Danielle's Homemade Products....Tip

I don't know about the area you live in, but here in Indiana it seems I fight fleas (yucky) all summer long and sometimes throughout the winter months too. Here we have sand fleas which seem to be that much more difficult to fight and despite using medicated products for my dog, it never seems to work.



Thumper is what our dog is affectionately known as though his name is really Harley. He gets to scratching something fierce and thumps on the ground in the process...which while comical to watch is not really because that means its time for another bath...not so much his favorite time.

There is a couple of things that I do to help the poor guy out.

The first is a homemade flea wash. Its very simple and inexpensive and I have seen the yuckiness wash down the drain with it so I will continue to make this and use it on him as often as necessary.

The second thing I do is a homemade flea spray. This is also very simple and easy to make, though Harley now runs from me when he sees me holding a spray bottle in my hand

The third thing I do is to add a little something special to his dog food. Did you know fleas do not like garlic? When I mix up his food for the day, I add a few twirls around his bowl of extra virgin olive oil (Or EVOO for foodies) and then add a few spoons of minced garlic. I stir the two items into his food and he thinks he is getting a special treat. Now, I must say that we also call Harley our garbage disposal since he pretty much eats anything you give him (luckily he stopped eating non food items when he pasted his puppy stage) but food wise he is all for it. I avoid a few things like corn (not a fun mess to clean up later) because of the way ruffage works on his stomach, but otherwise he will eat anything so the special drizzle to his food he is in heaven.

From the scratching and biting he does when the fleas are bothering him the most, he is always losing hair on his tail and hind area (he gets hot spots as well). After I give him a bath, I will also spread some of my all purpose salve on any sore spots I find while bathing him. He has his own dedicated jar. Yes, he does tend to then lick those spots, however the all purpose salve is all natural and will not harm him but does help with the dry skin and itchiness associated with the flea bites that he had.



You can find my all purpose salve on sale on my website daniandskye.wix.com/danishomemadeproduct
I use it on my daughter, myself, loved ones, and my dog because it is safe and works for so many things.

I find with the four combined its not as difficult to keep the fleas under control. Watch for future posts on making the flea shampoo and flea spray.

.....There goes Thumper again...time for another bath