How to get rid of Ticks and Fleas

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How to get rid of Fleas and Ticks

 I am very embarrassed to tell you that I have just had an infestation of fleas and they have been a nightmare to get rid of – much worse than I would have ever imagined!  I am told that the problem is particularly bad at the moment due to the weather being muggy and dampish.  So I have done a lot of research on the internet and want to pass this information onto you – because it is not necessarily caused by what you think it would be! But knowing me by now you would have suspected as much wouldn’t you!

 What you have to look at is why it is happening to you and what you have done to attract it – this must be your first port of call otherwise the infestation won’t go.  I have had dogs for over 30 years and this has never happened before so it must be telling me something now. Then the fleas started to attack and bite me and I knew they were attacking me and I had to clear the reason why. So if you have an infestation it would be best to book an appointment with me to clear this for you as I am now an expert!  And then the clear up will be easy and not stressful.

 My story

 Firstly I didn’t recognise that my dogs had fleas because I have never had them before.  We even took Monty to the vets to have his anal glands suppressed because we thought it was that – poor thing!  Then suddenly I saw a black speck on Monty and it ran and then I realised what it was.  Our first port of call was a pet shop and we bought Frontline and a spray – neither worked and the problem got worse.  We then went to the vet and got Advocate and a toxic spray.  Advocate seems to kill the fleas on them and is supposed to kill anything else within 4 hours but we didn’t find this happened for us.  We found eggs and newly hatched fleas the next day!

I then went onto the internet and looked at forums and started to put everything into practice – this advice is given later on stating whether it worked for us or not.  I kept spraying and hoovering and it was just the same – and I couldn’t clean my settee so I seemed to be infected – even my leggings had fleas!!

Then I realised that I was being shown something as fleas are considered to be entities and I had attracted them for a reason.  So I started using my clearing techniques that I use for behaviour asking why and healing the reasons.  Fleas are attracted to negative energy and I also realised that were attacking me.  Also the constant cleaning, hoovering and washing was really getting on my nerves and I was starting to cry and feel exhausted.  Also I felt that I was crawling with stuff all the time and couldn’t stop itching!!  So using my techniques I cleared all the reasons and thanked my dogs for allowing them to be used to show me what to do.

 The first thing I recommend is that you clear the energy in your house and ask for positive energy to come in.  The best way to do this is to use a Sage wand as this eliminates nasty energy.  Go into each room and ask that the energy is transformed to positive energy and keep doing this until the fleas have gone.

 Go onto the internet if you are interested and research in animal terms what a Tick and a Flea represent, although I do give some interesting websites for information below.

 Fleas – fleas can represent an unwanted dark entity that is attracted to negative energy so perhaps you need to follow the instructions given previously to clear your house.  It can also represent that you are not looking after youself or your environment properly. There are some more interesting definitions on this website http://www.wildspeak.com/animalenergies/flea.html.  However, none of these rang true to me so I tuned in and found that as I run programs of punishment and suffering this was an ideal opportunity for me to beat myself up as I felt guilty that my dogs were suffering and I couldn’t get rid of it.

 

Ticks – ticks can represent that somebody is sucking the life out of you. So if your dog has ticks it could be a time to look at the people in your life and how they are treating you.  For more information this is a very good website http://www.auntyflo.com/magic/tick.

 

How to get rid of Ticks and Fleas

 

Ticks – Advocate is the spot on treatment that you use monthly if you want to do the vet route. I use a Tick homeopathic remedy which I get from Ainsworths pharmacy.  To begin with I give it to my dogs once a day for a week, then every other day for a week and then weekly.  In the summer months I do up the dose to 2 a week.  Since I have been doing this they both have been tick free.

 

There are lots of suggestions for removing Ticks but the best way is a little device that has a slot in it that you get from pet shops.  You slide the slot over the Tick’s head and then wind it round and the Tick is pulled out completely.  Other methods could leave the legs to be left in and cause a problem.  Remember to check yourself as well and you can use the same device if you have picked one up.  It is important to do this as a Tick can then cause Lyme’s disease which is very serious in humans.

