Homemade Flea For Your Pet

Many pet owners are concerned when they see the beloved pet being attacked by dozens of fleas, which in addition to being irritating, can bring harmful consequences to the animal’s health. However, don’t despair; Here are some tricks to make a homemade flea to help your pet.

Anyone who has had pets knows how difficult it can be to get rid of these annoying pests, especially because they infest our carpets, furniture and other parts of the house, making it even more difficult to eradicate them.

What do I need to make homemade flea control?

You will be surprised to know that making this handy flea control will be very economical, as well as being very easy, as  this flea control only contains 3 ingredients and its application will be in powder form. The ingredients you will need are:

• Flour;
• Neem powder;
• Millenrama powder.

This homemade flea control has the advantage of being safe and can be removed with just a brush, if necessary. Due to the compost’s ingredients, it also prevents the bite of other types of insects, which will give peace to your pet.

Know the ingredients

diatom meal

This ingredient is important because it has a high content of silicon (or diatomite), which has the particularity of dehydrating cold-blooded organisms, without causing any harm to warm-blooded animals.

This ingredient may harm cold-blooded animals (eg reptiles). However, the use of edible-grade flour is highly recommended for animals with fur, such as cats or dogs, and its effect against skin parasites is more than proven.

Millenrama powder

This is a product made from the herbs of Milenrama, which have a healing, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect. This powder is perfect for healing wounds caused by stings, especially irritation.

Neem powder

This is a natural insect repellent from the bark of the Neem tree. This natural product is used, in short, to inhibit the metamorphosis of insects and prevent reproduction. Furthermore, it is used as a moisturizer for the skin.

Ingredients for homemade flea

• 50 g of diatomaceous earth;
• 25 g of Neem powder;
• 25 g of powder from Milenrama;
• 1 large bowl;
• 1 wooden spoon;
• 1 plastic container with lid (preferably with holes).

Preparation

• Sift each of the ingredients and place them in a bowl.

• Then mix them well using a wooden spoon, preventing lumps from forming.

• Then you just put it in the plastic container with a lid.  Using the lid is essential to prevent the dust from condensing inside, due to the humidity in the environment.

• Store in a warm, damp place to keep it in top condition at all times.

How to use

Brush your pet’s coat to remove any dirt that may be present. Also, brushing will help loosen some of the fleas that aren’t too attached to the fur.

Take the homemade flea flea and sprinkle it over the coat, starting from the loin to the tail. Massage your pet’s coat so that the powder penetrates well into the inner layers of the coat, either with your hand or with a brush against the fur. This will make the product distribute better.

The areas to avoid are the eyes, mouth, nose, inner ears, pelvic area and anus.  Contact with the animal’s mucous membranes may cause irritation. Therefore, you should only apply it to the chest, loin, belly, paws, tail and lower part of the neck.

Use the flea control once a month or after bathing, depending on the cleaning habits you have with your pet. However, you should know that this product should only be applied with a very dry coat.