural ingredients that contains
garlic as well as alfalfa, wormwood, yellowdock and pennyroyal. Goldstein
recommends that you sprinkle the powder liberally into a pet's food. It repels
fleas without hurting your pet.
Here's an alternative to commercial flea powders: Slice about six lemons, and
pour boiling water over them. Let the water stand overnight, then strain the
liquid into a spray bottle. Start at the back of the pet, and work toward the
neck, making sure every inch of the pet is covered with the lemon-water spray.
Cats may not be cooperative with the spraying method, so in that case, daub on
the solution with a cotton ball.
Bedding can also be sprayed to repel and kill fleas. Check the pet every few
days to make sure all fleas are killed and eggs have not hatched.
Mark Woodcock
1 Flea Control
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