Flea Remedies

Anyone have any good flea remedies for human flea bites?

My legs are totally bit up from fleas!! My roomates dog is the culprit. They told me that they took the dog to the vet and already put it on a flea medicine but the darn thing still has fleas. My legs have little mosquito bite looking things all over them!! When I took a shower tonight I saw two fleas in the water. UGH!!! Does anyone have any cheap ideas for what I can do to get these fleas out of my bed and out of my rug in my room??? PLEASE???

I had a very bad infestation of fleas You should wash all your bedding,curtains, and all clothing in very hot water, then dry it completely. While it is being laundered, vacuum your bed, and carpet thoroughly and take the bag outside to the trash can immediately since the fleas can escape and you’ll be right backw where you started. There is a spray that you can purchase at any pet store for your carpet, which only costs about six dollars for a can. Use it right after you’re all done vacuuming. And finally, take a good hot shower, and apply noxema liberally on your skin, this will immediately relieve the itching and the fleas won’t bite you because they don’t like the taste of it. You can also use ice packs if the swelling is particularly bad or calamine if the itching gets bad between showers. Your roommate needs to follow through with the flea treatment for the dog too, one of the best things for this is to buy a dog bed stuffed with cedar shaving, fleas hate cedar. And you should also clean the rest of your home in a similar fashion, vacuuming, washing everything possible in hot water, to be sure you’ve gotten rid of them. I had a bad infestation from my mother’s cat, and it took me a while to get rid of them – I even had to spread Sevin around the perimeter of the house to kill them off, because most flea treatments kill either the eggs of the adults but not both. Good luck with this very common, and annoying problem!

Tick Remedies for Hunting Dogs

Hunting season means ticks are finding new host. Tick remedies for hunting dogs are really no different than any other dog, however the remedies do vary greatly. From burning them off to covering them with gum, the remedies are as vast as the ticks themselves, but are they effective, and which ones really work.

The best remedies I found are in the form of prevent measures. Some of the steps to take to help battle the little blood sucking critters from harming your dog’s health are to:

1. Use an insecticide that is effective against ticks before going into the woods.

2. When you leave the woods, inspect your dog for the little ticks. Don’t wait until you get home.

3. When you find a tick take action, don’t wait.

 The method of tick removal varies, I prefer to use tweezers. Remember never to burn or use topical ointments or solutions to “back a tick out”.

Tick remedies are only as good as their applicators; be good to your pet and remove those little blood sucking critters before they can harm you pet.

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