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To rid your home of fleas, spread a box of Mule Team Borax (available in your store’s laundry soap isle), over your carpet. Use a broom and sweep it into the carpet. Wait a couple of hours then vacuum. The residual borax that remains in the carpet will kill the fleas and their larvae simply by drying them out.

Make sure your pets do not walk on the floor while the Borax is there. It can be absorbed into their feet.

April showers bring May flowers with fleas, ticks and other bugs that attack our pets.

Ticks carry the dreaded Lyme disease as well as yellow-spotted fever disease and others. Fleas are annoying to both humans and animals as well as dangerous.

Many people have asked me about recommendations for natural pest repellents for their dogs. There are a few essential oils that can help combat ticks and fleas, however there is no guarantee that these aromatherapy mixtures will completely protect your dog. Always err on the side of caution when bringing your dog into an area that is known to have ticks.

Please note that certain aromatherapy oils are toxic for cats. The following essential oils are for human or dog use only.

Here are a few essential oils to make your own Pest Away Repellent.

Geranium oil is said to be one of the best oils to repel ticks and fleas. It can also be used as a hair and skin conditioner.

Lavender oil is soothing, calming and repels most bugs, ticks and even scorpions.

Lemongrass repels ticks, fleas and mosquitos.

Sage and thyme are also used with other oils to repel ticks.

To make your own essential oil repellent, take about 4 drops of one or more of the above oils mixed into 8 ounces of pure water in a dark glass spray bottle.

You can use this mixture on your dog, the dog’s bedding and even yourself! Please be careful not to spray near eyes or any orifices.

May your spring and summer be pest free!

Four Paws Acupuncture may be a small company, but we would like to play a big part in doing our best to be a green company.

Each week we generate several receipts which use up quantities of paper, ink and electricity. It is our goal to eliminate as much of this as possible. You can help!

Beginning on May 1, 2009, Four Paws Acupuncture will be giving $2.00 off each acupuncture session to all those clients who would forego a paper receipt and allow us to email you the receipt instead. Thank you for your cooperation!