I have always heard that garlic ad onionsare deah to cats. ---- Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > When our garage was flea-infested when I first started trapping feral cats, > I couldn't treat them individually. The fleas were jumping on us in the > garage, thankfully, they didn't make it into the house. I used diatomaceous > earth, sprinkled it all over the floor, cracks along the wall, in the garage > - a little away from the cats because you're not supposed to inhale it. The > flea problem was resolved. However, I also heard many good things about the > two cedar solutions below. We spray around the outside of the house with > flea control from www.arbico-organics.com - these are friendly nematodes; > sure works for us because I cannot individually use a product on all cats, > and I don't want to continue using poisons on them. > > http://www.goodsearch.com/search.aspx?keywords=Natural+flea+control+for+cats > - a whole list of things > > Natural Flea and Tick Control for Dogs and Cats > Get rid of fleas and ticks with our natural flea and tick control products. > Our flea spray and tick spray are the ultimate in flea and tick control for > dogs and cats. > www.cedarbugfree.com/product_pages/pet_pages/flea_tick.htm > > Non Toxic DIY Flea Control Home Dogs Cats Flea Treatment Horse > CedarCide's Non Toxic DIY Flea Control For Home Dogs Cats Horses. All > Natural Organic Flea Treatment Products Kills Fleas and Flea Eggs on > Contact. A Pet Safe Flea ... > www.cedarcidestore.com/NON_TOXIC_FLEAS_CONTROL.html > > > Brewer's Yeast and Garlic > > Adding a yeast supplement to your cat's diet has been shown by some studies > to significantly reduce the number of fleas on your cat. However, some > veterinarians claim that both Brewer's yeast and garlic treatments are > ineffective, and that no controlled scientific or clinical tests have shown > these two ingredients to have any effect on fleas. Dr. Pitcairn's (author of > "Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats") > experience with yeast has shown some favorable effects, particularly when > the cat's health is good. > > Brewer's yeast tablets may act as a flea repellent (working from the inside > out). You can buy Brewer's yeast tablets and give these to your cat as a > treat. You can also rub the yeast directly into your cat's coat. > > Raw garlic is considered another natural flea control treatment that may > also act as a flea repellent. It is supposed to make your cat's blood > unappealing to fleas. One recommendation is to crush a little garlic in your > cat's food everyday while you are fighting fleas. But please note that there > is some debate as to how safe garlic is for your feline friend. You may also > be able to find garlic tablets to give to your cat as treats. > > Brewer's yeast and garlic are supposed to be relatively harmless to your > cat, so if you give yeast or garlic to your cat as a natural flea control > treatment, you can safely judge for yourself whether they offer any flea > protection or flea control for your cat. > > Combination Brewer's yeast and garlic tablets can also be given to your cat > as a treat, although some cats are too finicky to consider this a treat. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 1:29 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Pet Armor > > Rural wisdom is Sevin powder in the cat bedding and around the house. > On May 31, 2011, at 12:10 PM, Beth wrote: > > > I need something new. Advantage just isn't working any more. Spent > > all day yesterday cleaning & combing cats to get rid of fleas & they > > just had Advantage 2 weeks ago! > > Frontline used to not kill the fleas, just make them sterile, is > > this still the case? I couldn't use it because my one cat scratched > > himself raw because the fleas were still crawling. > > Beth > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > > > --- On Tue, 5/31/11, Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com> wrote: > > > > From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com> > > Subject: [Felvtalk] Pet Armor > > To: feralfriendsonl...@yahoogroups.com > > Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 8:19 AM > > > > > > Have any of you used Pet Armor? It is supposed to be the exact same > > thing as Frontline Plus - Fipronil and S Methoprene - The Pet Armor > > site claims it is a generic for Frontline, and it is much cheaper. > > I'm seeing it advertised in all sorts of places now, so if any of > > you > > have used it and find that it works and is not harmful, please > > let me > > know. > > > > Lorrie > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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