Flea prevention/control - Page 2

Brandy · 06-18-2003, 09:22 AM

Flea Prevention dog recipes

Ingredients

3 cubes beef bouillon
1 1/2 cups boiling water
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup cornmeal
2/3 cup brewers' yeast
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 egg yolks

Directions
1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Dissolve beef bouillon cubes in boiling water, and set aside. Grease cookie sheets.
2 In a large bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour, corn meal, brewers yeast, and garlic powder. Add the yolks, then gradually pour in the bouillon water while stirring. Mix thoroughly to form a firm dough. On a floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies one inch apart onto cookie sheets.
3 Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, then turn the oven off, and leave the cookies inside for at least 3 hours or overnight to harden. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Brandy · 06-18-2003, 09:25 AM

Garlic Bites for Dogs

1 cup flour
4-6 cloves garlic
1/4 cup hot water
1/8 cup chopped nuts or seeds
1 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
dry milk powder
Mix all ingredients in bowl (or food processor) and add enough milk powder to make firm dough.

Roll out dough to thin sheet, put flour on sheet and cut dough with cookie cutter of your choice. Place on oiled cookie sheet. Bake at 300 degrees F for about 45 minutes, for hard lightly toasted biscuits.

Let sit in turned off oven to finish drying if you like

Brandy · 06-18-2003, 09:26 AM

No-Flea Dog Biscuits

2 cups unbleached flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup brewers yeast
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup chicken stock
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Oil two or three baking sheets.

Combine first four ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, combine garlic and oil. Slowly stir flour mixture and stock alternately into oil and garlic, beating well, until the dough is well-mixed.

Shape dough into a ball. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1 to 2-inches thick. Using a 2-inch biscuit cutter or knife, cut dough into rounds.

Transfer biscuits to prepared baking sheets. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until well-browned. Turn off heat and allow biscuits to dry in oven for several hours.

Store in refrigerator or freeze. Makes about 26 biscuits

clearjade · 06-18-2003, 01:20 PM

I really like Revolution. I think it's $70 for a 6 month supply per dog and I need a vet prescription to get it so I will have to take the girls in to see the vet for a heartworm test which will be another $100 at least.

Thanks for the recipes Brandy! I will try them out after I move

marina.pippy · 06-20-2003, 03:16 AM

i use advantage as well. thought it was going to be expensive but then i found a dead flea on our dog and thought well it is worth the money if it works. we have used it ever since.

marina.pippy · 06-20-2003, 03:16 AM

i use advantage as well. thought it was going to be expensive but then i found a dead flea on our dog and thought well it is worth the money if it works. we have used it ever since.

marina.pippy · 06-20-2003, 03:17 AM

i use advantage as well. thought it was going to be expensive but then i found a dead flea on our dog and thought well it is worth the money if it works. we have used it ever since.

linus · 06-20-2003, 02:19 PM

does anyone know if a bunny can get fleas from being outside?????
lucy is now roaming our yard for a few hours a day and I just wonder if she could pick up fleas out there and if i need to give something to prevent it?

clearjade · 06-20-2003, 03:54 PM

I think a bunny can definately get fleas but I have not seen any small animal flea treatments. Maybe you could call your vet and ask them? That would be useful information for other small pet owners too