May 13, 2020 - Explore Linda Doebler's board "Tick repellent for dogs" on Pinterest. Hi Look forward to receiving your Newsletter. I’ve pulled off 4-5 ticks per day on both of us. obviously if you are allergic, it’s not a good idea to use it around you or your dog. To prevent this from happening again, I decided I needed to put a strong aromatic on my dog. Yuck! 3.) My german shepherd’s ears just get bitten up so bad from flies. We have the worst ticks! Smart mama! Are they going through tall grass/high brush areas? …then 5 drops cedarwood essential oil. We also keep our grass as short as possible and keep his fur short too. Thanks for info too. One tick is bad enough, I couldn’t imagine dealing with a whole nest of them. This natural tick repellent for dogs will keep your furry friends sane and itch-free this year. Plus, learn about the best essential oils for repelling fleas and ticks from your dog this summer. ), I came up with a different method of using essential oils as a natural tick repellent for my dogs. Room temperature is fine. He is a tick magnet. There’s something so simple yet striking about this homemade deodorant spray for dogs that it will make you wonder how you never came up with this idea yourself. We’re picking several each day off our lab and toy Aussie. Thank you for this, so helpful!! The key ingredient is Geranium essential oil. You can get a pendant similar to what sells on PT for $16. This spray is gentle yet effective thanks to a custom blend of ingredients. Homemade flea and tick shampoo for dogs and cats. Never use any undiluted essential oils on a dog’s skin or fur, they are too strong to use undiluted. Published July 30, 2018 Last Updated April 2, 2019 By Lori Ryman 24 Comments. Essential oils are great for repelling ticks because they hide a dogs’ scent, so the ticks are less likely to latch onto them. Does this stuff take time to build up in the dogs system? Did you know you can use rose geranium to repel ticks from people, including kids, too? Tea tree oil IS toxic to dogs…check with the VET! Fill with remaining 3 ounces of distilled water. That’s so great to hear, Pauline! You can get them at your local health food store or order them online. I don’t think I’d try full strength EO’s on my dog as everything I’ve read says it should be well diluted for use on pets, but if your Vet agrees, I hope it’s OK. My vet is not experienced w/EO’s & so is of no help in this. Explore. EG’s is Rosa Damascena & PT’s is Rosa x Centifolia. And she does not have it all together. My dogs are 60 lbs plus how many drops of this oil would it take to repeal fleas and ticks? Plus get my FREE Real Food & Gluten Free 7 Day Meal Plan. PT & EG & MB can be bought on Amazon, if you have PRIME you have free returns. That being said I always recommend that people talk with their own vet if they have any concerns. I have researched using geranium oil AND asked our vet (as I mentioned in the post) and she okayed it. They’re not something I’m comfortable putting on my dogs, especially when my children love to snuggle with our animals. This seems to work fairly well except when we go to our camp in tick country. Lori is a published author in a peer reviewed research journal. This time of year is when the ticks are a big concern for outdoor pets. It is okay to spray this on your dog if you have cats, just don’t spray it ON your cat. Using cedar oil also prevents against tick eggs and larvae. I have used the Pure rose geranium oil for my 20lb cairn terrier. I mix the following and then put in a spray bottle to spray on him and rub it into his hair. I used tea tree oil on my dog and he developed hives. It blocks the tick’s scent receptors, which controls their breathing and movement. All natural plant extracts do the work, killing… From everything I’ve read, they should be administered diluted. I got this to use for my dog; when I heard that it would work to keep fleas and ticks off my dog. It’s Pe;lrgoneum x asperum, I’m going to go back up & see if that matches the geranium names you mentioned above. Ticks .. Lori Ryman, BS, MS, has been dedicated to researching natural alternatives for the past 15 years. Lavender essential oil naturally repels ticks. The Simple All-Natural Tick Repellent for Dogs {with Video!} Hi Kathie, great question! I will check into it and report back. tick free for 3 years. So you could try just spraying it on those two spots or if you have used the geranium oil successfully straight on the skin, you could go back to that. Nov 20, 2015 - Check out this homemade solution for flea & tick repellent. Great recipe for tick spray! You can spray it twice a day if needed. }, Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix (Dairy-Free + Vegan), I’m no longer comfortable putting essential oils – even a mild gentle oil like geranium – directly onto my dog’s skin. Optional, get this free printable label and attach using clear packing tape: This tick spray has worked very well for our dogs. Is this normal? Please read my disclosure. Some essential oils are labeled Rose Geranium while others are just plain Geranium. for less than $3 on ebay & the ‘cages’ are tiny – for very small dogs (mine are 10 & 18 lbs, the ball is size of small pearl, 6-8mm) 5 pcs for @$2.00 on ebay, less if you bid auctions. I ask because for mosquitoes, there are hundreds of different species around the country and some hate certain essential oils while others don’t seem to care, so it may be the same with ticks. 1 and 1/2 cups. Try this recipe for a Flea and Tick Repellent Spray for Dogs which includes the flea- and tick-repelling essential oils of Cedarwood, Lavender, Citronella, Lemongrass, and Peppermint. Started using your “Tick Repellent Recipe”…. I tried this with a carrier oil originally and it didn’t help much. I have started using this mix (starting with 5 drops each of cedar oI’ll and lavender, now on to 9 drops of each) twice a day, all over, on my dogs but the tics are still attaching themselves. I always spray myself with a DIY homemade tick repellent spray and since it works so well I thought it was time to make one for my dog. Aww that’s great! then they’re likely fake. Minty Vanilla Dog Deodorant Spray. Erika Bragdon is a Certified Essential Oil Coach from the Essential Oil Institute. Your email address will not be published. And with pets, even more diluted than humans. Please advise. Your email address will not be published. It almost shut down my cocker’s nervous system. We have mostly deer and dog ticks around here. pets rose geranium summerThis post contains affiliate links. Hi Tiffany, I don’t’ think dogs would like the taste very much with the apple cider vinegar but you never know. This is because essential oils are very potent and I believe there are safer, just as effective ways to use the oils. A really great way to utilize ACV to repel bugs is to steep the apple cider vinegar in rosemary leaf, lavender buds, neem leaf, and/or other bug repelling herbs for two weeks, shaking the jar daily. You DON’T have to spend the big bucks that MLM copmanies charge (like DoTerra & Young Living) that’s just multi level mark ups & advertising hoopla. Should I be using the spray above or the Rose Geranium Oil on its own? We put a few drops of rose geranium oil on his collar only. Bailey is our long-haired black cocker spaniel and as you can imagine, it’s not easy to spot ticks on him until they’re already embedded and large. 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