Protect Your Pets Using Homemade Essential Oil Flea Collars
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I don’t often talk about pets here on ISDiva much, but not long ago I was talking to a friend about the baby coming soon. She was comparing how pets and babies seem one in the same, and she’s right! You have to do everything for both! And they need so many basic, yet expensive items. She was just saying how a flea collar costs almost $50. While this works for about 6-8 months, what happen should you lose it? What if your pet is allergic?
A simple, and affordable solution is actually making your own flea collar at home. I use essential oils for many things, and many are safe for pets to use as well. Since it takes just a few drops of essential oil, one bottle can last over a year. Pet’s such as cats and dogs both should be able to stand natures natural flea repellant, Cedarwood and Lavender Essential Oils. These two are perfect for not only creating your own flea collar, but refreshing shampoos and spray deodorizers for your pets also. And, just think, you can use these two essential oils throughout your home for so many other things such as:
- Treat minor insect bites
- Relieves symptoms associated with motion sickness
- Heal dry skin
- Treat bladder infections
- Helps break up chest congestion
- Prevent moths from gathering in your home
Ingredients
- • 1/2 cup of Distilled water
- • 6 Drops of Cedarwood Essential Oil
- • 6 Drops of Lavender Essential Oil
- • 1 Drop of Castile Soap (a carrier oil)
- • Soft Flea Collar
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl.
- Soak a soft collar in the solution until it absorbs.
- Allow it to dry.
- Repeat the process every month or once the smell has faded.
- Pour the remainder into a spray bottle and use as an added protection for your pet daily.
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This looks interesting! I love the idea behind it but I think we’re far too lazy to do this ourselves, ha! But my mother-in-law loves essential oils so I’ll send this her way and maybe she’ll make one for our little critter. 🙂
Haha, I know the DIY things take a bit of time, but this is pretty fast to make.
This is great information to know. I have a dog and I hate to put chemicals on her. We live in a tricky area where tics have lyme disease. I worry that she will get sick. Thanks for the info on going natural.
Oh anytime, hope this works well for you!
This is so great to know! I’ve heard of using certain oils to keep bugs at bay from people, but never thought about it for pets. Thanks for sharing this – will be very useful this summer when the bugs are everywhere.
I’m gald it can help. Essential oils are great to protect against allergies as well. If your family is outdoors a lot, these oils can help.
Awesome sauce. This will come in handy I’m sure for all of my family and friends who have furry family members. That pug is so adorable, the kids got one over the weekend.
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Yes Terri, do share this with them. Hopefully it can help their pockets!
Is that a frenchie on the photo above? So cute – my friend has one. We don’t use homemade stuff (although I know it’s much better for them). But we use an ointment on the back of my Pomeranian’s neck/fur area each month to protect him against heartworm & fleas.
Haha, yes it is a Frenchie! Not mine though 😉
Wow! This is incredible! I would never think to make homemade flea collars with essential oils. Super cool. I really want to try this out and see how well it works. My dogs don’t wear flea collars but just in case they need to… I need this.
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I hope this works out well for you!
My cats don’t go out at all, but I do diffuse these oils in the house, so hopefully that will deter any stowaway fleas from hanging out here.
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Oh yes, it’s like these pests find their way in the house!
A more natural way to deal with fleas? I think pet owners are going to go nuts over this , I know I am, This is genius, thanks for sharing! Sounds like it is worth a try, for sure!
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Hope you enjoy this recipe. It’s an easy way to take care of fleas and nasty pet odors as well.
thank u very much for this hme made essential oil flea collars. i love home made things and i love to try them
Hope it works well for you. These are great scents as well.
That is a new-to-me way to use essential oils. IT’s a good one too. I laughed at the picture, the slogan is cute. 🙂
I so love that commercial, couldn’t help it!
I never thought about making my own flea collars for my three dogs. I definitely would like to give this a try because my dogs have very sensitive skin (all brothers) and normal flea collars give them a lot of discomfort.
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Oh with three dogs, I’m sure it’s going to save you money also!
Did you know that lavendar is also calming to cats in the same way as it is to humans? I use it on mine all the time because 2 of them get stressed really easily. I’m sure it’d work for dogs too.
Yea, these oils are simply amazing. I’m starting to build my collection! That’s awesome they work on cats. I know they are more sensitive than dogs, so it’s great to know that.
I have never heard of essential oils being good for pets as well, thanks for this great advice; I will surely give it a try!