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From: jbd@duke.UUCP (Joanne Bechta Dugan)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Flea Shampoo
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Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 10:50:51 EDT
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Here's a "recipe" for a natural flea shampoo for dogs:

4 oz. Joy (liquid dish detergent)
4 oz. Glycerin
2 oz. vinegar
water to make a quart

This shampoo lathers and rinses well, and (most importantly) is safe.
It works as well as any commercial flea shampoo (I've tried many different
brands).  The fleas are "stunned" by the shampoo, and can be rinsed down the
drain.  Be sure to dispose of any that remain (I flush them down the toilet).
If the "stunned" fleas are not removed from the bathroom, they will be found
hopping around an hour later.

I bathe my dogs once a week, and use a "flea comb" almost daily.  This regimen
controls the fleas rather well, without any insecticides.  I don't believe
it is possible to completely eradicate fleas in this part of the country
(southeast).

Joanne Bechta Dugan