Flea Help

I was very surprised when I recently heard that garlic was toxic to cats, because I had a cat until age 15, who loved minced garlic (the wet kind you buy in a jar), it prevented fleas, and he never had an adverse reaction. I'd try a tiny bit at first, though, just in case, since we're now hearing it's toxic...

We give our dogs a garlic capsule (that I open and squirt into their food and put the rest in) at each meal (2x/day) and that seems to handle the fleas. I still go over them with a flea comb during hot dry times and after walks in the woods (I do find ticks on one dog but not the other). We got this as a hint from dog-loving-owning friends. The impetus was an older girl that was in delicate health with whom I was reluctant to use a long acting neural poison. Yes, I know that you hear not to give garlic, onions, grapes, chocolate and some other stuff to dogs. My dogs will not eat onions so that's not an issue. My grandfather, a physician, certified in several areas, shared a Hershey's bar with his beloved Penny on their daily walk. All of my dogs have loved grapes, preferably peeled and broken up. We don't give them unlimited access to these treats, just a few. The same for dried fruits and the bottom of the ice cream boxes. My dear Cookie would also come to light the Sabbath candles and wait to for the blessing of the wine and the bread. She liked to be offered a few drops of wine, especially if it were sweet, and , of course, loved the challah bread. However, cats are more sensitive in some ways, so I don't know about feeding them garlic. I would venture, merryrose, that your cat is running from being sprayed, so perhaps you could sponge the mixture on areas?

Im going to make this right now.I have seen this somewhere else and had forgotten abot it. I have 3 kittens around my laptop watching me,

how can I keep my 15lb tom cat from running away from citrus ,he hates that smell Ha!

A healthy alternative. Going to give this a try. Thanks

can you use the spray on funiture too??