I am needing to know of a good home remedy using household items to kill fleas on my cat and dog and carpet?

Question

I would like to use household items to get rid of fleas on my cat and dog and in my carpets! I hope someone can help me

Answer 1

You can try vacuuming your carpets everyday and wash your pets with dawn dish detergent and pull out the adult fleas daily - it will probably take 2 weeks to get them under control - you won't be able to eliminate them.

Answer 2

To win the battle on fleas, you must wage war on TWO fronts - your pets and your home. Let me start by saying do NOT use any over-the-counter flea products. One, they do not work well and two, they have a high incidence of adverse effects. I've seen too many kitties come into our cat clinic barely able to breathe after having an OTC flea remedy applied. Our clinic recommends Advantage for active infestations (I've heard good things about Frontline as well, we just don't carry it at our place). It works, is safe and only need be applied once a month. Keeping pets on flea prevention year-round (yes, even in winter) is the best way to go. To kill fleas in the house, first start by vacuuming EVERYTHING. Immediately dispose of the vacuum bag OUTSIDE your house in a sealed container. If you have a bagless, empty the canister outside and use a flea spray in the canister and the trash. (Also, the only good use for flea collars is placing them in vacuum canisters!) Put anything that can be washed in the washing machine. After all this, get a safe, effective flea spray for the house. Our clinic recommends and sells a product called Knockout. Sprays are much more effective than bombs because bombs only settle on TOP of things. You need a spray you can direct in those pesky flea hiding places like UNDER your couch and between seat cushions. If you fight the war on both fronts with effective products like those mentioned, you should be able to win the war on fleas!

Answer 3

You can use household items, but they won't work! People are going to suggest Dawn dish soap, garlic, salt, borax, vinegar, neem oil - if these things actually worked, would there be a need for proper flea treatments?

If you actually want to get rid of fleas and keep them away, go to a vets for some proper treatment. Don't confuse these with the rubbish you buy in stores that doesn't work and is often dangerous. Just get some Frontline, and a spray for your house, and you'll be sorted.

Chalice

EDIT: Oh yeah and lemons, forgot that one! Please take my word for it and don't waste your time, your pets have fleas that need to be got rid of!

Answer 4

I have always cut up two lemons and boil them in a few cups of water. After cooling, put the lemon water in a spray bottle. You can spray your dogs with this, as well as the carpet. I would test a small out of the way spot to make sure the color isn't affect by the lemon water. Apparently, the acidity in the juice kills the fleas while leaving a nice fresh scent. Good luck!

Answer 5

For the dog, you can crush up a clove of garlic and put it in with it's good. The dog might be a bit smelly for a day or two, but the fleas on him will die and it will keep new ones from jumping on. DO NOT GIVE THIS TO YOUR CAT THOUGH!

Answer 6

Sprinkle regular table salt on the carpet. For some reason unbeknownst to me the fleas will EAT the salt (maybe for flavor? xD) and this will cause them to die. Vacuum your carpet/rug a couple days later to pick up the dead little insects.

Answer 7

I have heard borax works on the carpets, sprinkle it on, let it set, vacumnn. As for the animals I just have used revolution or frontline which is not household (sorry)

Answer 8

Lemon will repel, but not kill, insects like fleas.