plant pennyroyal outside in your yards. it's an herb, and it grows like, well, a weed....
while pennyroyal OIL itself can be toxic in high concentration, as was mentioned before, it's been used as part of flea repellant preparations for years. back before they made the topical flea products, during a really bad flea summer, friends noticed that their household had NONE while everyone they knew were just infested..... and they had a dog that was in and out.... they had a rock garden, and they'd planted pennyroyal in that. being the weedy little thing that it is, it basically took over the yard--so everytime Dag (yes, that was her name) was racing around in the yard, she was busily repelling fleas -- by the time she came in, no visitors came in with her. my friends were of the sort who did a lot out in their yard--gardening, having big parties, etc--and they didn't bring the little buggies in with them, either. worth a try, and smells nice, too. On 5/13/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In a message dated 5/12/07 3:01:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: All pesticides are toxic poisons, something people tend to forget! That's why I do my best to avoid using them, and I use a flea shampoo first, as it rinses off. Like I said, if it has numerous warnings So true....... And, I always tended to avoid using them, bathing dogs, etc., but now, since MVA it's not possible for me to get my dogs in tub.... (Especially, my Rottie. But I can't even lift my "small" [approx. 45 lbs.] dog into tub!!) And, when I [finally] got home from hosp., I had a SEVERE flea epidemic!!! (Rainy spring...) Needless to say, dogs *had* to go out, all my cats are indoor only, but, well, fleas are monsters!!! And, bathing some of my cats [now] is next to impossible. Any suggestions??? And, guess what? Another rainy spring, fleas are starting....... I guess I *could* hose down & bathe the K-9's prior to bringing them in..... But, they only go out for walks, not *chained *outside or anything, but those dern fleas are quick!!!! What to do, what to do...... Hugs, A Confused Patti & her gang ------------------------------ See what's free at AOL.com <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503>.
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