[YEA]  02/24/2008: Gabriela from Pahoa, Hawaii writes: "My pet recipe: Neem Seed Oil (100% pure only). I use it on everything, when our pets have itching, they scratch constantly and inflict wounds on themselves. If they have tics in their ears, they might inflict a wound somewhere by constantly scratching on the outside.

Neem Seed Oil is against parasites, mites and tics and fleas. It is also anti-bacterial. I used it on little turtles, chickens and cats. These are our only animals. I am so confident with this. I have solved problems, the vet said, were psychological. In one case, it truly was. Our cat was not stopping to scratch herself and inflicted wounds on herself because we had been away for some time and she was traumatized. I solved this problem by using Neem Seed Oil on her wounds first and then I put a little dog-shirt on her (like a T-shirt for tiny doggies you can buy). She was so estranged about the funny thing on her body that she forgot about her licking and couldn't anyway. After a few days, she got it off herself and had all forgotten her obsessive licking. When I use Neem Seed Oil, I put it on my hands, and oil the animals generously on all the spots necessary. They hate it - but usually one or two treatments are enough."

[YEA]  12/28/2011: Margie from Coppell, Tx writes: "Just wanted to add beneficial nematodes to the flea arsenal (maybe it's already here somewhere). Several years ago, the big name flea treatment applied to the back of the pets neck just stopped working for us. We got infested. We used borax & DE in the house (too much carpet), but outside we used nematodes. I purchased a bulk supply with 3 types of nematodes and have continued putting them out every spring. These fabulous parasitic worms also kill June bugs, termites, fire ants and other creatures that spend at least part of their life cycle in the earth. Here in zone 7, I spray them 3 times @ 5 day intervals in early April."

[YEA]  03/01/2010: Rosie from New York, New York writes: "Another natural remedy for fleas is orange rind. Very good for kittens and for your home. I don't know if it works on dogs. Orange rind contains natural chemicals (pyritherins I think) that kill insects. It must be fresh. Use an orange zester - the large or small gauge. Both will express the orange oil out of the skin. Then just move fresh zest over your cat's fur and watch the fleas fall dead. You do not have to rub it in- gentle moving it around in the vicinity of the cat works well. Cats really don't like the orange but it works so well and harms nothing. I zest oranges before making juice and then toss the zest on carpets, let it set about 10 minutes and then vacuum it up. For furniture I place muslin or a sheet on furniture to protect it. Flea free.

I am going to give the amethyst remedy a try too."

[YEA]  10/21/2008: Lorraine from Charles Town, WV writes: "After reading your article on loss of fur and flea infestations, I had a comment. Try using Pine Sol mixed with an equal amount of gentle shampoo and conditioner combination in one bottle. Shampoo the dog, leaving shampoo mixture in the fur about 10 minutes. Do this daily for a week. You will see improvement and in our dogs case, an entire regrowth of hair before the week was out.

And do not assume it is mange, which too many vets immediately suggest. It is not always necessary to spend hundreds of dollars at the vet to correct fur loss! Also, a general treatment for fleas is thiamine added to their food daily. Just grind up a tablet and add to their meal. (Although I have not tried this personally, several friends use it regularly and have great results.)"

[YEA]  08/03/2007: Pati from Orangevale , California writes: "I have a Purebred Turkish Angora Cat that is 18 years old now & has never been sick a day in her life.(From My own secret food recipes). So experimenting I decided to mix a few drops Pure Lemon Oil into my hand with natural Organic Shampoo & bathed her in that mixture. It rids her of any Fleas and Itching & makes her white long hair shiny & bright! It does not dry out her skin. So I decided to use just a drop or two of pure Lemon, Lavender & Rosemary oil mixed with my shampoo a large amount on my hand & left it on for a minute or so & then rinsed very well. I then Conditioned with Organic Conditioner or Marine Conditioner from the Sea & now my hair stops falling out, the itching has stopped from dry scalp & my hair is thick, very long down to my lower back and shiny."

08/16/2011: Pbruinblonde from New Bedford, Mass, Usa writes: "I have a 10ib silky terrior who has been for a few months now licking his paws and biting at his bottom quite often. I took to the vets and they said "Fleas" I paid mucho money to follow instructions regarding fleas and I still have same problem. I switch his food from Sweet Potato and Bison to a daily talk show cooks food and wonder if this is not helping. I'd appreciate any suggestions...... I read alot about ACV but I have also read negative responses re: that, so Im afraid, he is only 10ibs and I would be devastated if I did anything more to hurt him. I have tried oatmeal shampoo, store bought flea poweder, flea medicine, fronline, advantage etc.... Thank You"

08/06/2011: Gloria from Chicago, Il replies: "Please read my post under diatamaceous earth - I get it from http://www.onlynaturalpet.com - do a search for flea remedies. The product is called All-in-One Flea Remedy. I have used it successfully for fleas, bedbugs, and ants. I think it works for all insects on the ground."

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