 

Fleas - Getting rid of the fleas is hard work as the flea cycle is a minimum of three weeks.  So you need to hoover, hoover and then hoover again!  You need to change your hoover bag regularly as well.  Hoover the settees, beds and anything else that could hide fleas and their eggs.  I hoovered my settees twice a day as they seemed to be breeding there and then sticking in the buttons in the leather settees and then crawled into my leggings and kaftan!  I hoovered and washed my curtains – especially as my dogs sleep behind them!  Move everything as the eggs can jump up quite high and can then drop on your dogs.  Make sure you hoover your car and wash any bedding you have in the their as well.

 

Wash everything and keep washing.  Wash pet beds daily, your pjs, dressing gown, ugg boots, slippers, ordinary bedding or anything else you can think off. Wash your clothes daily as I found some fleas in leggings that I wore for two days and they were in my kaftan that I wore nightly. Wash the floors – I put a little bit of bleach in the water which is also supposed to kill fleas.  I put a sheet over my settees so I wasn’t sitting in anything that was hatching! Wash your skirting boards and even the bottom of your shoes.  Wash bath mats and rugs. Wash toys – wash everything you can lay your hands on and keep washing until it has gone.  You can buy an ultra violet device to kill the fleas on your bed.

 

Wash your pet as often as you can and then use a flea comb to go through the hair.  I used this flea comb at least four times a day because it also takes out the eggs.  You can get an electric one if you want to kill the fleas with an electric shock!! You can’t wash your pet for about 72 hours after their treatment (check the instructions for what you are using).  I didn’t find flea shampoos to be very effective and I used Head and Shoulders but use what your vet recommends.  Again, I suggest you buy from the vet and not pet shops as I found their products to be ineffective.

 

 

 

Toxic Route

 

I bought many products from pet shops but they didn’t work so if you are going to go down this route you need the following:

 

1.    Advocate: which is the spot on treatment and this needs to be applied once a month.  It kills the fleas that are already on the pet and then will kill the fleas after about 4 hours after they jump on.  The other good thing is that they make the fleas sterile so they can lay eggs

 

2.    Flea pill: this I feel is better because it is not toxic and taken orally.  I found this worked the best of all the products I tried

 

3.    The only spray we found that worked was called RIP Fleas and I had to buy it from the vets.  It is toxic so spray with the windows open and don’t let your pet near the area until you have hoovered several hours later.  Try and wear a mask.

 

Spray it everywhere including skirting boards, beds, floors, carpets, settees and anywhere else a flea or an egg may land and then drop on your pet.  WARNING: the spray makes the wood/tile floors very slippery and it can be dangerous so please be careful and warn visitors.

 

Non-toxic Route

 

I tried many homeopathy remedies that we mentioned on forums but none worked for my dogs – or they made it slightly better but didn’t get rid of them.  So I contacted Ainsworths and bought the remedy called Flea which I would highly recommend.  You give your pet the remedy twice daily for a week and then daily for a week until you are down to one a week. It took a couple of weeks to get into the system so you will need some other method as a back up to begin with.  I test my dogs to see how many they need a week – this is a good reason to attend one of my courses on how to dowse or muscle test for answers!!

 

Homeopathy: Flea remedy (as stated above)

 

Cider vinegar in the water: this didn’t help for me but it may help for you

 

Head and shoulders shampoo: this is recommended and I felt it did help and that it was more effective than flea shampoo

 

Salt in the carpet: this is supposed to dehydrate eggs so I would recommend that you do this daily and then hoover up 24 hours later

 

Avon Skin So Soft: I had high hopes of this product because I have used it before myself to protect against mozzie bites but it wasn’t that effective but good to give it a go!

 

Crystal: It is a good idea to put a crystal in the water that is programmed to get rid of fleas.  If you feel your dog may swallow the crystal then put the water you are going to use in their bowl in a jug and immerse the crystal in it for a few hours.  You could also attach a crystal to your pet’s collar.  A quartz or citrine crystal is the best but if you want to use an existing crystal go to my chapter on crystals and learn how to program it for what you want.

 

Diaguard® Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth Natural Protector 2kg: this is a clay type of substance that appears to kill anything including parasites.  So you rub this into your dogs and this will kill eggs and fleas.  Brush it into your carpet, your bed and your settees and everywhere else you need to clean.  Leave it and then hoover it up.  You can give this to your pet in it’s food and it will kill parasites – and it is a good idea if you take it as you most probably have parasites if you are close to your animal and they lick you!  THIS IS WHAT I REALLY RECOMMEND TO USE