I hope that I am asking this in the correct forum. I figured it would fit either here or the health forum......
Anyway, everyone knows that we are now getting into flea season. I had been using Frontline Plus, but have been looking into more natural type flea prevention because the more I read, the more I hesitate to use chemicals on my dogs (and cats). I am of the frame of mind that the less chemicals I use around the house the better, especially with my kids and all of my animals.
I have read about DeFlea shampoo, but couldn't really find out too much about the active ingredients, just a bunch of really scientific stuff that I don't understand. I am guessing that by the manufacturers name, their products are based off of natural ingredients? Anyone know of any adverse reactions by animals to their products? Does anyone have any experience with them and do they work well?
I was also reading on another site about lab owners that use a garlic powder supplement in their dog's food to help with the fleas. I was also wondering if anyone here does this? Are there any adverse reactions to adding garlic to a dog's diet? Does it really help with preventing fleas? And (possibly a silly question) does the dog end up with a garlic smell to them? Or would it be fairly unnoticeable?
We are also going to treat the yard with diatomacious (sp???) earth. This has really helped us in keeping bugs at bay.
Are there any other better methods of natural flea prevention out there? I am really wanting to go more natural, but my GSD mix gets bad flea allergy dermatitis, so that is also something for me to keep in mind. Thank you for any responses and suggestions!! Sorry if this was a little long!!
Anyway, everyone knows that we are now getting into flea season. I had been using Frontline Plus, but have been looking into more natural type flea prevention because the more I read, the more I hesitate to use chemicals on my dogs (and cats). I am of the frame of mind that the less chemicals I use around the house the better, especially with my kids and all of my animals.
I have read about DeFlea shampoo, but couldn't really find out too much about the active ingredients, just a bunch of really scientific stuff that I don't understand. I am guessing that by the manufacturers name, their products are based off of natural ingredients? Anyone know of any adverse reactions by animals to their products? Does anyone have any experience with them and do they work well?
I was also reading on another site about lab owners that use a garlic powder supplement in their dog's food to help with the fleas. I was also wondering if anyone here does this? Are there any adverse reactions to adding garlic to a dog's diet? Does it really help with preventing fleas? And (possibly a silly question) does the dog end up with a garlic smell to them? Or would it be fairly unnoticeable?
We are also going to treat the yard with diatomacious (sp???) earth. This has really helped us in keeping bugs at bay.
Are there any other better methods of natural flea prevention out there? I am really wanting to go more natural, but my GSD mix gets bad flea allergy dermatitis, so that is also something for me to keep in mind. Thank you for any responses and suggestions!! Sorry if this was a little long!!