can you use fresh garlic to prevent fleas/ticks or do you have to buy the pet pills?
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For those who use garlic or natural remedies for flea/tick repellents and preventatives, can I use fresh garlic or do I need to buy a supplement made for dogs like this one:
http://www.springtimeinc.com/product/148/2
(Long story short: my dog got a severe chemical burn on her skin from flea/tick medication from the vet and i refuse to ever use that again and put her through that) Thank you in advance.
my area i live in is a high risk one for lyme disease, my friend's dog recently died from lyme disease at age 4 plus she was an indoor dog never went in woods. even though my dogs got the lyme vaccine i still want to use something to kill off ticks..but the poor girl got such a painful burn:( the animal er shaved her fur on her neck..it looks so raw.
thank you everyone for replying thanks for your time and suggestions i'll continue to research this (i didnt TD anyone)
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Comments on can you use fresh garlic to prevent fleas/ticks or do you have to buy the pet pills?
natural+pet+remedies
Fresh garlic isn’t going to do anything, in fact it isn’t good to give your dog fresh garlic. It should be cooked or in capsules.
Natural Dog Foods
Garlic is a myth its actually toxic for dogs in large amounts.
Natural Dog Remedies
I use Comfortis because of the same problem you had with topicals.
I have never found natural remedies to work for me.
Homeopathy For Dogs
My yorkiepoo experienced that once. They gave me some generic stuff, when i only use Frontline Plus. Frontline is the best it works great and he has not problems with it.
Dog Meds
Those Little Pest Try Garlic wash your Puppy More and if symptoms Persist then go with the High dollar Pet Pill .
Pet Health Problems
You can use either one. But if you are going to use the fresh garlic then you would probably need to add other ingredients to make it last longer and work more efficiently (and cook it of course). Here is a recipie that I found that is supposed to prevent fleas and ticks.
Ingredients:
1 cup cooked hamburger meat
1 tablespoon brewer’s yeast
1 clove of fresh garlic, chopped
1 raw egg
Directions:
Cook hamburger meat in skillet until browned, set aside to cool. Combine egg, garlic, and brewer’s yeast. Add to hamburger meat, stir until blended well. Feed to Dog.
Note: Use once a month to control fleas and ticks.
Good luck! I hope this works out for you!
Pet Health Problems
Garlic is toxic to dogs!
I would have your dog vaccinated against tick borne diseases and maybe use a mild flea collar.
Apparently lilac is a bug deterrent. When we lived in Germany, we didn’t have screens and used lilac on the window sills. Maybe rub a little of that on? lol. I don’t know.
Natural Dog Foods
No, do not feed your dog raw garlic! Or onions!
Cooked garlic and onions can be okay if it’s in small amounts like what you’d find in a homemade gravy or pot roast recipe. But uncooked garlic (and onions) contain a sulfur compound (that is broken down by cooking) that can cause severe anemia and death.
I’m sorry – I wish I could suggest an alternative to your flea problem, but my dog lives indoors and, fortunately, doesn’t suffer from fleas. (We live in a low flea area.) Check with some other vets in your area.
(BTW, I totally agree with your name “Shelter puppies DO rule”!!!)
Natural Dog Remedies
If you want to avoid chemicals, you may want to look into the use of diatomaceous earth to control fleas.
natural+pet+remedies
i wish it were that easy but garlic doesn’t do anything to rid fleas.
Homeopathy For Dogs
Garlic is not good for your Dog in long term in any way ore form It can cost kidney problems .So do onion.Try to find some natural flearevention.I do use Frontlin SPRAY you can get it at some pet stores no Vet needed.It s good for Dogs ore Cats.I use it on my to chihuahuas for 6 years and never het a problem.They are 4 and 5 pounds.
Homeopathy For Dogs
There seems to be a little confusion and difference in answerer’s as to
weather garlic is or isn’t toxic !
I think i t has a lot to do with it being raw or cooked ! I am sure i heard
that having it in their food cooked is good…. so bottom line check with
a vet.
Onions i heard are dangerous …. can kill, so i never cooked or raw
give it ever to my dog.
The rash your describing has actually occurred to my dogs different
times and in both occasions… seemed to have something to do with
applying the flee/tick ointment and shampoo …. and an allergic
reaction to the collar they were wearing . Same thing the skin would
be red raw, hair drop out . On removal of the collar over a short period
the problem resolved itself.
One was a leather collar from or made in ‘ Bali ‘ on the collar.
In another case it was actually a flee collar that did the damage !
Chucked both out at the time …..No more problems ( it is important
to note these incidents happened at different times with different
animals ). All the best