natural remedies for fleas on cats?...i found one for cupboards!!!

[Guest guest]

First the cupboards...i've been getting these pesky mothlike creatures

for YEARS...every yr i have to spray monthly from may through

sept...they find their way into grains, flours, cereals, chips (they're

not too fussy) and even the sprays didn't control them...this year...i

found " ortho natural insecticide " it's made from citrus peels and

mineral oil, it's green stuff that's oily....sprayed it in may, they

haven't been in there since...now let me admit i have seen one or two

flyin'g around, but they are NOT in the cupboard, they must hate the

smell (which i can't detect) or the residue or whatever....now for

kittie......he has fleas....every year i used " frontline " or some such,

got it from the vet, did a moderate job of control...this year i didn't

wanna spend the bucks, used hartz over-counter and it didn't do diddley

squat....he abhors regular baths, so i'm wondering if any of you have

luck using any natural methods.....btw, i use borax on my hardwood

floors, carpets, under couch cushions, and do not have a flea problem

there at all.....thanks, peace, and hugs....ana

[Guest guest]

I have put a drop of eucalyptus or citronella on my cats collar and

it works great. he goes out daily and i have only found a flea once!

 

You do have do be a bit cautious to not over saturate the collar as

both euacalyptus and citronella are very strong and can " burn " their

delicate skin.

 

 

Sorry about the typos... at work

 

Sylvia

 

herbal remedies , " C. " <anahata@e...> wrote:

> First the cupboards...i've been getting these pesky mothlike

creatures

> for YEARS...every yr i have to spray monthly from may through

> sept...they find their way into grains, flours, cereals, chips

(they're

> not too fussy) and even the sprays didn't control them...this

year...i

> found " ortho natural insecticide " it's made from citrus peels and

> mineral oil, it's green stuff that's oily....sprayed it in may, they

> haven't been in there since...now let me admit i have seen one or

two

> flyin'g around, but they are NOT in the cupboard, they must hate the

> smell (which i can't detect) or the residue or whatever....now for

> kittie......he has fleas....every year i used " frontline " or some

such,

> got it from the vet, did a moderate job of control...this year i

didn't

> wanna spend the bucks, used hartz over-counter and it didn't do

diddley

> squat....he abhors regular baths, so i'm wondering if any of you

have

> luck using any natural methods.....btw, i use borax on my hardwood

> floors, carpets, under couch cushions, and do not have a flea

problem

> there at all.....thanks, peace, and hugs....ana

[Guest guest]

I would never put these oils directly on myself or my animals. They

have to be diluted. Try putting one drop of the oil of choice, on the

collar and then rub it in so that the oil is imbedded in the collar

and will not just rub off on the kitten or the furniture. I would

try just one drop of oil to start with if he is really small as the

smell is also very strong and it may upset him; if he gets used to

it, he wont try to take the collar off due to the smell!

 

If your kitten is really smal, as in too small for a collar, you can

try a little hemp choker (yes as in the kind that are back in style

aka the kind hippies used to wear) I made one for my cat (but then i

make and sell hemp collars/chokers). Also Petco has some really

small snap style collars that work great - we found a really small

one that worked perfect for our cat and it worked fine all the way

thru about 11 months.

 

We took our cat in/he was a stray, so he had to be washed due to

fleas. He was about 4 months old so it was not so scarry to wet and

bathe him as it might be for say a 6 or 10 week old kitten, you will

have to use your judgement on that same as the oils. We used diluted

Dr Bronners (Almond Formula) it worked great and we continue to use

that to bathe him from time to time.

 

hope all this helps,

 

Sylvia

 

 

herbal remedies , " R. " <chica_uk21> wrote:

> my husband and i just got a kitten, and he's got fleas, obviously

> from his mother as he's an indoor cat.

>

> all the meds say not to use on kittens. so does the citronella

really

> work? can i use it w/o a collar???

>

> he's such a lovely cat, but i loathe to pick him up in case i get

> fleas on me! please help!!!!

>

> thanks!

> R

[Guest guest]

Hi Ana,

The moths are hatching out of your grains. I usually keep my cereals

in the fridge. I know some grains can draw moisture this way, but

the best way to prevent the hatching out is keep the grains as cool

as possible. If you hvae a basement or a " root cellar? "

rc

 

herbal remedies , " C. " <anahata@e...> wrote:

> First the cupboards...i've been getting these pesky mothlike

creatures

> for YEARS...every yr i have to spray monthly from may through

> sept...they find their way into grains, flours, cereals, chips

(they're

> not too fussy) and even the sprays didn't control them...this

year...i

> found " ortho natural insecticide " it's made from citrus peels and

> mineral oil, it's green stuff that's oily....sprayed it in may,

they

> haven't been in there since...now let me admit i have seen one or

two

> flyin'g around, but they are NOT in the cupboard, they must hate

the

> smell (which i can't detect) or the residue or whatever....now for

> kittie......he has fleas....every year i used " frontline " or some

such,

> got it from the vet, did a moderate job of control...this year i

didn't

> wanna spend the bucks, used hartz over-counter and it didn't do

diddley

> squat....he abhors regular baths, so i'm wondering if any of you

have

> luck using any natural methods.....btw, i use borax on my hardwood

> floors, carpets, under couch cushions, and do not have a flea

problem

> there at all.....thanks, peace, and hugs....ana