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10 Home Remedies For Dog Fleas

Dog is a best pet to keep. However keeping dog as a pet means more care and maintenance regarding food and hygiene. Any dog lover would love to take care of their favorite pet. Sometimes, a dog owner faces a lot of problems in maintaining health and hygiene of dogs. One of them is flea problem which mostly occurs in summer season. Fortunately there are some effective home remedies to get rid of fleas on dogs.

How to get rid of fleas on dogs naturally? Today, Boldsky will share with you some natural flea treatment for dogs. Have a look at some home remedies to get rid of fleas on dogs.

Olive Oil

Olive Oil

Apply and rub some olive oil on your dog all over the body. Keep it for some hours and then wash your dog. Olive oil is a natural remedy that keeps fleas away and even kills them. It is one of the very effective and natural flea remedies.

Citrus Fruit Peels

Citrus Fruit Peels

This is one of the best home remedies to get rid of fleas on dogs. Citrus fruit peels such as lemon and orange peels can be used to keep fleas away from your dogs. Boil some peels in water for some time to get an extract. Cool the extract and filter. Apply this liquid on your dog's body. This keeps fleas away from dogs.

Eucalyptus Oil

Eucalyptus Oil

How to kill fleas on dogs? Apply some eucalyptus oil on your dog's body gently. Keep it for some time ans then rinse. This will help in keeping fleas away from your dog and can even kill them.

White Vinegar

White Vinegar

Dilute white vinegar with some water and put it in a spray bottle. Spray it on your dog when it is targeted with fleas or before that. You can also spray it at the place where your dog sits. This is one of the effective home remedies to get rid of fleas on dogs.

Salt

Salt

Sprinkle salt on the areas where fleas come from or lay their eggs. You can also sprinkle it at dog's place. This will kill fleas and keep them away from dogs. This is one of the easy and natural ways to prevent fleas on dogs.

Banana Peels

Banana Peels

This is one of the best natural flea treatment for dogs. Put some banana peels at the place where your dog sits but keep it hidden to prevent your pet from eating it. You can also put the peel on your flooring. Banana peels keeps the fleas away as it contains potassium.

Rosemary

Rosemary

Boil some rosemary in water for some time to make a concentrated extract. Let it cool and wash your dog with it. This will help to keep fleas away in dogs.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple Cider Vinegar

Dilute some apple cider vinegar with water and let your dog drink it. This liquid will move to skin also when taken internally. This will keep fleas away from dogs.

Brewer’s Yeast

Brewer’s Yeast

Make your dog eat some brewer's yeast by mixing it with the regular dog food. After eating this, it will be excreted through skin pores and will keep fleas away.

Bath You Dog

Bath You Dog

If you will maintain hygiene in your pet dog then fleas will automatically stay away as they like dirty environment. Wash your dog frequently with water. This will also remove fleas that are stuck to dogs skin.

Story first published: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 17:52 [IST]
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