Spray this mixture on your clothes.
Tea tree for dogs fleas.
This small amount is safe for dogs and cats yet it s enough to repel fleas.
Just like a human would never swallow tea tree oil it must never be given orally to pets.
Tea tree oil and dogs is a popular combination.
The odor of the oil will keep the fleas away.
It can even get rid of fleas if they are nearby as the smell can be just as deadly for them as the actual oil itself.
For repelling fleas add 3 4 drops of tea tree oil to a quarter cup of water in a spray bottle.
People also use it for dogs ears or yeast infections in their pups.
However there is very little evidence for the toxicity of tea tree oil on fleas.
When diluted and used safely tea tree oil can kill and repel fleas.
But it is among the herbal treatments listed as especially risky in the merck veterinary manual.
While there are some commercially available pet products that contain tea tree oil for example tea tree shampoo for fleas these products are highly diluted and contain only 1 to 1 percent tea tree oil and many are also rinsed off after use like shampoos.
This is because tea tree oil is difficult to dilute properly in home kitchens.
Commercially available formulas for pets contain only 0 1 to 1 percent tea tree oil.