Did it ever cross your mind of ridding ticks and fleas using kitchen ingredients?
Have you wondered if you can prevent these parasites from attacking your pet, your family and your home?
You are there looking at your kitchen and thinking what can be in here that will help in removing tick and fleas from your household.
And you are far from being wrong. You can get rid of ticks and fleas using ingredients found in your very own kitchen.
Here are the Top 3 Common Ones:
Removing Ticks and Fleas Using Kitchen Ingredients: Baking Soda
Mix baking soda and water into a paste like texture. This mixture alleviates the itch and the swelling of the flea bite. Doing this is the most important thing to do when dealing with flea bites. This can be used on humans too.
Removing Ticks and Fleas Using Kitchen Ingredients: Vinegar
Another kitchen ingredient you can use to remove ticks and fleas from your pet is vinegar. But which vinegar is popularly used? There are two: apple cider vinegar and distilled white vinegar. You can choose which one you will use on your pets.
Mix equal parts of vinegar and water in a bowl, then add a pinch of salt. Pour the vinegar, salt and water mix in a spray bottle. Spray directly onto your pet’s coat and leave for 5 minutes. Rinse off and you can shampoo your dog. Do not use the vinegar-salt-water mixture more than twice a week.
Some pet owners add baking soda to this for added repelling power. You can try that out if you like.
Removing Ticks and Fleas Using Kitchen Ingredients: Dish Soap
Who would have thought that your liquid dishwashing soap can get rid of these parasites? You only need to mix some water and liquid dishwashing soap then coat your dog’s fur with this solution. Let it soak through for 10 minutes. You can them comb the dead ticks and fleas away and rinse thoroughly with water.
There are other ways to get rid of ticks and fleas using kitchen ingredients, you just need to learn them.
But if all fails, you can check out several tick and flea prevention products readily available in the market today. Some of these products are Nexgard, Frontline, Sereto Collar, and Simparica.
Removing these pests in your home is a must so you know that your pet and especially your family is away from harm that ticks and fleas can bring.
Enjoy peace of mind,
Dr. Sixto Carlos, DVM, MS
Makati Dog and Cat Hospital
Serving Pet Parents near Mandaluyong, Makati, and BGC
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