Flea tip of the day

[Mgderf]

I had a conversation with the vet today.
He told me that blue Dawn dish-washing liquid will kill adult fleas on dogs and cats.
Really?
O.K.
I ran home and dropped one dog after another in the bathtub and scrubbed them down.
Much to my surprise, fleas just fell off all three dogs and died momentarily!

Now the vet did tell me that this will not effect the flea eggs, or larvae, but it will kill all adults fleas it contacts, and it's safe to bath a dog every other day or so, until your problem is gone.

He specifically said the BLUE Dawn liquid. I don't know if the other colors would work as well, if at all, but I know for a fact (now) that the blue stuff works GREAT!

It's also a LOT cheaper than flea shampoo.

Just an FYI

 

[RGriff69]

Great tip. Thanks!

Guess what my kids are doing tomorrow night...

 

[ghuns]

It works like a champ. But if your dog has sensitive skin, Dawn will dry it out badly and make them scratch worse than when they had fleas.

 

[Scutter01]

It works like a champ. But if your dog has sensitive skin, Dawn will dry it out badly and make them scratch worse than when they had fleas.

You can always rewash them with a moisturizing dog shampoo while they're still in the tub. Personally, I just dip my dogs in a mixture of bleach and ammonia*.






*Disclaimer: This is not actually what I do. Don't ever do this. Also, don't mix bleach and ammonia or you'll make hydrochloric acid, chloramine, and hydrazine, all of which are extremely hazardous.

 

[Bunnykid68]

You can always rewash them with a moisturizing dog shampoo while they're still in the tub. Personally, I just dip my dogs in a mixture of bleach and ammonia*.






*Disclaimer: This is not actually what I do. Don't ever do this. Also, don't mix bleach and ammonia or you'll make hydrochloric acid, chloramine, and hydrazine, all of which are extremely hazardous.

But it does kill the fleas though, correct?

 

[KJQ6945]

But it does kill the fleas though, correct?

Don't do it Bunny, it will mess up your floppy ears and your fluffy little tail.

 

[mrjarrell]

I'll have to keep the Dawn Blue trick in mind. I've always used Adam's Flea and Tick Mist. You can spray the poor beasts down with it and watch the fleas fall off them dead, in seconds. Works on horses for flies, too. Do keep in mind that, if you have carpets or rugs, you have to treat them, too. As well as bedding and even couches and chairs if the animals get on them.

 

[.356luger]

Check into permethrin mix and spray type poison safe for peaople and 99.99% of mammals but kills most insects and is terible on fish and if exposed to direct sunlight it decomposes in a few weeks.

I usually mix ample ammonia into calculated bleach levels and place the open container in front of my return grill for the furnace. Kills everything in the house

 

[Mgderf]

I usually mix ample ammonia into calculated bleach levels and place the open container in front of my return grill for the furnace. Kills everything in the house

This is a fools errand. Mixing ammonia and bleach kills many, many people each year that don't know better.
What you will end up with will indeed kill anything in the house, INCLUDING humans! It only takes one or two good breaths of the resulting mixture and you will drown in your own fluids.

DO NOT MIX AMMONIA AND BLEACH!

 

[Scutter01]

DO NOT MIX AMMONIA AND BLEACH!

So, you're saying we should go ahead and do it if we're extra careful and wear a long-sleeve shirt?

 

[shibumiseeker]

So, you're saying we should go ahead and do it if we're extra careful and wear a long-sleeve shirt?

Make sure you have goggles on, you want to protect your eyes...

 

[Scutter01]

Make sure you have goggles on, you want to protect your eyes...

 

[Mgderf]

"It's sometimes better to be silent, and thought a fool, than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt."

Example follows-

So, you're saying we should go ahead and do it if we're extra careful and wear a long-sleeve shirt?

 

[Scutter01]

"It's sometimes better to be silent, and thought a fool, than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt."

Example follows-

I read you loud and clear. You're saying I should only do it if I add a mystery THIRD ingredient! What is it? Gasoline? Turpentine? I bet it's brake cleaner. Is it brake cleaner?

 

[Bunnykid68]

I read you loud and clear. You're saying I should only do it if I add a mystery THIRD ingredient! What is it? Gasoline? Turpentine? I bet it's brake cleaner. Is it brake cleaner?

puppies, the correct answer was puppies.

 

[Scutter01]

puppies, the correct answer was puppies.

http://youtu.be/rcPvl6oEN-Y

 

[WileECoyotee]

thanks for the tip , does it kill ticks too ?

 

[Dirtebiker]

I found a good tip years ago.
FLEA TRAPS:
Use shallow white bowls (I used frisbees)
Mix a little liquid soap in water and fill the container
Place on the floor near a night light
The fleas jump in and die in the soap solution.

You'll be amazed at how many you can "catch" in one night!

They are attracted to the light color of the dish, and drown in the solution.

 

[patricktjms]

I ran home and dropped one dog after another in the bathtub and scrubbed them down.
Much to my surprise, fleas just fell off all three dogs and died momentarily!

So they come back to life afterwards?

 

[.356luger]

So, you're saying we should go ahead and do it if we're extra careful and wear a long-sleeve shirt?

You should never wear long sleeves when mixing chemicals if it gets on the shirt it holds the caustic solution against your skin. Same principal as cooking bacon with a shirt on, pure crazyness. i dont wear goggles cooking bacon and that is way more dangerous than mixing a few household chemicals .

Flea cake recipe:
NaOCl + 2HCl → Cl + NaCl + H O

2NH + Cl → 2NH Cl + 2EGGS

Mix in glass bowl let raise a thermal foaming action is normal during the rising process place in sun until ready to eat enjoy